Aidus & E-Fong Herbal Solution
Herbal Formula for Strengthening Qi- Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
    
                            Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
             Ginseng, Poria and Bighead Atractylodes Powder



SOURCE: Formulae of Peaceful Benevolent Dispensary
INGREDIENTS:
Lian Zi (Lotus seed) 12g
Yi Yi Ren (Coix seed) 12g
Sha Ren (Amomum fruit) 8g
Jie Geng (Platycodon root)- stir-baked to deep yellowish) 6g
Bai Bian Dou (White hyaciath bean(macerated in ginger juice, skin removed and stir-baked to just dry) l2g
Fu Ling (Poria) 109
Hong Shen (Ginseng-stem removed) l2g
Gan Cao (Licorice root) 8g
Bai Zhu (Bighead atractylodes rhizome) l5g
Shan Yao (Chinese yam) l5g
DIRECTIONS: All the above herbs can be make into powder, or pills, 6 gram
each time is taken with soup of red date or warm boiled water. Or all the above can be decocted in water for oral
administration.
EFFECTS: Strengthening the spleen, replenishing qi, excreting dampness and stopping diarrhea.
INDICATIONS: Qi deficiency syndrome of the spleen and stomach complicated with dampness marked by lassitude of limbs,
general debility, poor appetite, loose stool, vomiting of diarrhea, epigastric distention, sallow compexion, whitish and greasy
coating on the tongue, and feeble and moderate pulse.
ANALYSIS OF FORMULA: This formula is Si Jun Zi Tang (Four Gentleman decoction) plus Shan Yao (Chinese yam), Yi Yi
ren (coix seed), Bai Bian Dou (white hyaciath bean), Lian Zi (lotus sees),Sha Ren ( amomum fruit) and Jie Geng (platycodon
root). Hong Shen (Gingseng), Bai Zhu (bighead atractylodes rhizome) and Fu Ling (poria) as the principal herbs replenish qi
and strengthen the spleen. Bai Bian Dou (White hyaciath bean), Yi Yi Ren ( coix seed), Shan Yao (Chinese yam) and Lian Zi
(lotus seed) assist Bai Zhu (bighead atractylodes rhizome) in strengthening the spleen, excreting dampness and arresting
diarrhea. Amomum fruit with acrid flavor is used to awaken the spleen, regulate qi and harmonize the stomach, so as to avoid
stagnation due to tonification. Jie Geng (Platycodon root) is a herb for lung meridian guiding, and leads the herbs effects
upwards. Gan Cao (Licorice root) replenishes qi and harmonizes the middle. They are dispatcher herbs.
This formula and Si Jun Zi Tang can be used to tonify qi and strengthen the spleen. However, the latter is used to strengthen qi
as main purpose, the former stresses on harmonizing the stomach and oozing out dampness. It is specifically indicated to
syndrome of qi deficiency of the spleen and stomach complicated with dampness, but nowadays, it is often used for
deficiency of lung qi marked by chronic cough with profuse sputum.