Bai+Zhu+(White+Atractylodes)

[[image:bai-zhu.jpg align="right"]]Bai Zhu (White Atractylodes)
Category: Herbs to Tonify Qi Nature : Warm Flavors: Sweet, Bitter Channels: SP, ST Functions: **Tonify Spleen Qi**; Dry damp & promote urination; stop sweats; **calm fetus** Indications: 1. **Distention in the epigastric region & abdomen**, poor appetite, fatigue due to Spleen Qi deficiency 2. Edema, difficult urination, cough, nausea, vomiting, dizziness due to Spleen deficiency, leading to **retention of damp & water [Dry dampness & regulate water metabolism]** 3. Sweats due to Spleen Qi deficiency, leading to failure of the defensive Qi to control pores on the skin 4. Threatened miscarriage due to Spleen Qi deficiency

Dosage: 5-15g.

Contra: Interior heat due to Yin deficiency & thirst due to injury of body fluid

Formulas Featuring Bai Zhu
//Deputy Herb// Si Jun Zi Tang Liu Jun ZI Tang