Xing Pi San
StarSource: Gu Jin Yi Tong
Last updated October 23, 2026
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Description
Xing Pi San (Awaken the Spleen Powder), from Gu Jin Yi Tong.
Actions: Tonify Spleen and relieve spasms.
Indications: Infantile convulsion. Chronic pediatric condition, or Spleen is not nourishing Liver with internal stirring of deficient wind after vomiting and diarrhea. Symptoms include cold limbs and body, undigested food in stools, cool breath at mouth and nose, pale and sallow complexion, minute respiration, twitching and spasms of limbs, upward starring of eyes, somnolence, pale tongue or flabby with teeth marking, thin white coating, and pale purple vein at the wind or Qi gate of the index finger.
Source: Liu C, Tseng A, with Yang S. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Modern Applications of Traditional Formulas. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2005, p. 220.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ren Shen
as printed: Ren Shen equal amount
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g | — | — | |
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Bai Zhu
as printed: Bai Zhu equal amount
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g | — | — | |
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Fu Ling
as printed: Fu Ling equal amount
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g | — | — | |
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Mu Xiang
as printed: Mu Xiang equal amount
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g | — | — | |
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Quan Xie
as printed: Quan Xie equal amount
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g | — | — | |
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Jiang Can
as printed: Jiang Can equal amount
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g | — | — | |
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Tian Ma
as printed: Tian Ma equal amount
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g | — | — |
Preparation
Decoction, taken warm. Or grind into fine powder, add to food for children.
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