Ling Gan Wu Wei Jiang Xin  苓甘五味薑辛汤
Poria, Licorice, Schisandra, Ginger and Asarum Decoction

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Essentials from the Golden Cabinet (Jin Gui Yao He)

Herb Name Fu Ling (Poria) Gan Cao (Licorice) Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra) Gan Jiang (Ginger) Xi Xin (Asarum)

Latin Poria cocos Glycyrrhiza uralensis Schisandra chinensis Zingiber officinalis Asarum chinense Amount 12 grams 9 grams ea.

Preparation:

Decoction

Function:

Warms the Lungs, Clears Cold Phlegm

Use:

Cough with excess clear phlegm, a white greasy tongue coat and a slippery pulse.
1. Cough
2. Chronic Bronchitis
3. Asthma
4. Breathlessness
5. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Dose:

The above is taken in three equal doses over the day.

Cautions:

Not used for Lung Heat

Modifications:

1. Excess Phlegm with nausea, add Pinella Ban Xia
2. Persistent Cough, add Coltsfoot (Kuan Dong Hua), Apricot kernel (Xing Ren)
3. Lung weakness, add Codonopsis Dang Shen, Astragalus Huang Qi.
4. Abdominal distention, add Citrus Chen Pi.

Similar Formula:
Xiao Qing Long Tang

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