Gan Cao Gan Jiang Fu Ling Bai Zhu Tang, Licorice, Ginger, Poria and Atractylodes Macrocephala Decoction, is those four herbs. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that warm and transform Cold-Phlegm, and records it as warming Yang and strengthening the Spleen to eliminate Dampness.

Herb

Amount

6 g

12 g

12 g

6 g

Actions and indications

Warms Yang and dispels Cold

Cold-Damp in the Lower Jiao
Cold and pain of the lower back and body, with sciatica
Tongue pale with a white coat; pulse deep, thready and moderate

Strengthens the Spleen and eliminates Dampness

A marked heavy feeling in the lower back
Plentiful urination without thirst

Modern uses

Low back pain
Lumbago
Acute lumbar strain
Lumbar disc disease
Sciatica
Arthritis
Enuresis
Diarrhea
Gastritis
Superficial gastritis
Atrophic gastritis
Acute gastroenteritis
Duodenal ulcer
Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease
Impotence
Renal calculi
Benign prostatic hypertrophy
Allergic rhinitis
Chronic bronchitis
Eczema

Modifications

Severe cold and pain: + zhi fu zi, + xi xin

Chronic backache with vaginal discharge: + hong hua

Chronic backache in older people, or frequent urination and incontinence in children up to fourteen: + zhi fu zi, + lu jiao jiao

Heavy Dampness: + ze xie, + cang zhu, + yi yi ren

Pronounced Spleen Qi deficiency: + ren shen

Cold-Damp low back pain: + sheng jiang, + chuan niu xi, + xu duan, + gui zhi, + du zhong, + hu ji sheng, − gan jiang

Low back pain from severe Cold-Damp (combined with Shen Shi Tang): + rou gui, + ma huang, + bai zhi

Chronic back pain from severe Cold-Damp with Kidney deficiency (combined with Shen Shi Tang): + du zhong, + sang ji sheng, + xu duan

Same chronic Kidney-deficient back pain, alternative herbs: + du zhong, + huai niu xi, + sang ji sheng

Cold-Damp low back pain with marked heaviness: + han fang ji, + yi yi ren

Pinyin

gan cao gan jiang fu ling bai zhu tang

English Name

Licorice, Ginger, Poria, and Atractylodes Macrocephala Decoction

gan cao gan jiang fu ling bai zhu tang

About gan cao gan jiang fu ling bai zhu tang

Ingredients

Actions and indications

Warms Yang and dispels Cold

Strengthens the Spleen and eliminates Dampness

Modern uses

Symptoms

Modifications

Cautions

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