Ping+Wei+San+(Calm+the+Stomach+Powder)

Ping Wei San (Calm the Stomach Powder)
T: swollen w/ white thick and greasy coat P: moderate or slippery
 * Category:** Transform Dampness and phlegm [Excess damp-cold in SP/ST w/ Qi deficiency]
 * Preparation:** Decoct with water.
 * Function:** Dries dampness, improves the Spleens transporting function, promotes the movement of Qi, harmonizes the Stomach
 * Indications:** Distention and fullness in the epigastrium and abdomen, loss of taste and appetite, heavy sensation in the limbs, loose stool or diarrhea, easily fatigued, increased desire to sleep, nausea and vomiting, belching, acid regurgitation
 * Clinical Applications:** Acute or chronic gastroenteritis, gastric neurosis, peptic ulcer disease, infantile indigestion, and to induce labor
 * Contraindications:** Pregnancy, Yin deficiency

===**Ingredients:**=== Cang Zhu (12-15g.) Hou Pu (9-12g.) Chen Pi (9-12g.) Zhi Gan Cao (3-6g.)

===**Analysis:**=== //Chief:// -Dispels dampness and strengthens the Spleen
 * Cang Zhu:** pungent, bitter, warm

//Deputy://
 * Hou Pu:** Dispels dampness and moves the Qi

//Assistant://
 * Chen Pi:** Regulates Qi to transform dampness

//Envoy://
 * Zhi Gan Cao:** Harmonizes other herbs and tonifies Spleen

===**Modifications:**=== Severe damp-cold w/ generalized cold and pain: + Rou Gui, Gan Jiang Damp-heat w/ bitter taste in mouth, dry throat with no thirst, yellow greasy coat: + Huang Qi, Huang Lian Food stagnation severe distention and constipation: + Lai Fu Zi, Da Fu Pi, Zhi Ke Severe vomiting: + Zhi Ban Xia Stones in the common bile duct: + Yin Chen, Zhi Zi, Yu Jin