Commonly Used Chinese Herb Formulas with Illustrations - Atractylodes and Hoelen Combination (Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang)


0916 苓桂朮甘湯 (Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang)

 

Atractylodes and Hoelen Combination

 

Poria, Cinnamon Twig, Atractylodes Macrocephala, and Licorice Decoction

 


Formulation

Chinese Name

Pharmaceutical Name

Pin Yin Name

English Name

茯苓

Poria

Fu Ling

Hoelen

桂枝

Ramulus Cinnamomi

Gui Zhi

Cinnamon Twigs

白朮

Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae

Bai Zhu

White Atractylodes

甘草

Radix Glycyrrhizae

Gan Cao

Licorice

 

Classic Literature Reference

Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Febrile Diseases, 206).

Compiler: Zhang, Zhong-jingo

 

Indications

Traditional: Retention of phlegm and fluids due to Spleen yang deficiency marked by stuffiness and fullness in the chest and hypochondrium, dizziness, palpitation, or cough, shortness of breath, edema, soft and weak abdomen, thin and white tongue coating, and a wiry and slippery pulse.

Modern: Chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, congestive heart failure, chronic nephritis, Meniere's disease, neurosis, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic gastritis, chronic optic nerve disorders, and pleuritis.

 

Retention of Phlegm and Fluids due to Spleen Yang Deficiency

 

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