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| Health Benefits |
| For: |
| Atributes: Basic formula for dampness |
| Products |
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Ground Up Herb |
Tea Pills |
Tincture |
Capsules |
| Category: Dispel Dampness ⌕ |
| Source: Tai Ping Hui Ming He Ji Ju Fang |
| Actions: Dries dampness, improves the Spleen’s transporting function, promotes the movement of qi, and harmonizes the ST
[Song] |
| Diagnosis |
| Tongue: thick, white, greasy coat Pulse: slow Other: |
| Patterns: Middle Jiao Dampness, Spleen Qi Deficiency with dampness, Damp-Cold stagnation in the Spleen/Stomach |
| Indications: Damp-Cold stagnation in the SP/ST [35] • Dysfunction of Spleen: poor appetite, tastelessness in mouth; Disorder middle jiao qi movement: vomiting, acid regurgitation,
belching, loose stools or diarrhea; Dampness blocks qi: fullness and distention in abdomen; Dampness covers clear yang: lassitude, heaviness in limbs – T: thick white greasy coating P: slow [31]. Feels heavy, increased desire to sleep due to dampness, belching. Basic formula for digestive issues is Bao He Wan or modified with Jia Wei Ping Wei San. Bao He Wan has heat pattern while Ping Wei San has cold pattern. [42] |
| Contraindications: Spleen deficiency, Yin deficiency, Blood deficiency |
| Description |
| Name Variations:Ping Wei San , 平胃散, Calm the Stomach Powder, |
| Herb List: Cang Zhu(K, 12-15g) • Hou Po(M, 9-12g) • Chen Pi(A, 9-12g) • Gan Cao(E, 3-6g) • Sheng Jiang(E, 2p) • Da Zao(2p) |
| Commentary: Works more like a probiotic. For stomach upsets and helps with digestion and early GI issues. This is formula dries dampness/ damp turbidity. Basic formula for dampness (like SP9). To treat SP/ST damp/phlem, you must transform phlegm, move Qi. Ping Wei San is for excess cold-damp while Li Zhong Wan is for deficiency cold (SP3). [Kim] Cang Zhu directly dries dampness. Hou Po is aromatic transform damp and regulate Qi since it goes downward. Hou Po moves Qi. Chen Pi regulates Qi and transform dampness. Gan Cao/ Da Zao strengthens Spleen. This is a basic formula for dampness. [Song] |
| Related Formulas: Bu Huan Ji Zheng Qi San(Ping Wei San + Huo Xiang + Ban Xia) for vomiting, dampness, and exterior cold syndrome. |
| NCCAOM: The two NCCAOM formulas for Damp Cold Turbidity are Píng Wèi Sǎn and Huò Xiāng Zhèng Qì Sǎn. Symptoms are GI issues like the stomach flu. T: White greasy coat. Ping Wei San is for damp cold in SP/ST causing poor appetite, acid regurgitation, belching, diarrhea/ loose stools, limb heaviness. It is the opposite of Bao He Wan (for heat pattern GI issues). Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San is for Damp + External Wind Cold causing wind cold symptoms with stomach flu/dysentery symptoms. |
| Herbs |
Cat/Dosage |
Actions |
Attributes |
| Cang Zhu • Atractylodes • 苍术 |
Aromatic Transform Damp |
Dry all types of damp, release exterior wind damp cold, tonify Spleen, benefit eyes, induce perspiration, guide herbs to Tai Yin channel, |
antibiotic, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, diuretic, hypotensive (low dose), hypertensive(high dose) |
| Hou Po • Magnolia Bark • 厚朴 |
Aromatic Transform Damp |
Transform spleen dampness • Transform stomach dampness • Clear food stagnation • Transform Phlegm • Clear qi stagnationPairs with Cang Zhu |
GABA-ergic • Sedative • Cannabimimetic • Antioxidant • Anticoagulant • Antidepressant • Anti-inflammatory • Antibiotic • Antispasmodic • Antitumor • Antimicrobial |
| Chen Pi • Dried Tangerine Rind • 陈皮 |
Regulate Qi |
Stop cough • Stop vomiting • Regulate Qi • Harmonize middle burner • Transform phlegm • Dry damp • Prevent cloying of tonifying herbs Dao Di: Guang Dong • The older the Chen Pi, the better the quality • For moving Qi, Chen Pi is focus on moving Qi in the epigastric area |
regulate gastrointestinal smooth muscles, clear phlegm, hypertensive, aid digestion, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiviral, expectorant |
| Gan Cao • Licorice Root • 甘草 |
Tonify Qi |
Tonify Spleen Qi • Tonify Heart qi • Clear heat • Resolve toxicity • Stop cough • Dispel phlegm • Lubricate lungs • Stop wheezing • Reduce spasm • Relieve pain • Harmonize other herb effects • enters 12 channelsEnters all 12 channels, often serve as envoy in a formula. |
Hypoglycemic • Antiarrhythmic • Hypertensive • Expectorant • Antidiarrheal • Antiulcer • Hepatoprotective • Immunostimulant • Antitussive • Antiviral • Detox • Demulcent • Anti-inflammatory • Laxative • Emmenagogue • Antimicrobial • Spasmolytic • Corticosteroidal |
| Sheng Jiang • Ginger (Raw) • 生姜 |
Release Exterior Wind Cold |
Release exterior • Stops vomiting • Relieve Nausea • Stops cough • Reduce herb toxicity • Regulate central flow of Qi |
Expectorant • Cough Suppressant • Digestive • Hypotensive • Antiplatelet • Stimulant • Analgesic • Anti-inflammatory • Antipyretic • Cholagogic • Antiemetic • Antimutagenic |
| Da Zao • Jujube • 大枣 |
Tonify Qi |
Tonify spleen • Tonify qi • Calm the spirit • Harmonize other herb's properties • Nourish blood |
antibaterial • antidepressant • anti-inflammatory • anodyne • antifungal • hepatoprotective • hypotensive • sedative |
| ♠ King/Chief ♥ Minister/Deputy ♣ Assistant ♦ Envoy |
| Directions: |
| Modifications |
For |
| + Huang Qin + Huang Lian |
Damp Heat 31 |
| + Gan Jiang + Cao Dou Kou |
Damp Cold 31 |
| + Shen Qu + Mai Ya (Jia Wei Ping Wei San) |
With Food Stagnation 35 |
| + Mu Xiang + Sha Ren |
With Qi Stagnation 31 |
| + Huo Xiang + Ban Xia (Bu Huan Jin Zheng Qi San) |
Severe nausea & vomiting 35 |
| + Fu Ling + Ze Xie |
Severe diarrhea 31 |
| + Wu Ling San (Wei Ling Tang) |
Diarrhea, edema 35 |
| + Er Chen Tang (Ping Chen Tang) |
Dampness, Phlegm 35 |
| Caution |
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ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Cang Zhu: Excessive sweat from Wei Qi deficiency, Yin deficiency heat, loose watery stool
Hou Po: Anticoagulant drugs • Antidepressant drugs
Chen Pi: Excess internal heat • Dry cough from heat, yin deficiency or qi deficiency • Cough with blood • Red tongue • Fluid deficiency
Gan Cao: High blood pressure • Low potassium • Seaweed • Medications: Gan Cao can interact with various medication. See Pharma Interaction section.
Sheng Jiang: Lung heat • Dry cough • Phlegm heat • Full heat • Yin deficiency with heat • Vomiting from stomach heat • Gallstones • Exterior deficiency with unexplained sweating • Horse meat
Da Zao: Epigastric discomfort and bloating • Food stagnation • Damp excess • Damp Phlegm • Intestinal worms |
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