Zhen Wu Tang
Ingredients: Poria (fu ling),Radix Paeoniae alba (bai shao), Rhizoma Zingiberis recens (sheng jiang), Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae (bai zhu),Radix Aconiti Lasteralis praeparata (pao fu zi).
| Mandarin: 真武湯 Pin-Yin: Zhen Wu Tang English: Vitality Combination Romaji: Shinbu To Kanji: 真武湯 Kampo: Yes |
Source:
- Discussion of Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun, 206)
How it works:
- Supplements the spleen and kidney yang
- Brings warmth to the interior
- Encourages water metabolism
- Disperses stagnant water
Clinical Applications:
- Deficiency in the spleen or kidney yang
- Water flooding
This formula was first published in “Treatise on Febrile Diseases” by the renowned Han dynasty physician Zhang Zhongjing. Zhen Wu Tang treats spleen and kidney yang deficiency and water flooding by supplementing the spleen and kidney yang, warming the interior, encouraging water metabolism, and dispersing stagnant water.
|
English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
|
Poria (Hoelen) |
Fu Ling |
|
White Peony |
Bai Shao |
|
Fresh Ginger |
Sheng Jiang |
|
White Atractylodes |
Bai Zhu |
|
Aconite |
Pao Fu Zi |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Aconite replenishes the kidney and spleen yang, Atractylodes tonifies the spleen and reverses dampness, and Poria (Hoelen) drains dampness and fortifies the spleen.