Folio Bound VIEWS - Chinese Medicine

(Decoction Tonifying both Spleen and Kidneys)

Dang Shen Radix Codonopsis pilosulae 12 g

Bai Zhu Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae 12 g

Fu Ling Sclerotium Poriae cocos 15 g

Zhi Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis praeparata 6 g

Du Zhong Cortex Eucommiae ulmoidis 9 g

Tu Si Zi Semen Cuscutae 12 g

Shan Zhu Yu Fructus Corni oficinalis 6 g

Shu Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae praeparata 12 g

Explanation

• The first four herbs are the Si Jun Zi Tang Four Gentlemen Decoction which tonifies
  Spleen-Qi.


• Du Zhong and Tu Si Zi tonify Kidney-Yang.


• Shan Zhu Yu and Shu Di Huang tonify the Kidneys.

One should add to this prescription some herbs to resolve Dampness such as Yi Yi Ren Semen
Coicis lachryma jobi and Zhu Ling Sclerotium Polypori umbellati.

Shi Pi Yin Variation
(Strengthening the Spleen Decoction Variation)

Huang Qi Radix Astragali membranacei 15 g

Dang Shen Radix Codonopsis pilosulae 9 g

Bai Zhu Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae 9 g

Fu Ling Sclerotium Poriae cocos 12 g

Gan Jiang Rhizoma Zingiberis officinalis 6 g

Fu Zi Radix Aconiti carmichaeli praeparata 6 g

Hou Po Cortex Magnoliae officinalis 9 g

Da Fu Pi Pericarpium Arecae catechu 9 g

Che Qian Zi Semen Plantaginis 9 g

Mu Xiang Radix Saussureae 6 g

Explanation

• Huang Qi, Dang Shen, Bai Zhu and Fu Ling tonify the Spleen and drain Dampness.