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Fu Ling Gui Zhi Gan Cao Da Zao Tang茯苓桂枝甘草大枣汤

Poria, Cinnamon Twig, Licorice and Jujube Decoction

Also known asCinnamon Twig, Licorice, Jujube and Hoelen Combination.

Medicinals
4

Composition

  • Fu LingPoria250 g

    Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen, harmonizes the Middle *Jiao and transforms Phlegm.*

    warms and transforms fluids, un-blocks Yang and promotes urination.
    • Zhi Gan Cao
    for Spleen and Heart Deficiency causing facial edema, palpitations, and shortness of breath.
  • Gui ZhiRam. Cinnamomi120 g

    Releases the Exterior, assists Yang, adjusts the Ying and Wei, releases the muscle layer, unblocks Yang, transforms *Qi and thin mucus, assists Heart Yang and warms and facilitates the flow of Yang Qi in the chest*.

    for palpitations and dyspnea due to Heart Yang Deficiency.
  • Zhi Gan CaoRx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata60 g

    Tonifies the Spleen, augments *Qi and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.*

  • Da ZaoFr. Jujube15pcs

    Tonifies the Spleen and Stomach, augments *Qi, nourishes the Blood, calms the Spirit and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs*.

Actions

Fortifies the Spleen and Stomach so as to regulate the movement of water

Patterns treated

Deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach, accompanied by insufficiency of Heart Yang

Manifestations

  • A sensation known as running piglet
  • A feeling of gas rising from the navel up toward the chest and throat
  • A pounding, fluttering sensation in the Heart
  • Loose, watery stool
  • Loss of appetite
Tongue body
Unremarkable
Coating
A coating slippery and white in character
Pulse
Wiry in nature

Indications

  • An irregular, pounding heartbeat
  • Throbbing felt below the navel
  • A reduced desire to eat
  • Bloating beneath the Heart
  • A buildup of gas