Kidney-Fortifying and Spleen-Activating Pills,From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 4.,For deficiency of both spleen and kidney primordial qi, or when “water” lacks “earth” to store and discharge it, resulting in diarrhea and bloating; or when there is no “fire” in the upper burner to digest and transform food, leading to a sensation of fullness after eating and belching of undigested food.
Kidney-Fortifying and Spleen-Activating Pills
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Formulas Name : Kidney-Fortifying and Spleen-Activating Pills
Chinese Name : 固肾启脾丸
Drug Formulation
8 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, 4 liang of Poria cocos, 4 liang of Psoralea corylifolia, 4 liang of Eucommia ulmoides, 2 liang of Myristica fragrans, 2 liang of Schisandra chinensis, 2 liang of millet husks, 1 liang of Cinnamomum cassia, and 1 liang of Evodia rutaecarpa.
Source
From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 4.
Processing
Mix the above herbs with vinegar and a paste made from roasted rice flour to form pills.
Benefits
For deficiency of both spleen and kidney primordial qi, or when “water” lacks “earth” to store and discharge it, resulting in diarrhea and bloating; or when there is no “fire” in the upper burner to digest and transform food, leading to a sensation of fullness after eating and belching of undigested food.
Instructions for Use
Take 3 qian per dose, swallowed with rice soup on an empty stomach in the morning.
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Kidney-Fortifying and Spleen-Activating Pills,For deficiency of both spleen and kidney primordial qi, or when “water” lacks “earth” to store and discharge it, resulting in diarrhea and bloating; or when there is no “fire” in the upper burner to digest and transform food, leading to a sensation of fullness after eating and belching of undigested food.