Power of Ginseng, Poria and Atractylodes
(Seng Ling Bai Shu San, 參苓白术散)

蓮子 lian zi Lotus seeds Semen Nelumbinis
薏苡仁 yi yi ren Coix seeds Semen Coicis
砂仁 sha ren Cardamon seeds Fructus Amomi
桔梗 jie geng Balloonflower root Radix Platycodi
白扁豆 bai bian dou White hyacinth beans Semen Dolichoris Album
茯苓 fu ling Poria Poria
人參 ren shen Ginseng Radix Ginseng
甘草 gan cao Liquorice root Radix Glycyrrhizae
白朮 bai shu Largehead atractylodes root Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae
山藥 shan yao Chinese yam Rhizoma Dioscoreae

In the prescription, ginseng, atractylodes and poria are the main ingredients for invigorating the spleen and replenishing qi. Hyacinth bean, lotus seeds, coix seeds and yam can expel the accumulated dampness effectively; together with cardamom seeds, balloonflower and liquorice, the qi flow can be consolidated.

Indications: Dampness accumulation associated with deficiencies in the spleen, stomach as well as lung. This is a common prescription for both lung and spleen invigoration.

功效：益氣，健脾，和胃，滲濕，保肺；適用於脾胃氣虛夾濕之証，亦可治肺損虛勞諸証，為健脾補肺常用方劑。