Prescriptions for Dispelling Wind to Remove Dampness
Gan Cao Fu Zi Tang (甘草附子汤)
Name
The Prescription of 甘草附子汤
Source
The book Shang Han Lun
Ingredients
Zhi Gan Cao 6 g,3 Fu Zi,Bai Zhu 6 g,Gui Zhi 12 g.Explanation
Fu Zi: Restoring yang from collapse, reinforcing fire and strengthening yang, dispelling cold to alleviate pain.
Gui Zhi: Being pungent and sweet in flavor and warm in nature, expelling pathogenic factors from the muscles and skin by means of diaphoresis, warming the channels to dispel pathogenic cold.
Zhi Gan Cao: Supplementing Qi and regulating the stomach, together with Gui Zhi aiding in expelling the pathogenic factors from the muscles and skin, together with Shao Yao replenishing Yin, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.
Bai Zhu: Strengthening the spleen and drying dampness.
The Effect of 甘草附子汤
Effect
Warm meridians and disperse cold, expel wind and eliminate dampness.
Administrations
Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken three times a day.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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