HERB FORMULAS

DING YU LI ZHONG TANG - 丁萸李中汤 - CLOVE AND EVODIA DECOCTION TO REGULATE THE MIDDLE

English: Clove and Evodia Decoction to Regulate the Middle
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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang 3-9g Warms the Spleen and Stomach and eliminates interior Cold.
With Gan Cao, for vomiting and epigastric pain due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold.
With Bai Zhu, for diarrhea due to Spleen Deficiency.
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 3-15g Reinforces Yang, strongly tonifies Yuan Qi and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.
 With Bai Zhu, tonifies the transformation and transportation functions of the Spleen.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 3-9g Strengthens the Spleen and dries Dampness.
With Ren Shen, tonifies the Spleen and Stomach.
With Ren Shen and Gan Jiang, for Middle Jiao Deficiency Cold with abdominal pain, distention, vomiting and diarrhea.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 3-9g Augments the Qi of the Middle Jiao and harmonizes.
Flos Caryophylli Ding Xiang 1-5g Warms the Middle Jiao, relieves pain, descends Qi, warms the Kidneys and assists Yang.
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Deficiency.
Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu 3-10g Warms the Middle Jiao, disperses Cold, promotes the movement of Qi, relieves Stagnation in the Liver channel, alleviates pain, spreads the Liver, descends rebellious Qi and stops vomiting.
With Gan Jiang, for acid reflux after meals due to Deficiency and Cold in the Stomach.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Warms the Middle Jiao
  • Dispels Cold
  • Strengthens the Spleen and Stomach
  • Tonifies Qi

SYNDROMES

  • Stomach Cold in children

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Diarrhea with watery stools
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • No thirst
  • Anorexia
  • Abdominal and/or epigastric fullness (likes pressure)
  • Abdominal pain
  • Gastrointestinal weakness
  • Pale face
  • Frequent urination
  • Tends toward fatigue
  • May have cold limbs
  • May have headache with fever
  • Body aches
  • Epistaxis
  • Hematemesis
  • Shortness of breath
  • Lassitude
  • Epigastric pain
  • All Blood from bleeding is pale
  • Maybe scanty urine with edema
  • Edema
  • Insomnia
  • Hemoptysis
  • Intestinal bleeding
  • Chronic bleeding
  • Hemafecia
  • Uterine bleeding
  • Rectal bleeding
  • Profuse menstrual flow
  • Chest fullness and pain
  • Hypochondriac pain that shoots toward the Heart
  • Intolerance of Cold
  • Rigid focal distention in the Heart region
  • Excessive production or drooling of foamy saliva
  • Emaciation
  • T: Pale, may be moist
  • C: White or None
  • P: Deep, weak and slow or Deep and thready or Big and weak

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with External Wind Invasion with fever.
  • Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency.
  • Use with caution during pregnancy.
  • For those with sudden turmoil disorder, stop when diarrhea and vomiting have stopped.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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MODIFICATIONS