Warm Spleen Decoction 4
【Source】Volume 9 of "Huiyue Yijing."
【Composition】Chinese yam (stir-fried) 5.4g, Poria (white) 3.6g, Atractylodes (processed) 3g, Coix seed (roasted and ground) 6g, Euryale seed (roasted and ground) 6g, Lablab bean (roasted and ground) 6g, Platycodon root 2.4g, Nutmeg (skin removed, roasted and ground) 1.5g, Licorice (honey-fried) 2.4g, Fermented wheat (roasted) 1.2g, Lotus seed (roasted and ground) 6g, Job's tears (roasted and ground) 3g, Red date (pitted) 2 pieces
【Usage】Decoct with water; add sugar at noon, mix with hot water and take. This formula should be taken daily together with the Nourishing Yin Decoction—take the Nourishing Yin Decoction in the morning and evening, and this one at noon.
【Indications】Spleen deficiency with bleeding.
【Additions】If there is fullness, add Citrus reticulata (white part removed) 3g, or additionally use Perilla seed (roasted and ground) 1.5g, or mix with tincture of Agarwood; if cold phlegm or cold stomach condition exists, add dried ginger (roasted yellow) 0.9–1.5g, or even better, add cinnamon. |
