Sundance Acupuncture

Herb & Acupuncture Database

(This is my own personal database of teachers, teachings and notes that I use in my practice. I’ve decided to share it freely with anyone who would like to reference it.)

Fu Ling Gan Cao Tang - 茯苓甘草汤 - Poria And Licorice Decoction

English: Poria and Licorice Decoction
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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Poria Fu Ling 6g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen, harmonizes the Middle Jiao and transforms Phlegm.
With Gui Zhi, warms and transforms fluids, un-blocks Yang and promotes urination.
With Zhi Gan Cao, for Spleen and Heart Deficiency causing facial edema, palpitations, and shortness of breath.
Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi 6g Releases the Exterior, assists Yang, adjusts the Ying and Wei, releases the muscle layer, unblocks Yang, transforms Qi and thin mucus, assists Heart Yang and warms and facilitates the flow of Yang Qi in the chest.
With Fu Ling, for palpitations and dyspnea due to Heart Yang Deficiency.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 3g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang 9g Releases the Exterior, induces perspiration, disperses Cold, warms the Middle, stops vomiting, adjusts the Ying and Wei, normalizes the flow of Qi at the center and reduces the toxicity of other herbs.
With Gui Zhi, strongly induces sweating for treatment of External Wind-Cold with chills, fever, body aches and anhidrosis and warms and dispels thin mucus in the Stomach with nausea, hiccup, Stomach pain, acid reflux or vomiting of clear fluid.

Formula Actions

  • Warms Yang
  • Transforms thin mucus
  • Unblocks Yang
  • Disperses pathogenic water
  • Harmonizes the Middle Jiao

Syndromes

  • Pathogenic water lodged in the epigastrium in patients with Spleen and Stomach Deficiency

Clinical Manifestations

  • Epigastric palpitations
  • Cold extremities
  • No thirst
  • Fainting
  • T: Normal
  • C: Slippery and white
  • P: Wiry

Treats

  • Palpitations due to inappropriate sweating
  • Oliguria
  • Digestive disorders
  • Perspiration without thirst

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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For educational reference only; not a substitute for care from a qualified practitioner.