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Shen Ling Bai Zhu Wan TCM Herbal Formula

  • English Name: Ginseng, Poria & Atractylodes Pills
  • Pinyin Name: Shen Ling Bai Zhu Wan
  • Chinese Character: 参苓白术丸
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How Is Shen Ling Bai Zhu Wan Categorized?

Shen Ling Bai Zhu Wan Functional Groupings

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Sub Categories Within The Tonify Category

Tonify the BloodTonify the QiTonify the Qi and BloodTonify the YinWarm and Tonify the Yang

There Are 37 Formulas In Our Tonify Category

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How Is Shen Ling Bai Zhu Wan Used Clinically?

Shen Ling Bai Zhu Wan Usages and Indications

  • Diarrhea, loose stools, or mucus/greasy stools from damp accumulation in the spleen/stomach.
  • Borborygmus, low appetite, fatigue, and/or pale complexion resulting from spleen qi deficiency.
  • Colitis, IBS, gastritis, and other types of gastro intenstinal disorders where the predominant TCM pattern is spleen qi deficiency and damp accumulation.

Cautions and Contraindications

    • Use with caution during pregnancy.
    • Use with caution with patients that present with yin deficiency. 
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Conditions and Patterns Potentially Related With Shen Ling Bai Zhu Wan

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Shen Ling Bai Zhu Wan Related Conditions and Patterns

DiarrheaDigestive IssuesFatigueNausea

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Spleen Qi DeficiencySpleen and Stomach Damp Heat

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Hyacinth Bean


Appears in the Herbs That Clear and Relieve Summerheat category

Usages

  • Clears summerheat - especially with pronounced diarrhea or vomiting.
  • Strengthens the spleen - chronic diarrhea, vaginal discharge due to spleen deficiency.

Bai Zhu


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Atractylodes (White) Rhizome


Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Qi category

Usages

  • Tonifies the spleen, augments qi, dries dampness - diarrhea, fatigue, lack of appetite, vomiting, edema.
  • Stabilizes the exterior and stops sweating - spontaneous sweating due to qi deficiency.
  • Calms the fetus - arising from spleen deficiency.

Fu Ling


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Poria, China Root


Appears in the Herbs That Drain Dampness category

Usages

  • Promotes urination, drains dampness, transforms phlegm - urinary difficulty, diarrhea, edema, headache, dizziness, greasy tongue coat.
  • Strengthens the spleen, harmonizes the middle jiao - diarrhea, loss of appetite.
  • Quiets the heart and calms the spirit - palpitations, insomnia, forgetfulness.

This formula has cautions, see details

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

Jie Geng


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Balloon Flower Rhizome


Appears in the Herbs That Transform Phlegm Cold category

Usages

  • Opens up and disseminates lung qi, expels phlegm - cough (wind-heat/cold), benefits the throat (sore, loss of voice).
  • Promotes discharge of pus.
  • Guides other herbs to the upper body.

Lian Zi


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Lotus Seed


Appears in the Herbs That Stabilize and Bind category

Usages

  • Tonify the spleen and binds - chronic diarrhea, loss of appetite.
  • Tonify the kidneys and stabilize the jing - stop leukorrhea and spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation.
  • Nourish heart, calm the spirit - irritability, anxiety, palpitations, insomnia.

Ren Shen

Ginseng Root


Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Qi category

Usages

  • Strongly tonify yuan qi - extreme collapse of qi, shortness of breath, cold limbs, profuse sweating, weak pulse (often used alone for this condition after severe blood loss).
  • Tonify lung qi - wheezing, shortness of breath, w/kidneys failing to grasp the qi.
  • Strengthen the middle warmer - lethargy, no appetite, chronic diarrhea, prolapse of organs, distended chest/abdomen.
  • Generates fluids, stops thirst - xiao ke, damaged fluid due to high dever and profuse sweating.
  • Benefits heart qi, calms the spirit - palpitations, anxiety, insomnia, poor memory, restlessness due to qi and/or blood deficiency.

This formula has cautions, see details

Sha Ren


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Cardamon


Appears in the Aromatic Herbs That Transform Dampness category

Usages

  • Transforms dampness, stops vomiting - nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea.
  • Promotes movement of Qi, strengthens stomach.
  • Calms the fetus, morning sickness.
  • Prevents tonifying herbs from causing stagnation. (See also Bai Dou Kou, Yi Zhi Ren)

Shan Yao


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Chinese Yam


Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Qi category

Usages

  • Tonify the spleen and stomach qi - diarrhea, fatigue, spontaneous sweating, lack of appetite.
  • Tonify the lung qi and yin - chronic cough/wheezing.
  • Strengthen the kidney yin and yang - not hot nor cold, benefits both yin and yang, xiao ke, also binds the jing - spermatorrhea, vaginal discharge, frequent urination.

Yi Yi Ren

Seeds of Job's Tears


Appears in the Herbs That Drain Dampness category

Usages

  • Promotes urination, drains dampness - edema, difficult urination, damp leg qi.
  • Strengthens the spleen, stops diarrhea.
  • Clears heat and expels pus - carbuncles, lung or intestinal abscesses.
  • Expels wind-damp, relieves joint and muscle pain.
  • Clears damp-heat - any damp-heat disorder at any level with greasy tongue coating and digestive problems.

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