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Poria, Cinnamon Twig, Atractylodis Macrocephalae, and Licorice Decoction

Pin Yin: Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang

Category: Warm and transform Cold Phlegm
Additional Categories: Warm and Transform Water and Dampness

Actions:
   Warms and transforms Phlegm and congested Fluids, Fortifies Spleen, and transforms Dampness;
  ---used for Spleen Dampness, Turbid Phlegm Harassing Upper Body, or Spleen Qi Vacuity or Yang with edema and congested Fluids in epigastrium with fullness in chest, shortness of breath, coughing of watery sputum, dizziness or vertigo, and palpitations.
   (See Spleen Damp; Turbid Phlegm Harassing Upper Body; Spleen Qi Vacuity; Spleen Yang Vacuity .)

Medicinals

Dosages (Qian)

Poria, Sclerotium [fu ling]

Cinnamomi, Rml [gui zhi]

Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Rz [bai zhu]

Glycyrrhizae, Rx [gan cao]

Associated Modern Diseases: Meniere's disease, neurosis, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic nephritis, chronic gastritis, chronic bronchitis.
Formulas with similar or subset of ingredients: Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria [Wu Ling San]; Four-Gentleman Decoction [Si JunZi Tang].

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