HERB FORMULAS

GUI ZHI QU GUI JIA FU LING BAI ZHU TANG - 桂枝去桂加茯苓白术汤 - CINNAMON TWIG MINUS CINNAMON PLUS PORIA AND ATRACTYLODES MACROCEPHALA DECOCTION

English: Cinnamon Twig Minus Cinnamon plus Poria and Atractylodes Macrocephala Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 4-9g Astringes Yin and adjusts the Ying and Wei.
Poria Fu Ling 9-18g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.
With Bai Zhu, strengthens the Spleen and resolves Dampness.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 3-15g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness, promotes water metabolism, stabilizes the Exterior and stops sweating.
With Fu Ling and Gan Cao, for Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency.
With Fu Ling and Sheng Jiang, for edema with Kidney Yang Deficiency.
Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang 3-9g Helps release the exterior, treats nausea and vomiting. strengthens the spreading and mobilizing actions of the other herbs and adjusts the Ying and Wei.
 With Zhi Gan Cao, harmonizes and regulates the Spleen and Stomach.
With Da Zao, regulates disharmony between the Ying and Wei. and benefits the Middle Qi.
Fr. Zizyphi Jujube Da Zao 3-12g Helps Bai Shao regulate the Ying and Wei.
With Gan Cao, tonifies and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.
With Sheng Jiang, adjusts the Ying and Wei for treatment of Tai Yang Zhong Feng.
Fried Rx. Glycyrrhizae Zhi Gan Cao 2-6 Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, resolves Phlegm, stops cough, clears Heat and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of the other herbs.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Promotes urination
  • Releases the Exterior
  • Tonifies the Spleen

SYNDROMES

  • Wind-Cold is still present after sweating or purging treatment, and generates fluid accumulation in the Middle Jiao.

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Chills
  • Fever
  • Fullness of the epigastrium
  • Headache
  • No sweating
  • Oliguria
  • Pain of the epigastrium
  • Painful neck
  • Stiffness of the neck
  • Dysuria
  • T: Normal
  • C: White and slippery
  • P: Floating

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Do not use long-term.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • As soon as the patient shows normal urination, stop the medication.

MODIFICATIONS