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Poria, Cinnamon Twig, Atractylodes Macrocephalea, and Licorice Decoction

Chinese Prescription: Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang

English Translation: Poria, Cinnamon Twig, Atractylodes Macrocephalea, and Licorice Decoction

Formula Type: Warms and Transforms Cold-Phlegm

Actions: Warms & transforms phlegm & thin mucus, strengthens the Spleen, & resolves dampness.

Indications: Fullness in the chest & hypochondria, palpitations, shortness of breath, coughing up clear & watery sputum, & dizziness or vertigo. The tongue is pale & swollen with a white & slippery or greasy coating, & the pulse is usually slippery & either wiry or soggy.

Contraindications: This formula is acrid & warming, & is therefore contraindicated for thin mucus occurring as the result of damp-heat or in patterns characterized by yin deficiency & hyperactive Liver yang.

PinyinEnglishSuggested Dosage
view: Fu Ling
Poria 12g
view: Gui Zhi
Cinnamon Twig 9g
view: Bai Zhu
White Atractylodes 6g
view: Zhi Gan Cao
Honey-fried Licorice 6g