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0601 安中散 (An Zhong San)

 

Cardamon & Fennel Formula

 

Calm the Middle Powder

 

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【Formulation】

Chinese Name	Pharmaceutical Name	Pin Yin Name	English Name
甘草	Radix Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	Licorice
延胡索	Rhizoma Corydalis	Yan Hu Suo	Corydalis
良薑	Rhizoma Alpiniae officinarum	Liang Jiang	Galanga
乾薑	Rhizoma Zingiberis	Gan Jiang	Dried Ginger
茴香	Fructus Foeniculi	Hui Xiang	Fennel
肉桂	Cortex Cinnamomi	Rou Gui	Cinnamon Bark
牡蠣	Concha Ostreae	Mu Li	Oyster Shell

 

【Classic Literature Reference】

Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang (Formulas of the Bureau of the People's Welfare Pharmacy, 1078)

Compiler: Chen, Shi-wen et al.

 

【Indications】

Traditional: Deficient cold of the middle warmer marked by stomach aching, abdominal pain, a sensation of fullness and distention in the epigastrium, emaciation, nausea, vomiting, acid regurgitation, soft and flabby abdomen palpitations that feel as if they are located in the periumbilical area, a moist tongue with white coating, and a deficient and thready pulse. It is also used in females with stabbing pain in the lower abdomen and a thready and wiry pulse.

Modern: Gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, gastroxia, gastroptosis, chronic gastritis, dysmenorrheal, and pernicious vomiting.

Pattern of Deficient Cold in the Middle Warmer

 

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