Regulate the Spleen, Clear the Liver, and Resolve Dampness and Phlegm

Regulate the Spleen, Clear the Liver, and Resolve Dampness and Phlegm,Indicated for damp-heat in the spleen and stomach; stagnation of the heart and liver; qi stagnation complicated by dampness; or kidney yin deficiency with damp-heat, resulting in impaired bladder qi transformation. Symptoms include turbid, reddish urine that is scant and quickly turns white, resembling rice water; or a taut and tight sensation in the lower abdomen with pain radiating to the navel, accompanied by painful, dribbling urination.

Formulas Name : Regulate the Spleen, Clear the Liver, and Resolve Dampness and Phlegm

Chinese Name : 调脾清肝理湿饮

Drug Formulation

Poria 3 qian (red-dyed), stir-fried Atractylodes lancea 1 qian 5 fen, Guang Chenpi 1 qian 5 fen, realgar 1 qian (ground), coix seed 3 qian (stir-fried), mung bean 3 qian (stir-fried), Alisma 2 qian, wine-soaked gallbladder grass 1 qian 5 fen, Salvia miltiorrhiza 2 qian, secondary-processed Rehmannia 3 qian, white fresh bark 2 qian, plantain seed 3 qian (decocted in a separate bag).

Source

From *Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.

Benefits

Indicated for damp-heat in the spleen and stomach; stagnation of the heart and liver; qi stagnation complicated by dampness; or kidney yin deficiency with damp-heat, resulting in impaired bladder qi transformation. Symptoms include turbid, reddish urine that is scant and quickly turns white, resembling rice water; or a taut and tight sensation in the lower abdomen with pain radiating to the navel, accompanied by painful, dribbling urination.

Instructions for Use

Add 3 qian of Groundsel Seeds.

Regulate the Spleen, Clear the Liver, and Resolve Dampness and Phlegm,From *Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.,Indicated for damp-heat in the spleen and stomach; stagnation of the heart and liver; qi stagnation complicated by dampness; or kidney yin deficiency with damp-heat, resulting in impaired bladder qi transformation. Symptoms include turbid, reddish urine that is scant and quickly turns white, resembling rice water; or a taut and tight sensation in the lower abdomen with pain radiating to the navel, accompanied by painful, dribbling urination.

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