| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms related to slippery-faint pulse (hua wei) |
Qi Wei Bai Zhu San
Seven-Ingredient Powder with Atractylodes Macrocephala
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Tonifies Stomach and Spleen;
Disperses Dampness;
Promotes digestion.
| Long-term reduction in food causing exhaustion of the Essence and Fluids with weight loss, emaciation. | Great thirst;
Vomiting and diarrhea due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency;
Convulsion (severe cases);
Irritability;
Loss of consciousness (severe cases);
Pale-flaccid tongue, greasy coating;
Slippery-Faint pulse (Hua Wei).
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Qi Pi Tang
Open the Spleen Decoction; Lotus and Citrus Decoction
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Tonifies Spleen-Qi;
Disperses Dampness;
Promotes digestion.
| Digestive disorders due to Spleen-Qi Deficiency and Dampness. | Chronic gastroenteritis;
Indigestion;
Persistent diarrhea;
Watery diarrhea;
Jaundice;
Pain of the abdomen;
Poor appetite;
Vomiting;
Pale tongue, greasy coating;
Slippery-Faint pulse (Hua Wei); Soft-Faint pulse (Ru Wei).
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