Commonly Used Chinese Herb Formulas with Illustrations - Cardamon and Fennel Formula (An Zhong San)


 

0601 安中散 (An Zhong San)

 

Cardamon & Fennel Formula

 

Calm the Middle Powder

 


 

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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