Prescriptions For Drying Dampness and Regulating the Stomach
Bu Huan Jin Zheng Qi San (不换金正气散)
Name
The Prescription of 不换金正气散
Source
The book Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang
Ingredients
Hou PoHuo XiangZhi Gan CaoBan XiaCang ZhuChen PiExplanation
Huo Xiang: Dispersing wind-cold and removing dampness as well as sending up the lucid Qi and sending down the turbid to treat cholera morbus.
Ban Xia and Chen Pi: Removing dampness, regulating the stomach, checking upward adverse flow of Qi and relieving vomiting.
Hou Po: Inducing Qi to flow downward and relieving distention.
Zhi Gan Cao: Invigorating the spleen and stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.
Cang Zhu: Drying dampness and invigorating spleen, dispelling wind-dampness.
The Effect of 不换金正气散
Effect
Dry dampness and resolve phlegm, regulate qi and harmonize the spleen and stomach.
Administrations
All the drugs are ground into fine powder. 9 g of the powder with Sheng Jiang 10 g and 2 dates is decocted in water for oral dose to be taken on empty stomach.
Contraindication
Avoid fat, raw or cold food and excitant food during treatment.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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