Description
Bai Zhu San (Atractylodes Macrocephalae Powder), from Life-Saving Formulas for Clearing Up Doubts (Quan Sheng Zhi Mi Fang).
Actions: Fortify the spleen and promote urination
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of edema during pregnancy and polyhydramnios due to spleen deficiency and dampness stagnation, with pregnancy for several months, edema all over the body, depressed when pressing, fatigue and lack of strength, less eating, thin and unformed stool, pale and enlarged tongue with white and greasy coating, and thready and moderate pulse
Category: Formulas That Promote Urination and Percolate Dampness.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 765–767.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bai Zhu
as printed: Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (bai zhu) 60 g
|
60g | 50% | — | |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Poria (fu ling) 15 g
|
15g | 12.5% | — | |
|
Da Fu Pi
as printed: Pericarpium Arecae (da fu pi) 15 g
|
15g | 12.5% | — | |
|
Sheng Jiang Pi
as printed: Cortex Zingiberis Rhizomatis (sheng jiang pi) 15 g
|
15g | 12.5% | — | |
|
Chen Pi
as printed: Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (chen pi) 15 g
|
15g | 12.5% | — |
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net slightly warm (+0.63)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cool 13%, neutral 13%, warm 75%.
Taste
- pungent 31%
- sweet 31%
- bitter 31%
- bland 6%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 100%
- Stomach 63%
- Lung 38%
- Large intestine 13%
- Heart 13%
- Small intestine 13%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
Preparation
Grind the ingredients into crude powder, select 6 g each time and decoct with water for oral use; or directly as a decoction, the dosage should be reduced according to the original proportion
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