Aidus & E-Fong Herbal Solution
Herbal Formula for Warming Middle to dispel cold Hou Pu Wen Zhong Tang
                                    

                  Hou Pu Wen Zhong Tang

             Magnolia Middle-Warming Decoction

SOURCE: Nei Wai Shang Bian Huo Lun (Differentiation on Endogenous and Exogenous Diseases)
INGREDIENTS:
Hou Pu (Magnolia bark) 30g
Chen Pi (Tangerine peel) 30g
Zhi Gan Cao (Roasted licorice) 15 g
Fu Ling (Poria) 15g
Cao Dou Kou (Katsumadai seed) 15g
Mu Xiang (Aucklandia root) 15g
Gan Jiang (Dry ginger) 5g
DIRECTIONS: Decoct the above herbs in water with three slices of fresh ginger for oral administration.
EFFECTS: Warming the middle and regulating qi, drying dampness for relieving fullness.
INDICATIONS: Syndrome of cold-dampness of the spleen and stomach manifested by fullness of epigastrium and
abdomen; or attack of cold on stomach marked by adventitious epigastric pain.
ANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Being pungent and bitter flavors, Hou Pu (magnolia bark) acts as the main herb to dry
dampnes, warm the middle and lower qi. As the assistant herbs, Chen Pi (tangerine peel) can regulate qi and dry
dampness; Cao Dou Kou (katsumadai seed) acts on the spleen and stomach to dry dampness and warm stomach; Mu
Xiang (aucklandia root) can activate qi to relieve pain; Gan Jiang (dry ginger) can warm the middle to dispel cold. Fu
Ling (Poria) disperses dampness to strengthen spleen; fresh ginger lowers rebellion and to harmonize the stomach. They
both act as the adjuvant herbs. Licorice is the dispatcher herb to harmonize all the components.
In clinic, it is applied to chronic enteritis, Dai Xia (leukorrhea) in women pertaining to coagulation of cold dampness.