Folio Bound VIEWS - Chinese Medicine

• L.I.-11 and SP-10 cool Blood and stop bleeding.

Herbal Treatment

Prescription

Qing Wei San
(Clearing the Stomach Powder)

Huang Lian Rhizoma Coptidis 5 g

Sheng Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae 12 g

Mu Dan Pi Cortex Moutan radicis 9 g

Dang Gui Radix Angelicae sinensis 6 g

Sheng Ma Rhizoma Cimicifugae 6 g

Explanation

This formula, which has already been explained in Chapter 1, clears Heat and cools Blood within
the Stomach.

Variations

• To harmonize Blood (stop bleeding, eliminate stasis, calm and nourish Blood) add Di Yu
  Radix Sanguisorbae officinalis and San Qi Radix Notoginseng. No addition is necessary
  to calm and nourish Blood as the formula already contains Sheng Di Huang and Dang
  Gui.


• To astringe add Lian Zi Semen Nelumbinis nuciferae.


• To treat Qi add Niu Xi Radix Achyranthis bidentatae seu Cyathulae to conduct Blood
  downwards.


• If the symptoms of Stomach-Yin deficiency are pronounced add Mai Men Dong Tuber
  Ophiopogonis japonici and Tai Zi Shen Radix Pseudostellariae heterophyllae.


• If there are pronounced symptoms of dryness from Yin deficiency and Empty-Heat add
  Tian Hua Fen Radix Trichosanthis and Yu Zhu Rhizoma Polygonati odorati.

Stomach and Spleen Deficiency

Clinical Manifestations