Gua Lou Zhi Shi Tang
Ingredients: Gardenia fruit (zhi zi), Scute root (huang qin), Tang-kuei root (dang gui), Chinese licorice root (gan cao), Trichosanthes seed (gua lou ren), Fritillaria sichuan bulb (chuan bei mu), Bamboo sap (zhu ru), Ginger root, Bitter orange fruit (zhi shi), Citrus peel (chen pi), Cardamon fruit (suo sha), Aucklandia lappa root (mu xiang), Hoelen fungus (fu ling), Platycodon root (jie geng).
| Mandarin: 瓜樓枳實湯 Pin-Yin: Gua Lou Zhi Shi Tang English: Trichosanthes & Chih-shih Combination Romaji: Karo Kijitsu To Kanji: 栝楼枳実湯 Kampo: Yes |
Source:
- Bring Spring Back to Myriad Diseases (Wan Bing Hui Chun, 1587)
How it works:
- Purges heat
- Transforms phlegm
- Regulates qi flow
- Disperses accumulations
Clinical Applications:
- Accumulation of viscid phlegm
This 16th century formula was developed by the physician Gong Tingxian and published in “Bring Spring Back to Myriad Diseases.” Gua Lou Zhi Shi Tang removes accumulations of viscid phlegm by purging heat, transforming the phlegm, and regulating the flow of qi.
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English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
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Fritillaria |
Bei Mu |
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Trichosanthes |
Gua Lou |
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Chih-shih |
Zhi Shi |
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Gardenia |
Zhi Zi |
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Scute |
Huang Qin |
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Platycodon |
Jie Geng |
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Hoelen |
Fu Ling |
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Citrus Peel |
Chen Pi |
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Angelica Root |
Dang Gui |
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Cardamom |
Suo Sha |
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Aucklandia |
Mu Xiang |
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Licorice |
Gan Cao |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Trichosanthes purges heat from the lungs and transforms hot phlegm, and Chih-shih loosens stagnant qi and accumulations, moves qi downward, removes blockage from the bowels, and transforms phlegm.