gan cao gan jiang fu ling bai zhu tang

Name: gan cao gan jiang fu ling bai zhu tang
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Licorice, Ginger, Poria, and Atractylodes Macrocephala Decoction

About gan cao gan jiang fu ling bai zhu tang

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.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
gan cao	6 g
gan jiang	12 g
fu ling	12 g
bai zhu	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

Symptoms

Absence of thirst
Aversion to cold
Heavy body
Low back pain
Polyuria
Sciatica

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

Cautions

contraindication Not for heaviness of the body and back pain caused by Damp-Heat

Names

Pinyin	gan cao gan jiang fu ling bai zhu tang
English Name	Licorice, Ginger, Poria, and Atractylodes Macrocephala Decoction

Classification

Category: Warm and Transform Cold-Phlegm

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