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Formula祛湿剂· 温化水湿

实脾散

Shí Pí Sǎn

Strengthen the Spleen Powder

From Yan Yonghe's Formulas to Aid the Living, the representative formula for yin-type edema. Fu Zi and Gan Jiang warm Spleen and Kidney yang as sovereigns, Bai Zhu and Fu Ling fortify the Spleen and promote urination as ministers, and Mu Xiang and Hou Po move qi and reduce distension as assistants — together warming yang, fortifying the Spleen, and promoting urination to reduce edema.

Treatment Principle

温阳健脾，行气利水

Warm yang and fortify the Spleen, move qi and promote urination

Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
附子Fù Zǐ	君Sovereign	6g	温肾暖脾，助阳化水，为君药
干姜Gān Jiāng	君Sovereign	6g	温中散寒，助脾运化
白术Bái Zhú	臣Minister	9g	健脾燥湿
茯苓Fú Líng	臣Minister	9g	健脾利水
木香Mù Xiāng	佐Assistant	6g	行气醒脾
厚朴Hòu Pò	佐Assistant	6g	行气除满
木瓜Mù Guā	佐Assistant	6g	化湿和胃
大枣Dà Zǎo	使Courier	3g	益气和中
生姜Shēng Jiāng	使Courier	3g	温中散水
甘草Gān Cǎo	使Courier	3g	调和诸药

Preparation · 煎服法

水煎服。

Draft

PractitionerPatientDate

实脾散Shí Pí Sǎn

Strengthen the Spleen Powder

Herb	Pinyin	Role	Dose
附子	Fù Zǐ	Jun (Sovereign)	6g
干姜	Gān Jiāng	Jun (Sovereign)	6g
白术	Bái Zhú	Chen (Minister)	9g
茯苓	Fú Líng	Chen (Minister)	9g
木香	Mù Xiāng	Zuo (Assistant)	6g
厚朴	Hòu Pò	Zuo (Assistant)	6g
木瓜	Mù Guā	Zuo (Assistant)	6g
大枣	Dà Zǎo	Shi (Courier)	3g
生姜	Shēng Jiāng	Shi (Courier)	3g
甘草	Gān Cǎo	Shi (Courier)	3g

Preparation: 水煎服。

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@misc{bencaodian-shi-pi-san,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Shí Pí Sǎn 实脾散 (Strengthen the Spleen Powder)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/shi-pi-san},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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Herb

Role

Dosage

Notes

温肾暖脾，助阳化水，为君药

温中散寒，助脾运化

健脾燥湿

健脾利水

行气醒脾

行气除满

化湿和胃

益气和中

温中散水

调和诸药

Herb

Pinyin

Role

Dose

附子

Fù Zǐ

Jun (Sovereign)

干姜

Gān Jiāng

Jun (Sovereign)

白术

Bái Zhú

Chen (Minister)

茯苓

Fú Líng

Chen (Minister)

木香

Mù Xiāng

Zuo (Assistant)

厚朴

Hòu Pò

Zuo (Assistant)

木瓜

Mù Guā

Zuo (Assistant)

大枣

Dà Zǎo

Shi (Courier)

生姜

Shēng Jiāng

Shi (Courier)

甘草

Gān Cǎo

Shi (Courier)

@misc{bencaodian-shi-pi-san, author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}}, title = {Shí Pí Sǎn 实脾散 (Strengthen the Spleen Powder)}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine}, url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/shi-pi-san}, urldate = {2026-04-16}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }