Cold-Damp Encumbering the Spleen

Star

寒湿困脾 (Hán Shī Kùn Pí)

Zang-Fu

Tongue

Pale, swollen, thick white greasy coat

Pulse

Soggy, slow

Key Symptoms

Heavy head and bodyNo appetite; sticky tasteLoose stoolsWhite leukorrheaEpigastric fullness

Overview

Cold-Damp wrapping the middle so transformation stops.

Differentiate from

  • Damp-Heat Invading the Spleen (yellow greasy coat, thirst without desire)
  • Spleen Qi xu without Damp (thin coat, less heaviness)

Etiology

Cold-damp climate, raw food, Spleen Yang already weak.

Treatment Principle

Warm the middle; resolve Damp; revive the Spleen.

Representative formulas. Ping Wei San; Shi Pi Yin if edema is marked.

Representative points. SP-9, SP-3, REN-12, ST-36, BL-20, BL-22.

Representative Formulas

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