Prescriptions for Warming the Middle-Jiao to Dispel Pathogenic Cold
Li Zhong Hua Tan Wan (理中化痰丸)
Name
The Prescription of 理中化痰丸
Source
The book Ming Yi Za Zhu
Ingredients
Ren ShenBai ZhuGan JiangGan CaoFu LingJiang Ban XiaExplanation
Gan Jiang: The principal drug, being pungent in flavor and heat in nature, warming the spleen and stomach to remove cold in the interior.
Ren Shen: Invigorating primodial Qi, aiding in transporting and transforming nutrients and regulating the ascending and descending movement of Qi.
Fu Ling: Promoting water metabolism and reinforcing the Qi of the heart and spleen.
Bai Zhu: Strengthening the spleen and drying dampness.
Jiang Ban Xia: Dispersing accumulation of pathogens, letting the adverse flow of the stomach-Qi go downwards to arrest vomiting.
Zhi Gan Cao: Replenishing Qi and regulating the stomach.
The Effect of 理中化痰丸
Effect
Strengthen the spleen, warm the spleen and stomach, dry dampness and resolve phlegm.
Administrations
Ground into powder and mixed with honey into pills. 9 g of the pills is taken each time, 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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