Prescriptions for Regulating the Liver and Spleen
Jiawei Xiaoyao San
Name
The Prescription of Jiawei Xiaoyao San
Source
The book Nei Ke Zhai Yao
Ingredients
Dang Gui 3 g,Shao Yao 3 g,Fu Ling 3 g,Bai Zhu 3 g,Chai Hu 3 g,Mu Dan Pi 1.5 g,Shan Zhi 1.5 g,Zhi Gan Cao 1.5 g,Explanation
Chai Hu: Being bitter and pungent in flavor and slightly cold in nature, soothing the liver to promote the circulation of Qi.
Dang Gui and Bai Shao: Nourishing blood, tonifying the liver.
Bai Zhu and Fu Ling: Strengthening the spleen, replenishing Qi.
Zhi Gan Cao: Replenishing Qi and strengthening the middle-Jiao, getting together with Bai Shao to check the hyperactivity of the liver.
Zhi Zi: Purging pathogenic heat.
Mu Dan Pi: Clearing heat and cooling blood, activating blood and resolving stasis, reducing deficiency heat.
The Effect of Jiawei Xiaoyao San
Effect
Tonify blood, clear liver fire and strengthen the spleen.
Administrations
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice (Taken in the form of powder originally)
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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