HERB FORMULAS

LING GAN WU WEI JIANG XIN TANG - 苓甘五味薑辛湯 - PORIA, LICORICE, SCHISANDRA, GINGER AND ASARUM DECOCTION

English: Poria, Licorice, Schisandra, Ginger and Asarum Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Poria Fu Ling 12g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and transforms Phlegm.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 9g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm, stops cough and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
With Gan Jiang, Xi Xin and Wu Wei Zi, for cough due to Wind-Cold with sputum.
Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang 9g Warms the Lungs, transforms thin mucus, rescues Devastated Yang and expels Interior Cold.
With Gan Cao, for epigastric pain and vomiting due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold.
With Wu Wei Zi and Xi Xin, for coughing and wheezing due to Cold congested Fluids blocking the descent of Lung Qi.
Hb. Asari Xi Xin 3-9g Warms the Lungs, transforms Phlegm and Thin Mucus, disperses Wind-Cold and Internal Cold and alleviates pain.
Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi 3-12g Astringes leakage of Lung Qi, stops cough and Tonifies Qi.
With Xi Xin, regulates the opening and closing of the Lungs, alleviating cough and calming wheezing for patients with existing thin mucus who are exposed to Wind-Cold leading acute wheezing and coughing of clear thin sputum.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Warms the Lungs
  • Transforms congested Fluids

SYNDROMES

  • Cold Thin Mucus due to Yang Deficiency (Han Yin)

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Cough with profuse sputum
  • Sputum is thin, watery and white
  • Wheezing
  • Discomfort in the chest and diaphragm
  • T: Normal or Pale
  • C: White and slippery
  • P: Wiry and slippery

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with cough or dyspnea due to Lung Heat.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For profuse sputum with nausea: For abdominal distention:
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
+ Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke
For debilitated patients: For severe coughing with facial edema:
+ Cordyceps Dong Chong Xia Cao + Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren
For persistent coughing: For facial flushing due to Yang Ming Heat:
+ Rx. Asteris Zi Wan + Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ Flos Farfarae Kuan Dong Hua For signs of Wind:
For Spleen Deficiency with anorexia: - Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang
+ Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen + Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu + Fol Perillae Zi Su Ye
+ Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi For dyspnea due to Lung and Kidney Deficiency with acute Cold accumulation:
   
   
+ Warm the Lungs Decoction
Wen Fei Tang
   
    + 9g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
   
    + 9g Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren
    + 6g Per, Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi