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• Ban Xia resolves Phlegm, harmonizes the Stomach and stops vomiting.


• Lu Gen clears Heat and stops nausea and vomiting.

This prescription is excellent to clear Damp-Heat in Stomach and Spleen. It is especially suited
to clear lingering Damp-Heat causing chronic tiredness and ache in the muscles. The main
symptoms and signs indicating this prescription are a feeling of heaviness, ache and fatigue of
the muscles, a muzzy feeling of the head, thirst, a sticky taste, nausea, epigastric fullness,
tiredness, lethargy, sleepiness, loose foulsmelling stools, a sticky-yellow tongue coating and a
Slippery-Rapid pulse.

This is the best prescription to clear remaining Damp-Heat in the Interior causing symptoms of
ME. In practice, the Damp-Heat is bound to be accompanied by a deficiency of the Spleen, and
the prescription should be adapted to address this situation. A very simple change would be
merely the addition of Bai Zhu Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae.

Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Wan
(Citrus Aurantius Eliminating Stagnation Pill)

Da Huang Rhizoma Rhei 15 g

Zhi Shi Fructus Citri aurantii immaturus 12 g

Huang Lian Rhizoma Coptidis 6 g

Huang Qin Radix Scutellariae baicalensis 6 g

Fu Ling Sclerotium Poriae cocos 6 g

Ze Xie Rhizoma Alismatis orientalis 6 g

Bai Zhu Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae 6 g

Shen Qu Massa Fermentata Medicinalis 12 g

Explanation

• Da Huang and Zhi Shi move downward and eliminate Dampness by purging.


• Huang Lian and Huang Qin clear Damp-Heat.


• Fu Ling and Ze Xie drain Dampness.


• Bai Zhu and Shen Qu tonify the Spleen to resolve Dampness and resolve food
  accumulation.

While the previous prescription is suitable if the stools are loose, this prescription is used if the
stools are dry or normal and there is retention of food. The main symptoms of retention of food