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Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang 苓桂术甘汤
Poria, Cinnamon twig, Atractylodes and Licorice Decoction


Tradition:
TCM

Source / Author:
Discussion of Cold Induced Disorders (Shang Han Lun) C.220

Herb Name
Fu Ling (Poria)
Gui Zhi
(Cinnamon twig)
Bai Zhu
(White Atractylodes)
Gan Cao (Licorice)

Latin
Poria cocos
Cinnamomum cassia
Atractylodes macrocephala
Glycyrrhiza uralensis

Amount
12 grams
9 grams

6 grams ea.


Preparation:
Decoction

Function:
Tonify the Spleen, Warm the Yang, clears Cold-Phlegm and Damp

Use:
Chest and Hypochondriac Fullness, Cough with Cold-Phlegm, white and greasy Tongue coating, slippery pulse
1. Edema
2. Cough or Lung disease with excess Cold Phlegm
3. Chronic Bronchitis
4. Dizziness
5. Vertigo
6. Meniere’s Syndrome
7. Chronic Gastritis
8. Chronic Nephritis
9. Cardiac Failure
10. Coronary Artery Disease
11. Hysteria
12. Neurosis


Dose:

the above can be taken over the course of the day

Cautions:
1. Not used in dryness or Yin deficiency

Modifications:
1. Vomiting or excess Phlegm, add Pinella Ban Xia
2. Nausea and Vomiting, take with Er Chen Tang (Two Cured Decoction) 3. Cough with excess Phlegm, add Pinella Ban XIa and Citrus Chen Pi.
4. Fatigue, Lethargy add Codonopsis Dang Shen (or Ginseng if severe) 5. Abdominal Pain from Cold and weakness, take with Li Zhong Wan.


Similar Formulas
This is the same as Si Jun Zi Tang, but swaps Cinnamon twig for Ginseng. This is better to clear Cold and Damp, Si Jun Zi Tang is better for more severe deficiency.


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