Sheng Yang Yi Wei Tang (Raise the Yang and Benefit the Stomach Decoction)

Raise the Yang and Benefit the Stomach Decoction

Pi Wei Lun, 1249

• Huang Qi, Ren Shen, Bai Zhu, Zhi Gan Cao (Liu Jun Zi base, tonify qi)
• Qiang Huo, Du Huo, Fang Feng, Chai Hu (raise yang/dispel damp); Ban Xia, Chen Pi, Fu Ling, Ze Xie, Bai Shao, Huang Lian

• Tonifies the qi and raises the clear yang
• Dispels dampness and harmonises the Stomach

Spleen-Stomach deficiency with damp: fatigue and heavy limbs, poor appetite, loose stools, a stifling chest, and aching joints, worse in damp weather.

Tongue: pale with a greasy coat. Pulse: weak or soggy.

Adjust the wind/damp-dispelling herbs to the degree of damp.

For Spleen deficiency with damp and sinking yang; not for yin deficiency or heat.