Water Spleen-Yang deficiency

In the condition of Spleen-Yang deficiency, Gui Zhi can be used to stimulate water metabolism and accelerate water transforming into Qi, thereby relieving edema and difficult urination due to Yang deficiency. In addition, it can particularly warm the blood, stimulate the Heart and promote blood circulation, and can treat cold hands and feet, cramp of the muscles and pain due to cold in the blood. 

Fu Ling is sweet, bland and neutral, and enters the Heart, Spleen, Stomach, Lung and Kidney meridians. It is able to drain out dampness by promoting urination. It can also tonify the Spleen and calm the mind. Because it is sweet and bland, it drains out dampness without the side effect of injuring the Yin and Yang of the body. In the condition of Spleen-Yang deficiency, it is often used as an assistant for treating accumulation of water and dampness in the Middle-Jiao. The manifestations are heaviness of the body, distension of the abdomen and difficult urination. 

Two common syndromes that are referred to as the cold water affects the Heart and the cold water attacks the Lung mainly cause the secondary symptoms. These may occur if there is Heart-Yang and Kidney-Yang deficiency, or Heart-Yang and Spleen-Yang deficiency. 

This formula can warm the Yang, strengthen the Spleen, move the Qi and drain the water. It treats severe accumulation of water in the body due to Spleen-Yang and Kidney-Yang deficiency. The manifestations are severe edema, particularly of the abdomen and legs, cold hands and feet, no thirst, fullness and distension of the chest and abdomen, soft stool, a thick and sticky tongue coating and a deep and slow pulse. 

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