Xiao Jianzhong Decoction warms and nourishes the central qi, and gently tonifies yin and yang.

by plcom59 on 2010-03-18 10:40:00

[Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Preservation] Xiao Jian Zhong Tang. This prescription is from the Treatise on Cold Damage Disorders and has the functions of warming the center and replenishing deficiency, harmonizing the interior and relieving urgency. It mainly treats hypothermia in the middle Jiao (stomach and spleen area) and disharmony between liver and spleen. Symptoms include acute pain in the abdomen, preference for warmth and pressure, fatigue and weakness, timidity and shortness of breath; or palpitations, restlessness, pale complexion; or accompanied by soreness in the limbs, heat in the hands and feet, dry throat and mouth. Pale tongue with white coating, fine and taut pulse. (This prescription is often used for gastric and duodenal ulcers, chronic hepatitis, chronic gastritis, neurasthenia, aplastic anemia, functional fever, etc., which belong to the category of middle Jiao hypothermia and disharmony between liver and spleen.)