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Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan 附子理中丸
Aconite Regulate the Middle Pill |
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Tradition:
TCM
Source / Author:
Formulary of the Pharmacy Service for Benefitting the People in the Taiping Era (1107)
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Herb Name
Gan Jiang (dried Ginger)
Ren Shen (Ginseng) Bai Zhu (White Atractylodes) Zhi Fu Zi (Processed Aconite) Zhi Gan Cao (Fried Licorice) |
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Preparation:
Powder and form honey pills
Function:
Warms the Yang, Strengthens the Spleen and Stomach, Toinifies Qi
Use:
Nausea, poor appetite, abdominal pain, pale tongue with white coat, deep and slow pulse
Coldness and weakness with Digestive debility
1. Chronic Gastritis
2. Gastric or duodenal Ulcers
3. Chronic Colitis
4. Irritable Bowel Syndrome
5. Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis
6. Leaky Gut
7. Malabsorption Syndrome
8. Gastric Prolapse
9. Chronic Bronchitis
10. Functional Uterine Bleeding
Dose:
6–9 grams, 2–3 times daily with warm water. It may be taken with Rice porridge
Cautions:
1. Not used in Pregnancy
2. Not used in Heat conditions
3. Not used in Yin deficiency
4. Avoid in those taking Heart medication
Modifications:
1. Unless acute or severe, Codonopsis Dang Shen usually replaces Ginseng in modern times with 2–3 times the dosage.
Similar Formulas:
Li Zhong Wan is the same formula without Aconite. It is not as heating and is used for milder cases..
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