Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang
Ingredients: Hoelen fungus (fu ling), Cinnamon twig (gui zhi), Atractylodes root (bai zhu),Chinese licorice root (zhi gan cao).
| Mandarin: 苓桂朮甘湯 Pin-Yin: Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang English: Hoelen & Atractylodes Combination Romaji: Ryo Kei Jutsu Kan To Kanji: 苓桂朮甘湯 Kampo: Yes |
Source:
- Discussion of Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun, 206)
How it works:
- Brings warmth to and transforms the retention of phlegm and other fluids
- Fortifies the spleen
- Dispels dampness
Clinical Applications:
- Deficiency in the spleen yang causing the retention of phlegm and other fluids
- Thin and white tongue coating
This 2000-year-old formula was developed by the renowned Han dynasty physician Zhang Zhongjing. Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang warms and transforms the retention of phlegm and other fluids, fortifies the spleen, and dispels dampness in order to alleviate a spleen yang deficiency causing the retention of phlegm and other fluids.
|
English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
|
Hoelen |
Fu Ling |
|
Cinnamon Twig |
Gui Zhi |
|
White Atractylodes |
Bai Zhu |
|
Baked Licorice |
Zhi Gan Cao |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Hoelen fortifies the spleen, dispels dampness, and transforms phlegm, and Atractylodes also fortifies the spleen and dispels dampness to supplement the spleen’s ability to transform phlegm and dampness.