Folio Bound VIEWS - Chinese Medicine

Gui Pi Tang
(Tonifying the Spleen Decoction)

Ren Shen Radix Ginseng 6 g (or Dang Shen Radix Codonopsis pilosulae 12 g)

Huang Qi Radix Astragali membranacei 15 g

Bai Zhu Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae 12 g

Dang Gui Radix Angelicae sinensis 3 g

Fu Shen Sclerotium Poriae cocos 9 g

Suan Zao Ren Semen Ziziphi spinosae 9 g

Long Yan Rou Arillus Euphoriae longanae 12 g

Yuan Zhi Radix Polygalae tenuifoliae 9 g

Mu Xiang Radix Saussureae 6 g

Zhi Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis praeparata 4 g

Sheng Jiang Rhizoma Zingiberis officinalis recens 3 slices

Hong Zao Fructus Ziziphi jujubae 5 dates

Explanation

This prescription, which has already been explained in Chapters 9 and 11 , is specific to stop
bleeding from Spleen-Qi deficiency.

Variations

• To harmonize Blood (stop bleeding, eliminate stasis, calm and nourish Blood) add Xiao
  Ji Herba Cephalanoplos segeti, Hong Hua Flos Carthami tinctorii and Bai Shao Radix
  Paeoniae albae. There is no need to add any herb to nourish Blood as the formula already
  contains Dang Gui.


• To astringe: there is no need to add an astringent as the formula already contains Suan
  Zao Ren.


• To treat Qi add Sheng Ma Rhizoma Cimicifugae and Chai Hu Radix Bupleuri to raise Qi.

Patent Remedy

Gui Pi Wan
(Tonifying the Spleen Pill)

Explanation

This pill has the same ingredients and functions as the homonymous prescription. It is suitable to