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Magnolia Bark Decoction for Warming the Middle

Pin Yin: Hou Po Wen ZhongTang

Category: Promote movement of Qi
Additional Categories: Transform Damp Turbidity; Warm Middle and dispel Cold

Actions:
   Warms Middle Burner, Moves Qi, dries Dampness, and eliminates fullness;
  ---used when Stagnated Dampness and Vacuity Cold simultaneously afflict Middle Burner.
   (See Spleen Damp; Stomach Vacuity Cold; Spleen Yang Vacuity; Stomach Qi Stagnation .)

Medicinals

Dosages (Qian)

Magnoliae Officinalis, Cx [hou po]

3-5

Alpiniae Katsumadai, S [cao dou kou]

2-3

Citri Reticulatae, Pc [chen pi]

3-5

Saussureae seu Vladimirae, Rx (= Aucklandiae, Rx) [mu xiang]

2-3

Zingiberis, Rz [gan jiang]

0.5-2

Zingiberis Recens, Rz [sheng jiang]

2

Poria, Sclerotium [fu ling]

3-4

Glycyrrhizae, Rx [gan cao]

1-3

Associated Modern Diseases: peptic ulcer, chronic gastritis, chronic pancreatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, leukorrhea.
Formulas with similar or subset of ingredients: Pinellia and Magnolia Bark Decoction [Ban Xia Hou Po Tang]; Agastache Powder to Rectify the Qi [Huo XiangZheng Qi San]; Immature Bitter Orange Pill to Reduce Focal Distention [Zhi Shi XiaoPi Wan].

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