Prescriptions for Inducing Diuresis to Remove Dampness
Ling Gui Gan Zao Tang (苓桂甘枣汤)
Name
The Prescription of 苓桂甘枣汤
Ingredients
Fu Ling 24 g,Gui Zhi 12 g,Zhi Gan Cao 6 g,Da Zao 15 dates.Explanation
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.
Fu Ling: Inducing diuresis and draining dampness, invigorating the spleen and inducing tranquilization.
Da Zao: Invigorating the spleen-Qi, relieving the liver depression, treating deficiency of the heart.
The Effect of 苓桂甘枣汤
Effect
Warm heart-yang and promote diuresis.
Indications
Kidney deficiency, difficult urination.
Administrations
Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken twice.
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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