Gan Cao Gan Jiang Fu Ling Bai Zhu Tang 甘草干将茯苓白术糖
Licorice, Ginger, Poria and Atractylodes Decoction

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Essentials from the Golden Cabinet (c. 220 CE)

Herb Name Gan Jiang (dried Ginger) Ren Shen (Ginseng) Bai Zhu (White Atractylodes) Zhi Gan Cao (Fried Licorice)

Latin Zingiber officinale Panax ginseng Atractylodes macrocephala Glycyrrhiza uralensis honey-fried Amount 12 grams 6 grams 6 grams 12 grams

Preparation:

Decoction

Function:

Warms the Lower Body, Strengthens Spleen, Clears Damp

Use:

Cold and Damp in the Lower Body. Deep, slow or weak pulse. Pale tongue with a wet and white coating.
1. Cold pain in the Lower Back and Lower Body
2. Heavy feeling in the lower body
3. Arthritis in the lower body
4. Sciatica
5. Cold-type Diarrhea
6. Atropic Gastritis
7. Enuresis
8. Impotence

Dose:

The above is taken over the course of the day in three equal doses

Cautions:

Not suitable in Heat or Yin deficienct conditions

Modifications:

1. Severe cold pain, add Aconitum Fu Zi, Asarum Xi Xin

Similar Formulas:

This is Li Zhong Wan replacing Poria Fu Ling for Ginseng.

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