The efficacy of Ginseng Ling Bai Zhu San is to nourish the spleen and stomach and benefit the lung qi. It is clinically used in Chinese medicine for treating weakness of the spleen and stomach, loose food and stools, shortness of breath and cough, and tiredness of limbs. Ginseng, Poria, Atractylodes (fried), Chinese yam, white lentils (fried), lotus seeds, coix seeds (fried), sand, orris, and licorice are the ten herbs in this formula. In modern clinical practice, Ginseng and Atractylodes macrocephala has been effective for multiple diseases, as summarized below: 1. Uremia, etc.
2. Ear, nose and throat diseases: including chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, etc.
3. Pediatric diseases: including pediatric chronic prolonged bacillary dysentery, pediatric diarrhea, pediatric polydipsia, pediatric anorexia, neonatal pyloric stenosis, etc.
Ginseng and Atractylodes macrocephalae are effective and widely used in clinical practice.