Gancao Fuzi Tang
NameThe Prescription of Gancao Fuzi TangSourceThe book Shang Han LunIngredientsZhi Gan Cao 6 g,3 Fu Zi,Bai Zhu 6 g,Gui Zhi 12 g.ExplanationFu Zi: Restoring yang from collapse, reinforcing fire and strengthening yang, dispelling cold to alleviate pain.Gui Zhi: Being pungent and sweet in flavor and wa
Name
The Prescription of Gancao Fuzi Tang
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 Gancao Fuzi Tang
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.
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