Wan Dai Tang
Ingredients: White atractylodes (bai zhu), Peony (white) (shao yao), Dioscorea (shan yao), Atractylodes (cang zhu), Oriental ginseng root (ren shen), Chinese licorice root (gan cao), Bupleurum root (chai hu), Citrus (chen pi), Carbonized schizonepeta (jing jie tan), Plantago seed (che qian zi).
Mandarin: 完帶湯 Pin-Yin: Wan Dai Tang English: Peony & Plantags Combination Romaji: Kan Tai To Kanji: 完帯湯 Kampo: No |
How it works:
- Strengthens spleen
- Dries up dampness
- Disperses and regulates the liver qi stagnation
Clinical Applications:
- Spleen deficiency
- Liver qi stagnation
- Dai channel disfunction
Wan Dai Tang is an herbal combination used to help treat spleen deficiency, liver qi stagnation, and dai channel disfunction by strengthening the spleen, dispersing and regulation liver qi stagnation, and drying up dampness.
English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
White Atractylodes |
Bai Zhu |
Peony |
Shao Yao |
Red Atractylodes |
Cang Zhu |
Ginseng |
Ren Shen |
Licorice |
Gan Cao |
Bupleurum |
Chai Hu |
Citrus Peel |
Chen Pi |
Carbonized Schizonepeta |
Jing Jie Tan |
Plantago |
Che Qian Zi |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Peony nourishes the blood, calms liver yang, and softens the liver. Plantago is used to promote urination, clear damp-heat, and clear liver heat.