Liu Jun Zi Tang (Six Gentlemen Decoction)

Six Gentlemen Decoction

Yi Xue Zheng Zhuan, 1515

• Si Jun Zi Tang (Ren Shen, Bai Zhu, Fu Ling, Zhi Gan Cao)
• plus Chen Pi & Ban Xia

• Tonifies the qi and strengthens the Spleen
• Dries dampness and transforms phlegm

Spleen qi deficiency with damp-phlegm: fatigue, poor appetite, loose stools, nausea, a stifling chest, and cough with white sputum.

Tongue: pale with a white greasy coat. Pulse: weak (or slippery).

Add Mu Xiang and Sha Ren (Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang) for qi stagnation with pain.

For Spleen qi deficiency with damp; not for yin deficiency with heat.