Fuzi Chishi Zhi Wan: Traditional Chinese Medicine for Digestive System Weakness and Diarrhea

January 20, 2024

Fuzi Chishi Zhi Wan, the name of the traditional Chinese medicine prescription comes from the book "Yangshi Jiacang Fang" Volume Seven. It is used for the elderly and weak individuals with coldness in the digestive system and uncontrollable diarrhea.


[Composition] 2 liang of Fuzi (processed and peeled, grounded into powder), 1 liang of Chishi Zhi (finely ground).

[Preparation] Grind the ingredients into powder, mix with vinegar to form a dough, and shape it into pills about the size of a Chinese parasol tree seed.

[Functions and Indications] Used for elderly and weak individuals with coldness in the digestive system and uncontrollable diarrhea.

[Dosage] Take 50 pills each time, swallow with warm rice drink before meals.

[Introduction to Medicinal Ingredients]

Fuzi: It can rescue the collapsed Yang energy, warm the body, dispel coldness and dampness. It is used to treat conditions such as excessive Yin and insufficient Yang, excessive sweating leading to Yang depletion, vomiting and diarrhea, cold pain in the abdomen, cold diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency, edema in children, wind-cold-damp bi syndrome, sprains, impotence, cold uterus, ulcers, and all other conditions caused by deep coldness.

Chishi Zhi: It has the effects of astringing the intestines, stopping bleeding, and promoting tissue regeneration. It is commonly used for long-term diarrhea, prolonged bloody stools, excessive menstrual bleeding, and external treatment of ulcers that do not heal and are accompanied by pus and excessive moisture.

[Comments by Famous Doctors]

Fuzi Chishi Zhi Wan - from "Shengji Zonglu" Volume Ninety-Two

[Composition] Half liang of Fuzi (processed and peeled), half liang of Chishi Zhi (burned), half liang of Bajitian (without the heart), half liang of Buguzhi (fried), 1 liang of Huixiangzi (fried), 1 liang of Yizhi (peeled).

[Preparation] Grind the ingredients into powder, mix with wine to form a dough, and shape it into pills about the size of a Chinese parasol tree seed.

[Functions and Indications] Used for deficiency and fatigue, weakness in the lower body, coldness in the bladder, frequent urination.

[Dosage] Take 20 pills each time, swallow with salt water before meals.

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