WH Acupuncture & Herbs Centre

hou po wen zhong tang(Magnolia Middle-Warming Decoction)/Magnolia& Saussurea powder  

【SOURCE】: Differentiation on Endogenous and Exogenous Diseases

【INGREDIENTS】:

Dry ginger 5g

【DIRECTIONS】: Decoct the above herbs in water with three slices of fresh gin­ger for oral administration.

【EFFECTS】: Warming the middle and regulationg qi, drying dampness for re­lieving fullness.

I【NDICATIONS】: Syndrome of cold-dampness of the spleen and stomach mani­fested by fullness of epigastrium and abdomen; or attack of cold on stomach marked by adventitious epigastric pain.

【ANALYSIS OF FORMULA】: Being pungent and bitter flavors, magnolia bark acts as the main herb to dry dampnes, warm the middle and lower qi. As the assis­tant herbs, tangerine peel can regulate qi and dry dampness; katsumadai seed acts on the spleen and stomach to dry dampness and warm stomach; aucklandia root can activate qi to relieve pain;dry ginger can warm the middle to dispel cold. Poria disperses dampness to strengthen spleen;fresh ginger lowers rebellion and to har­monize the stomach. They both act as the adjuvant herbs. Licorice is the dispatch­er herb to harmonize all the components.

In clinic, it is applied to chronic enteritis, leukorrhea in women pertaining to coagulation of cold-dampness.