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are belching, sour regurgitation, poor appetite, foul breath and a thick-sticky yellow tongue
coating.

Huo Po Xia Ling Tang
(Agastache-Magnolia-Pinellia-Poria Decoction)

Huo Xiang Herba Agastachis 6 g

Bai Dou Kou Fructus Amomi cardamomi 2 g

Hou Po Cortex Magnoliae officinalis 3 g

Fu Ling Sclerotium Poriae cocos 9 g

Zhu Ling Sclerotium Polypori umbellati 4.5 g

Yi Yi Ren Semen Coicis lachryma jobi 12 g

Ze Xie Rhizoma Alismatis orientalis 4.5 g

Ban Xia Rhizoma Pinelliae ternatae 4.5 g

Dan Dou Chi Semen Sojae praeparatum 9 g

Xing Ren Semen Pruni armeniacae 9 g

Explanation

This prescription is suited for Dampness without Heat. The main manifestations would be a
feeling of heaviness, epigastric fullness, tiredness, chilliness, a sticky-white tongue coating and a
Slippery pulse.

• Huo Xiang, Bai Dou Kou, and Hou Po fragrantly resolve Dampness. Fragrant herbs that
  resolve Dampness do so by affecting the muscles and promoting sweating. This will help
  to relieve the muscle ache.


• Fu Ling, Zhu Ling, Yi Yi Ren and Ze Xie drain Dampness.


• Ban Xia helps to drain Dampness by resolving Phlegm.


• Dan Dou Chi clears Heat and stops irritability.


• Xing Ren helps to drain Dampness by making Lung-Qi descend (and therefore move
  fluids downwards towards the Bladder and Kidneys).

Variations

The following variations apply to all three previous prescriptions.

• If muscle ache is pronounced add Sha Ren Fructus seu Semen Amomi and Pei Lan Herba