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Spleen-Regulating Powder

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Spleen-Regulating Powder,Following a serious illness, spleen qi is deficient, manifesting as epigastric fullness and abdominal distension, with weak and swollen limbs resembling water retention; or generalized edema after childbirth.

Formulas Name : Spleen-Regulating Powder

Chinese Name : 正脾散

Drug Formulation

Pong’e Zhu (roasted, sliced), Xiangfuzi (roasted), Aniseed (roasted), Aged Tangerine Peel (white pith removed), Licorice (roasted)—each in equal parts.

Source

From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 6.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

Following a serious illness, spleen qi is deficient, manifesting as epigastric fullness and abdominal distension, with weak and swollen limbs resembling water retention; or generalized edema after childbirth.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose, decocted in a broth of lamp wick and papaya, and taken with the decoction.

Spleen-Regulating Powder,From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 6.,Following a serious illness, spleen qi is deficient, manifesting as epigastric fullness and abdominal distension, with weak and swollen limbs resembling water retention; or generalized edema after childbirth.

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