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It is discussed that: When food and water enter the mouth, they gather in the Stomach. The Spleen then distributes its Qi and fluids to nourish the Zang-Fu organs. Now, if the Spleen organ is deficient and the Stomach Qi is internally weak, one cannot eat; even if one eats, digestion cannot occur.

To treat Spleen-Stomach Qi deficiency with inability to eat, chest and epigastric fullness/stuffiness after eating, limb weakness, and pain, Hongdoukou Tang (Red Cardamom Decoction) formula:
Hongdoukou (Cardamomi Rubi Fructus, peeled), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus, coarse bark removed), Helile (Terminaliae Chebulae Fructus, roasted, pips removed), Huangqi (Astragali Radix, sliced), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, sliced and dried) each 3 fen; Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, coarse bark removed).
The above nine ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Each dose consists of 3 qianbi (approx. 9g), boiled in 1 sheng (approx. 200ml) of water with half a slice of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, cut) and two Pizi (Jujubae Fructus, split). Boil until reduced to 6/10 volume, strain the dregs, and take slightly warm at any time.

To treat Spleen-Stomach Qi deficiency with inability to eat, emaciated skin and sallow complexion, Baizhu Wan (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Pill) formula:
Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Chenqu (Fermented Wheat Mass, lightly fried), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, soaked in water, white pith removed, dried) each 2 liang; Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Bibo (Piperis Longi Fructus) each 1 liang; Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, processed) 3 fen.
The above six ingredients are crushed, sieved into powder, and mixed with cooked Jujubae Fructus pulp to form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 30 pills per dose with millet gruel broth at any time.

To treat Spleen-Stomach deficiency with inability to eat, stabbing pain in heart and abdomen, and frequent diarrhea, Renshen Da Wan (Large Ginseng Pill) formula:
Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) 2 liang; Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) 2.5 liang; Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, processed) 0.5 liang; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried and sliced) 1.5 liang; Shanyu (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) 2 liang; Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, cracked, peel and navel removed).
The above six ingredients are crushed, sieved into powder, and mixed with refined honey to form pills the size of chicken egg yolk. Take one pill per dose, boiled in 1 sheng of water with two split Jujubae Fructus until reduced to 6/10 volume. Take warm with the dregs, or chew the dates and swallow with date decoction.

To treat Spleen-Stomach deficiency with desire to eat, Shanyu Wan (Dioscorea Pill) formula:
Shanyu (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) each 1 liang; Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) 3 fen.
The above three ingredients are crushed, sieved into fine powder, and made into pills using cooked wheat flour, the size of small beans. Take 30 pills per dose with warm rice broth before meals on an empty stomach.

To nourish Spleen-Stomach and promote appetite, Erju San (Two Citrus Powders) formula:
Qingjupi (Citri Reticulatae Viride Pericarpium, soaked in water, white pith removed, dried), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, soaked in water, white pith removed, dried) each 1 liang; Yizhi (Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus, peeled, lightly fried), Xiangzi (Cyperi Rhizoma, fried); Jing Sanleng (Sparganii Rhizoma, roasted and crushed); Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix); Roudoukou Ren (Myristicae Semen, kernel) each 3 fen; Suosami (Amomi Fructus Rotundus, peeled); Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) each 1 liang; Jianghuang (Curcumae Longae Rhizoma); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried and sliced) each 0.5 liang.
The above eleven ingredients are crushed, sieved into powder. Take 2 qianbi per dose with a little salt, prepared by pouring boiling water over it. Take on an empty stomach before meals.

To treat chronic Spleen-Stomach weakness, dysfunction of the Triple Burner, chest and diaphragm stuffiness, limb fatigue, hiccups, nausea, irregular appetite, and uneven Qi flow, which promotes appetite upon taking, Tiaozhong Wan (Regulating the Middle Pill) formula:
Chenqu (Fermented Wheat Mass, fried), Maiya (Hordei Fructus Germinatus, fried), Banxiaqu (Pinelliae Fermentum) each 1 liang; Binglang (Arecae Semen, sliced) 3 fen; Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) 1.5 liang; Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) 3 fen; Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) 0.5 liang; Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium).
The above ten ingredients are crushed, sieved into powder, and mixed with refined honey to form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 30 pills per dose with warm rice broth before meals.

To treat Spleen-Stomach Qi deficiency with poor appetite and weakness, Chenxiang Chenqu Wan (Agarwood and Fermented Wheat Pill) formula:
Chenxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum) 0.5 liang; Chenqu (Fermented Wheat Mass, lightly fried); Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix); Binglang (Arecae Semen, sliced); Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, washed seven times in water, dried); Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, soaked in water, white pith removed, dried); Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma); Baidoukou (Cardamomi Rotundi Semen, peeled); Maiya (Hordei Fructus Germinatus, lightly fried) each 1 liang; Helilepi (Terminaliae Chebulae Fructus Pericarpium); Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, coarse bark removed, ginger-juice fried); Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) each 2 liang; Dingxiang (Eugeniae Caryophyllati Flos); Bidengqie (Piperis Betle Fructus) each 0.5 liang.
The above fourteen ingredients are crushed, sieved into powder, and mixed with refined honey to form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 30 pills per dose with rice broth on an empty stomach before meals.

To warm and tonify Spleen-Stomach, stop vomiting and regurgitation, benefit the chest and diaphragm, treat stabbing pain in heart and abdomen, and promote appetite, Huoxiang Tang (Patchouli Decoction) formula:
Huoxiangye (Agastaches Herba); BaiFuling (Poria, black skin removed); Qingjupi (Citri Reticulatae Viride Pericarpium, soaked in water, white pith removed, dried); Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, seedlings and leaves removed); Yizhi (Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus, peeled, lightly fried); Suosami (Amomi Fructus Rotundus, peeled); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried and sliced); Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, soaked in water, white pith removed, dried); Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) each 1 liang; Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix); Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, sliced and fried) each 0.5 liang.
The above eleven ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Take 3 qian per dose, boiled in 1 sheng of water with three slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) and three slices of Mugua (Chaenomelis Fructus). Boil until reduced to 6/10 volume, strain, and take slightly warm at any time.

To treat Spleen-Stomach Qi deficiency allowing for food intake, Renshen Yin (Ginseng Drink) formula:
Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma); BaiFuling (Poria, black skin removed); Shanyu (Dioscoreae Rhizoma); Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) each 1 fen; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, raw and sliced) 0.5 fen.
The above five ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Take 3 qianbi per dose, boiled in 1 sheng of water with two slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) and two split Jujubae Fructus. Boil until reduced to 7/10 volume, strain, and take warm. For children whose various ailments are not yet cured and who refuse milk and food, use 1 qianbi of the powder, boiled in 1 zhongsheng of water with ZiSu (Perillae Folium) and Mugua (Chaenomelis Fructus). Boil until reduced to 4/10 volume, strain, let cool to warm, and divide into two doses.

To treat Spleen-Stomach Qi deficiency promoting food intake, Huangqi Tang (Astragalus Decoction) formula:
Huangqi (Astragali Radix, sliced); Zhike (Aurantii Fructus, pith removed, bran-fried); Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma); BaiFuling (Poria, black skin removed); Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma); Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, soaked in water, white pith removed, dried); Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, fried) each [amount missing in text, implied equal].
The above nine ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Take 5 qianbi per dose, boiled in 1.5 sheng of water with three slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) and two split Jujubae Fructus. Boil until reduced to 8/10 volume, strain, and take warm on an empty stomach.

To treat Spleen-Stomach Qi deficiency with inability to eat, yellow and thin body, Jiangmi Jian (Ginger-Honey Decoction) formula:
Shengjiangzhi (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens Juice) 1 he; Mi (Melle) 1 he; Shengdihuangzhi (Rehmanniae Radix Juice) 1 sheng.
The above three ingredients are mixed and slowly boiled until resembling thin syrup. Take half a spoon per dose, dissolved in warm wine. Take once on an empty stomach and once before evening meal.

To treat Spleen-Stomach deficiency, accumulated cold Qi for a long time, decreased diet, various abdominal diseases, and for long-term use to tonify Spleen-Stomach, strengthen Qi, promote appetite, and dispel wind, Wushu Wan (Black Atractylodes Pill) formula:
Caowutou (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix, thoroughly washed) 1 jin; Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma) 2 jin; Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, white pith removed) 0.5 jin; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, raw and crushed) 4 liang; Heidou (Sojae Semen Nigrum) 3 sheng.
The above five ingredients are boiled in 1 dan of water until dry. Remove Chenpi, Heidou, and Gancao. Keep only Caowutou and Cangzhu, sun-dry, coarsely crush, sieve, bake dry, and grind into powder. Make pills using wine-boiled wheat paste, the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Bake dry and store in porcelain jars. Take 30 pills daily on an empty stomach and before evening meal with salt water or warm wine.

To treat Spleen-Stomach Qi weakness, lack of desire to eat, gradual yellowing and emaciation, Renshen Fuling Tang (Ginseng and Poria Decoction) formula:
Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma); BaiFuling (Poria, black skin removed); Yizhi (Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus, peeled, lightly fried); Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, fried) each 3 fen; Qianhu (Peucedani Radix, radicle removed) 1 liang; Xuanfuhua (Inulae Flos) 2 liang; Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) 0.5 liang; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried and sliced) 1 fen; Pipaye (Loquat Folium, honey-fried, hairs removed); Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, seedlings removed) each 3 fen; Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, soaked in water, white pith removed, dried) 1 fen; Dafupipi (Arecae Pericarpium).
The above twelve ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Take 5 qianbi per dose, boiled in 2 sheng of water with three slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) and two split Jujubae Fructus. Boil until reduced to 1 sheng, strain, and take warm on an empty stomach and before sleep.

To treat Spleen-Stomach Qi deficiency with limb weakness, emaciated body, and lack of desire to eat, Huangqi Tang (Astragalus Decoction) formula:
Huangqi (Astragali Radix, sliced) 3 fen; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried and sliced) 0.5 liang; Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, coarse bark removed, ginger-juice fried) 2 liang; Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, processed) 3 fen; Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus, coarse bark removed); Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, cooked/dried); Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix, baked); Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma); BaiFuling (Poria, black skin removed); Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, sliced and dried); Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, cracked, peel and navel removed); Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, soaked in water, white pith removed) each 1 liang.
The above twelve ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Take 5 qianbi per dose, boiled in 1.5 sheng of water with three slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) and two split Jujubae Fructus. Boil until reduced to 8/10 volume, strain, and take warm at any time.

To treat Spleen-Stomach Qi deficiency with desire to eat, Muxiang Wan (Aucklandia Pill) formula:
Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix); Xiangzi (Cyperi Rhizoma, fried); Suosami (Amomi Fructus Rotundus, peeled); Qingjupi (Citri Reticulatae Viride Pericarpium, soaked in water, white pith removed, dried); Peng'ezhu (Curcumae Phaeocaulis Rhizoma, roasted and crushed); Hongdoukou (Cardamomi Rubi Fructus); Gaoliangjiang (Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma, fried); Lianshi (Meliae Fructus, sliced and fried); Dingxiangpi (Eugeniae Caryophyllati Flos Pericarpium, sliced); Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, soaked in water, white pith removed, dried) each 0.5 liang; Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, fried) 3 liang; Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) 2 liang; Yizhi (Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus, peeled) 1.5 liang; Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus); Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus, coarse bark removed) each 1 liang; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried and sliced) 3 fen; Hujiao (Piperis Nigris Fructus) 0.5 liang.
The above seventeen ingredients are crushed, sieved into powder, and made into pills using millet rice, the size of mung beans. Take 15 pills per dose, increasing to 30 pills, with ginger soup. If affected by excessive water retention, chewing is also acceptable.

To treat Spleen-Stomach Qi deficiency with lack of desire to eat, vomiting, fullness and stuffiness, diaphragm discomfort, and stabbing pain in heart and abdomen, Doukou San (Cardamom Powder) formula:
Caodoukou (Alpiniae Katsumadai Semen, peeled) 8 liang; Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, with skin, sliced) 1 jin; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, sliced) 4 liang.
The above three ingredients are placed together in a silver vessel. Add water covering the herbs by three finger-widths. Slowly boil until water is exhausted. Remove, bake dry, and grind into powder. Take 1 qianbi per dose, prepared with boiling water. In summer, cooling it down is also good.

To treat Spleen-Stomach Qi weakness with no desire to eat, Baidoukou San (White Cardamom Powder) formula:
Baidoukou Ren (Cardamomi Rotundi Semen, kernel); Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, coarse bark removed, ginger-juice fried and sliced); Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma); Chenxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum, sliced); Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, soaked in water, white pith removed, dried); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried).
The above six ingredients are in equal parts, crushed, and sieved into powder. Take 2 qianbi per dose with a little salt, prepared with boiling water before meals.

To treat Spleen-Stomach deficiency and chronic cold in women's Spleen blood, Guixiang San (Cinnamon and Patchouli Powder) formula:
Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus, coarse bark removed) 1 fen; Gaoliangjiang (Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma, sliced and fried until fragrant); Caodoukou (Alpiniae Katsumadai Semen, sliced and fried); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried and sliced); Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma); Suosha (Amomi Fructus Rotundus, flesh) each 1 liang (these three are pounded into a ball with Houpo and Shengjiang, baked dry); Qingjupi (Citri Reticulatae Viride Pericarpium, white pith removed, fried yellow); Helile (Terminaliae Chebulae Fructus, flesh) each 0.5 liang.
The above eleven ingredients are crushed, sieved into powder. Take 2 qianbi per dose with a little salt, prepared with boiling water on an empty stomach. This medicine also treats abdominal pain and is especially effective for cold diarrhea.

To treat Spleen Qi deficiency with lack of desire to eat, Bisheng San (Victorious Powder) formula:
Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried); Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus, lightly fried) each 4 liang; Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, processed) 3.5 liang.
The above four ingredients are crushed, sieved into powder. Take 2 qianbi per dose with a little salt, prepared with boiling water at any time.

To treat Spleen-Stomach deficiency-cold with delayed digestion of food and water, and inability to eat, Jianpi San (Strengthen Spleen Powder):
Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma); BaiFuling (Poria, black skin removed); Huangqi (Astragali Radix, sliced); Maiya (Hordei Fructus Germinatus, fried yellow) each 1 liang; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried and sliced); Mianqu (Wheat Fermentum, fried until yellow) each 0.5 liang.
The above six ingredients are crushed, sieved into powder. Take 2 qianbi per dose with salt and boiling water at any time.

To treat Spleen-Stomach Qi deficiency with inability to eat, Baidoukou San (White Cardamom Powder) formula:
Baidoukou Ren (Cardamomi Rotundi Semen, kernel); Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus, coarse bark removed); Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix); Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) each 0.5 liang; Qu (Fermented Wheat Mass, fried); Jing Sanleng (Sparganii Rhizoma, processed and sliced); Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, white pith removed, sliced and dried); Dafupi (Arecae Pericarpium).
The above ten ingredients are crushed, sieved into fine powder. Take 2 qianbi per dose with three slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) and a little salt, prepared with boiling water before meals.