Fu Zi Li Zhong Tang
Ingredients: Oriental ginseng root (ren shen), Atractylodes root (bai zhu), Chinese licorice root (zhi gan cao), Dry ginger root (pao gan jiang), Prepared aconitum tuber root (pao fu zi).
| Mandarin: 附子理中(人參)湯 Pin-Yin: Fu Zi Li Zhong Tang English: Aconite, Ginseng, & Ginger Combination Romaji: Bushi Ninjin To Kanji: 附子人参湯 Kampo: No |
Source:
- Formulas of the Bureau of the People’s Welfare Pharmacy (Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang, 1078)
How it works:
- Warms yang
- Eliminates Cold
- Tonifies qi
- Strengthens the spleen
Clinical Applications:
- Severe deficient cold of the spleen and stomach
- Lower body temperature
- Intolerance to cold
- White and slippery tongue coating
- Spleen and kidney yang deficiency
Fu Zi Li Zhong Tang is an ancient formula first published in the “Formulas of the Bureau of the People’s Welfare Pharmacy” in 1078 to help with spleen and kidney yang deficiency and severe deficient cold of the stomach by warming the yang, eliminating cold, tonifying qi, and strengthening the spleen.
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English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
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Aconite |
Zhi Fu Zi |
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Dried Ginger |
Gan Jiang |
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Ginseng |
Ren Shen |
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White Atractylodes |
Bai Zhu |
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Bake Licorice |
Zhi Gan Cao |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula: Aconite tonifies the spleen, tonifies qi, and dries dampness, Dried Ginger warms the spleen, warms the stomach, and eliminates interior cold, Ginseng tonifies yuan qi, reinforces yang, and harmonizes the middle jiao.