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Shen Ling Bai Zhu San参苓白术散

Ginseng, Poria & Atractylodes Powder

Tonifying 补益剂Tonify Qi 补气

Ingredients10 herbs

莲莲子肉去皮500g臣 Deputy
薏Yi Yi Ren薏苡仁500g臣 DeputyPercolates damp, stops diarrhea
缩缩砂仁500g佐 Assistant
桔Jie Geng桔梗炒令深黄色500g佐使 Assistant–EnvoyLifts to the Lung — banking earth feeds metal白Bai Bian Dou白扁豆姜汁浸，去皮，微炒750g臣 DeputyStrengthens Spleen, transforms damp
白白茯苓1000g君 Chief
人Ren Shen人参1000g君 ChiefAugments source qi, fortifies the Spleen甘Zhi Gan Cao甘草炒1000g佐使 Assistant–EnvoyHarmonizes the middle白Bai Zhu白术1000g君 ChiefFortifies the Spleen, dries damp山Shan Yao山药1000g臣 DeputyTonifies Spleen and secures

Indications

Augments qi, fortifies the SpleenPercolates dampness, stops diarrheaBanks earth to generate metal (supports the Lung)

Spleen deficiency with damp: transformation is weak and dampness settles into chronic soft stool, poor appetite and heaviness. Also the indirect strategy for Lung deficiency — bank the earth and metal is fed.

Clinical Manifestations

  • Chronic loose stools or diarrhea
  • Poor appetite, post-meal fullness
  • Fatigue with sallow puffy look
  • Weak-Lung cough with clear sputum (via the Spleen)
TonguePale, white greasy coating
PulseDeficient and moderate

Health Categories

Digestive HealthEnergy & Fatigue

Modern Applications

Chronic diarrheaIBS (deficiency type)Poor appetitePost-illness weakness

Common adjustments

  • Cold signs — add Gan Jiang 干姜, Rou Dou Kou 肉豆蔻
  • Marked food stagnation — add Shan Zha 山楂, Shen Qu 神曲

Contraindications

Not for damp-heat diarrhea (urgency, burning, yellow greasy coat) — tonify-and-astringe would lock the pathogen in.

For licensed practitioners’ reference only — not a self-treatment guide.

Pregnancy

Generally compatible — practitioner judgment applies

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References

Source Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang 《太平惠民和剂局方》 · Song dynasty

「脾胃虚弱，饮食不进……或吐或泻。」
— 《太平惠民和剂局方》(classical source, public domain)
  1. Classical source (public domain), cited in the source-quote section.
    2. Scheid, Bensky, Ellis & Barolet. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. — composition & dosage cross-checked.
    3. 《方剂学》（全国中医药行业高等教育规划教材）— pattern analysis cross-checked.

Professional reference notice. Entries are scholarly references for licensed TCM practitioners and students — not medical advice, and not a recommendation to self-prescribe. Chinese herbal formulas should be used under the guidance of a qualified practitioner. Content is an original editorial compilation by Cura x Cura, cross-checked against the cited references.