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Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang (苓桂朮甘湯) warms and strengthens the Spleen yang and transforms phlegm-fluid (thin water-rheum); for Spleen yang deficiency with phlegm-fluid accumulation.
English Name
Poria, Cinnamon Twig, Atractylodes and Licorice Decoction
Classical Source
Jin Gui Yao Lue, c. 220 CE
Ingredients
Actions & Functions
- Warms and strengthens the Spleen yang
- Transforms phlegm-fluid and promotes urination
Indications
Spleen yang deficiency with phlegm-fluid: fullness of the chest and epigastrium, dizziness, palpitations, shortness of breath, a splashing sound in the stomach, and cough with thin watery sputum.
Tongue & Pulse
Tongue: swollen with a white slippery coat. Pulse: slippery or wiry.
Modifications
With more cold, add Gan Jiang; with marked palpitations, add Long Gu and Mu Li.
Cautions & Contraindications
Warming; not for phlegm-heat or yin deficiency.
