gui fu li zhong tang

Cinnamon and Prepared Aconite Decoction to Regulate the Middle

附桂理中丸

About gui fu li zhong tang

Gui Fu Li Zhong Tang, Cinnamon and Prepared Aconite Decoction to Regulate the Middle, adds Rou Gui and Zhi Fu Zi to the Li Zhong Wan base. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that warm the Middle and dispel Cold.

Ingredients

HerbAmount
gan jiang9 g
ren shen9 g
bai zhu9 g
zhi gan cao9 g
rou gui—
zhi fu zi—

Actions and indications

Warms and tonifies the Spleen, Stomach and Kidneys

  • Yang deficiency of the Spleen, Stomach and Kidneys with Cold accumulating inside
  • Diarrhoea containing undigested food, or loose stools
  • Diarrhoea at daybreak (cock's-crow diarrhoea)
  • Vomiting, reduced appetite and no thirst
  • Fullness of the epigastrium and abdomen that is eased by pressure

Dispels Cold and replenishes Yang

  • Aversion to cold, back pain, and limbs that are cold and stiff
  • Clenched jaw (trismus)
  • Tongue pale, possibly moist, with a white coat; pulse deep, slow and weak

Modern uses

  • Acute or chronic gastritis
  • Acute or chronic gastroenteritis
  • Enteritis
  • Gastric or duodenal ulcers
  • Gastrectasis
  • Gastroptosis
  • Colitis
  • Chronic colitis
  • Ulcerative colitis
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Celiac disease
  • Cholera
  • Nausea/vomiting
  • Anorexia
  • Abdominal fullness and distention
  • Polyuria
  • Senile dementia

Symptoms

Modifications

Cautions

Names

Pinyingui fu li zhong tang·fu gui li zhong wan
Chinese附桂理中丸
English NameCinnamon and Prepared Aconite Decoction to Regulate the Middle·Prepared Aconite and Cinnamon Pill to Regulate the Middle·Gui Fu Li Zhong Tang·Decoction to Regulate the Spleen and Stomach with Aconite and Cinnamon Bark

Classification

Category
Warm the Middle and Dispel Cold