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| Health Benefits |
| For: Sciatica • Lower back pain • Gastritis • Diarrhea • Gastroenteritis • Allergic rhinitis |
| Attributes: |
| Products (online examples) |
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| Categories (Click on ⌕ for other formulas in the category) |
| Category: Treat Phlegm ⌕ Subcategory: Warm and Transform Cold Phlegm ⌕ Family: Gan Jiang Lei Fang ⌕ Source: Jin Gui Yao Lue ⌕ Related Formula: |
| Actions |
| Tonify and warm spleen • Dispel cold • Dry dampness |
| Indications and Contraindications |
| Appearance: Tongue -Pale with white coat Pulse -Deep Face/other - |
| Patterns: |
| Indications: Copious urination • Sciatica • Cold pain in the lower back • Pressure in the lower back • Not thirsty |
| Contraindications: Back pain from damp heat |
| Properties |
| Data adapted from product found online. Categories 4% or less not shown. |
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| Herbs |
Cat/Dose |
Actions |
Properties |
| Gan Jiang • Ginger (Dried) • 干姜 |
Warm Interior Expel Cold
12g |
Warm interior • Expel cold • Stop bleeding • Transform phlegm • Rescue devastated yang • Warm Middle Jiao • Warm lungs • Warm meridians |
Anticoagulant • Hypotensive • Antiplatelet • Stimulant • Analgesic • Anti-inflammatory • Antipyretic • Cholagogic • Antiemetic • Antimutagenic |
| Fu Ling • Poria Mushroom • 茯苓 |
Drain Dampness
12g |
Dry dampness • Tonify spleen • Calm spirit • Relief edema • Detox food poisoning • Promote urination
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Diuretic • Antibacterial • Anti-inflammatory • Anti-allergic • Hypoglycemic • Antacid • Sedative • Immunity booster |
| Bai Zhu • White Atractylodes Root • 白术 |
Tonify Qi
6g |
Tonify Spleen Qi • Stop sweating • Calms fetus • Dry dampness • Stabilize exterior • Stop sweating
Bai Zhu is more Spleen focused while Cang Zhu is more for dampness |
Anti-inflammatory • Hepatoprotective • Immunity Booster • Hypoglycemic • Antibaterial |
| Gan Cao • Licorice Root • 甘草 |
Tonify Qi
6g |
Tonify Spleen Qi • Tonify Heart qi • Clear heat • Resolve toxicity • Stop cough • Dispel phlegm • Lubricate lungs • Stop wheezing • Reduce spasm • Relieve pain • Harmonize other herb effects
Enters all 12 channels, often serve as envoy in a formula. |
Hypoglycemic • Antiarrhythmic • Expectorant • Antidiarrheal • Antiulcer • Hepatoprotective • Antiulcer • Immunostimulant • Antitussive • Antiviral • Detox • Demulcent • Anti-inflammatory • Laxative • Emmenagogue • Antimicrobial • Spasmolytic |
| ♠ King/Chief ♥ Minister/Deputy ♣ Assistant ♦ Envoy |
| Directions:
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| Caution |
ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Gan Jiang: Pregnancy • Blood heat • Pregnancy • Bloody mucous • Night sweats • Unexplained sweating • Heat induced pain • Heat induce vomiting
Fu Ling: Foods: Vinegar, pickled food
Bai Zhu: Autoimmune disorder • Yin deficiency with heat • Dehydration • Foods: black carp, Chinese cabbage, peach, plum and coriander
Gan Cao: High blood pressure • Low potassium • Pork • Seaweed • Chinese cabbage • Anti-diabetic drugs • Diuretic drugs |
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