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Li Zhong Wan (理中丸) warms the middle burner, disperses cold and strengthens the Spleen and Stomach; the principal formula for deficiency-cold of the middle jiao.
English Name
Regulate the Middle Pill
Classical Source
Shang Han Lun, c. 220 CE
Ingredients
Actions & Functions
- Warms the middle burner and disperses cold
- Strengthens the Spleen and Stomach qi
Indications
Middle-burner deficiency-cold: abdominal pain relieved by warmth and pressure, vomiting, watery diarrhoea, poor appetite, cold limbs and no thirst.
Tongue & Pulse
Tongue: pale with a white coat. Pulse: deep and thin (or slow).
Modifications
Add Fu Zi (Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan) for more pronounced yang deficiency and cold.
Cautions & Contraindications
Warming and drying; not for damp-heat or yin deficiency with heat.
