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Prescriptions for Removing Stagnancy of Qi

Zao Rou Ping Wei San (枣肉平胃散)

Zaorou Pingwei San 棗肉平胃散
By the TCMHH editorial team Not medically reviewed How we work Updated 6 Oct 2026
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The Prescription of 枣肉平胃散

Source

The book Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang

Ingredients

Ju PiHou PoZhi Gan CaoSheng JiangHong ZaoCang Zhu

Explanation

Da Zao: Tonifying qi, tonifying the spleen, nourishing blood and inducing tranquilization.

Sheng Jiang: Being pungent in taste and warm in nature, dispersing accumulation of pathogens, regulating the stomach to arrest 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.

Ju Pi: Regulating the flow of Qi and the function of the stomach, checking upward adverse flow of Qi to arrest vomiting.

Cang Zhu: Dry dampness and invigorate spleen, dispelling wind-dampness, releasing exterior.

The Effect of 枣肉平胃散

Effect

Invigorate the spleen and stomach, check upward adverse flow of qi to arrest vomiting.

Indications

Poor appetite, incoordination between the spleen and the stomach.

Administrations

All the drugs are ground into fine powder. 6 g of the powder is taken each time.

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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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