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Xu, Yang - SP |
Li Zhong Wan |
理
中
丸 |
Regulate the middle pill
Function: warms middle Jiao, strengthens
Spleen & Stomach
Composition:
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Gan Jiang
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Rhizome zingiberis
officinalis
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9g
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Ren Shen
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Radix ginseng
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9g
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Bai Zhu
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Rhizome atractrylodis
macrocephalae
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9g
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Zhi Gan Cao
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Honey fried radix
glycyrrhizae uralensis
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9g
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Indications:
Middle jiao qi and/or yang deficiency resulting in diarrhea
(watery stool), turbid Stomach Yin rebelling (nausea, vomiting),
poor appetite, cold abdominal pain, no thirst, T- pale with white
coat, P- deep thin. This can quite often manifest with cold
hands and feet, cold chest bi with fullness.
This formula is
also sometimes called ren shen tang, zhi zhong tang,
& ren shen li zhong tang.
It can be
compared to hou po wen zhong
tang which dries damp, moves qi, but does not tonify. It
is used more for an invasion of damp/cold. Li zhong wan is
more indicated for cold from deficiency without damp (or not
significant dampness).
It is used for
Western diseases such as, gastritis, ulcers, gastroptosis,
irritable bowel syndrome, colitis, and some bleeding disorders.
Do not use is any
signs of Heat are present.
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