Names Of Ping Wei Wan
Ping Wei Wan TCM Herbal Formula
- English Name: Calm the Stomach Powder
- Pinyin Name: Ping Wei Wan
- Alternate Names: Ping Wei San, Ping Wei Pian, Magnolia and Ginger Formula
- Chinese Character: 平胃散
How Is Ping Wei Wan Categorized?
Ping Wei Wan Functional Groupings
- Primary Category: Expel Dampness
- Subcategory: Promote Urination and Leach out Dampness
Sub Categories Within The Expel Dampness Category
Clear Damp-HeatDispel Wind-DampnessPromote Urination and Leach out DampnessTransform Damp TurbidityWarm and Transform Water and Dampness
There Are 21 Formulas In Our Expel Dampness Category
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How Is Ping Wei Wan Used Clinically?
Ping Wei Wan Usages and Indications
- Damp cold stagnation in the middle jiao - poor appetite, indigestion, gastritis, loose stools, heavy sensation of the limbs, fatigue.
- Can be used to induce labor with appropriate underlying diagnoses.
Cautions and Contraindications
- Avoid in pregnancy and in yin deficient and/or blood deficient cases due to the warming and drying nature.
Conditions and Patterns Potentially Related With Ping Wei Wan
Ping Wei Wan Related Conditions and Patterns
Abdominal PainDiarrheaDigestive IssuesFatigueGastritisIndigestionPeptic Ulcer
All Conditions
Stomach ColdStomach Dampness
All Patterns
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Ping Wei Wan Has 6Ingredients
Cang Zhu
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Atractylodes
Appears in the Aromatic Herbs That Transform Dampness category
Usages
- Strongly dries dampness, strengthens spleen - low appetite, diarrhea, epigastric distention, fatigue, vomiting, greasy tongue coat.
- Expels wind-damp-cold (bi-syndrome) in extremities.
- Clears damp-heat from lower burner (combine with clear-heat herbs, however, as this has a warm nature (for example, Er Miao San) - vaginal discharge, swollen and sore joints.
- Induces sweating, release the exterior.
- Improves vision.
Hou Po
Magnolia Bark
Appears in the Aromatic Herbs That Transform Dampness category
Usages
- Promotes movement of Qi, transforms dampness, resolves stagnation - dampness in spleen/stomach, food stagnation, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal distention (*important herb for this).
- Warms and transforms phlegm and directs rebellious lung Qi downward - wheezing, phlegm with coughing, stifling sensation in the chest.
This formula has cautions, see details
Chen Pi
Tangerine Peel
Appears in the Herbs That Regulate The Qi category
Usages
- Regulates Qi, improves transportive function of the spleen, relieves diaphragm - epigastric/abdominal distention, fullness, bloating, belching, nausea, vomiting (promotes movement of qi in general; specifically directing it downward - good for different types of nausea/vomiting).
- Important herb for drying dampness and the transformation of phlegm - coughs with stifling sensation in the chest/diaphragm, and copious viscous sputum (qi-level herb).
- Prevents stagnation - prevents cloying of tonifying herbs.
- Ju Hong is the red part of the tangerine peel - it is more drying and aromatic.
Gan Cao
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Licorice Root
Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Qi category
Usages
- Tonifies the spleen and augments qi - spleen deficiency w/shortness of breath, fatigue, loose stools (si jun zi tong).
- Qi and/or blood deficiency w/irregular pluse or palpitations (Zhi Gan Cao Tang).
- Moistens the lungs and stops cough - heat/cold in the lungs (Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang).
- Clears heat and toxic fire (raw) - carbuncles, sores, sore throat due to fire toxin (internally or topically).
- Alleviates pain and stops spasms - abdomen or legs (Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang).
- Often used to harmonize and/or moderate characteristics of other herbs.
- Antidote for toxic substances (internally and topically).
This formula has cautions, see details
Da Zao
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Chinese Date, Jujube
Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Qi category
Usages
- Tonifies spleen qi - weakness, shortness of breath, reduced appetite, loose stools.
- Nourishes the blood, calms the spirit - irritability, pale complexion, emotional disturbances, restlessness.
- Useful to harmonize the harsh properties of other herbs.
This formula has cautions, see details
Sheng Jiang
Fresh Ginger Rhizome
Appears in the Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Cold category
Usages
- Release the exterior, wind-cold, regulate ying and wei qi
- Warms the middle jiao - stomach cold/vomiting
- Alleviates coughing, warms lung
- Reduces toxicity of other herbs
This formula has cautions, see details
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