Jiu Wei Bing Lang Jia Wu Fu Tang - 九味槟榔加吳茯湯 - Areca Nine Decoction With Evodia And Poria

English:	Areca Nine Decoction with Evodia and Poria
Also Known As:	Semen Areca Combination

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Sm. Arecae	Bing Lang	6-15g	Regulates Qi, reduces accumulations, unblocks the bowels and promotes urination. With Zi Su Ye, Chen Pi and Sheng Jiang, for Wind-Damp Leg Qi.
Per. Citri Reticulatae	Chen Pi	3-9g	Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis	Hou Po	3-10g	Promotes the movement of Qi in the Middle Jiao, resolves Stagnation, descends Qi,dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
Rx. Aucklandiae	Mu Xiang	3-10g	Promotes the movement of Qi, dispels Damp-Heat, harmonizes the Liver and Spleen and Alleviates pain. With Bing Lang, for Qi Stagnation in the Stomach and Intestines. With Bing Lang and Da Huang, for epigastric and abdominal fullness, distention, and pain with constipation.
Fol. Perillae	Zi Su Ye	3-10g	Releases the Exterior, disperses Cold and promotes the movement of Spleen and Stomach Qi.
Fr. Evodiae	Wu Zhu Yu	3-10g	Alleviates pain, Disperses Cold, Promotes the movement of Qi, Relieves Stagnation in the Liver channel, Warms the Middle Jiao.
Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi	9-15g	Releases the Exterior, assists Yang, releases the muscle layer and warms and facilitates the flow of Qi through the channels and collaterals and Blood through the vessels. With Fu Ling, unblocks Yang and facilitates the removal of congested fluids. With Wu Zhu Yu, for abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea and menstrual irregularity due to Cold from Deficiency in the Chong and Ren channels. With Da Huang, removes Blood Stasis and unblocks the flow of Qi.
Poria	Fu Ling	9-18g	Harmonizes the Middle Jiao, Leaches out Dampness, Promotes urination, Strengthens the Spleen. With Mu Xiang, for diarrhea and borborygmus due to Dampness.
Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang	3-15g	Dispels Blood Stasis, Drains Heat, Eliminates Phlegm, Invigorates the Blood, Promotes urination, Purges accumulations, Transforms Dampness.
Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang	3-6g	Releases the Exterior, induces perspiration, disperses Cold, warms the Middle, warms the Lungs and normalizes the flow of Qi at the center. With Chen Pi, for Cold-Dampness Obstructing the Middle.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	1-3g	Moderates spasms, alleviates pain, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

Formula Actions

• Dispels water accumulation
• Disperses Qi and Blood Stagnation
• Relieves constipation

Syndromes

• Qi and Blood Stagnation with water accumulation in the legs

Clinical Manifestations

Pitting edema Numbness Fatigue Weakness in the legs Palpitations Distention beneath the Heart

Constipation Dyspnea T: Blue purple maybe with purple or red spots C: White P: Choppy or Wiry and choppy

Treats

Hypertension Myocarditis Congestive Heart failure Beriberi Neurosis Numbness Paresthesia Weakness Pitting edema

Multiple neuritis Dyspnea Basedow's disease Neuritis Cardiac neurosis Palpitations Constipation Fatigue

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

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