HERB FORMULAS

GE GEN TANG

English: Kudzu Decoction
Also Known As: Pueraria Combination
Decoction of Puerariae

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Puerariae Ge Gen 8-12g Releases Exterior conditions and releases the muscles, especially of the neck and upper back by bringing fluids to the area, relieves Heat and generates fluids.
With Ma Huang, Gui Zhi and Bai Shao, for Wind-Cold with stiffness and tension in the upper back and neck.
Hb. Ephedrae Ma Huang 4-9g Strongly releases the exterior, disperses Cold, moves Lung Qi and stops wheezing.
With Gui Zhi for Wind-Cold excess conditions with fever and chills but no sweat and Wind-Cold-Damp Bi.
Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi 3-9g Releases the exterior, warms the channels and collaterals to relieve pain, warms and facilitates the flow of Yang Qi in the chest, warms and facilitates the flow of Blood through the vessels, adjusts the Ying and Wei and releases the muscle layer.
With Ge Gen, releases the exterior and relieves the muscle layer.
With Bai Shao, for External Wind-Cold with disharmony between the Ying and Wei (Tai Yang Zhong Feng), with spontaneous sweating, fever and chills.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 3-9g Adjusts the Ying and Wei and preserves Yin by preventing excessive diaphoresis.
With Gan Cao, relieves muscle spasms and therefore helps relieve neck and back stiffness.
With Gui Zhi, Sheng Jiang and Da Zao, for Wind-Cold with Deficiency and perspiration.
Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang 1-9g Releases the exterior, disperses Cold, warms the middle, stops vomiting, stops cough and reduces the toxicity of other herbs.
With Da Zao, protects the Ying and harmonizes and protects the Stomach.
With Gui Zhi, strongly induces sweating for treatment of External Wind-Cold with chills, fever, body aches and Anhidrosis.
With Gui Zhi and Da Zao, harmonizes the Ying and Wei to drive out pathogens.
with Ma Huang, strongly creates sweating to treat all externally contracted Wind-Cold disorders, especially those in which Wind-Cold has constrained Lung Qi with cough and wheezing and the failure of Lung Qi to descend causing nausea and vomiting.
(Rz. Zingiberis) (Gan Jiang) (1-6g) (In some sources used instead of Sheng Jiang).
Fr. Jujube Da Zao 3-12 pc Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs
With Sheng Jiang, protects the Ying and harmonizes and protects the Stomach.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 2-6g Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Releases Wind-Cold in the exterior and muscle layer
  • Generates Fluids
  • Relieves muscle-ache of the neck

SYNDROMES

  • Tai Yang Shang Han with stiff neck and upper back
  • Transitional stage between acute and chronic rhinitis or sinusitis
  • Initial stage Wind-Cold Bi

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Chills and fever
  • Anhidrosis
  • Stiff and rigid neck, shoulders and upper back
  • Intolerance of Wind
  • Dislike of Cold
  • Inflammation
  • Diarrhea
  • Muscle spasms
  • Mucosal swelling
  • Nasal congestion
  • Sensitivity to dust
  • Headache
  • Wind-Cold Bi (few joints affected, inflammation intense but short lived, changes over days or weeks)
  • T: Normal
  • C: Thin and white
  • P: Floating and tight.

TREATS

  • Common cold
  • Upper respiratory tract infection
  • Influenza
  • Stomach flu
  • Acute cervical myositis
  • Tendinitis of shoulder
  • Bursitis of shoulder
  • Urticaria
  • Allergic rhinitis
  • Early-stage poliomyelitis
  • Early-stage encephalitis
  • Chronic pediatric diarrhea
  • Stiff neck
  • Frozen shoulder
  • Pneumonia
  • Bronchitis
  • "40 years wrists"
  • "50 years shoulders"
  • Neuralgia
  • Eczema
  • Torticollis
  • Lumbar disc disease
  • Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Hypertension
  • Gingivitis
  • Iritis
  • Bacillary dysentery
  • Soft tissue injuries
  • Bell's palsy
  • Scleroderma
  • Sinusitis
  • Chronic rhinitis
  • Urticaria
  • Rubella
  • Furuncles
  • Boils
  • Keratitis
  • Hordeolum
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Trachoma
  • Otitis media
  • Stuffy nose
  • Otitis externa
  • Meningitis
  • Lymphadenitis
  • Mastitis
  • Scarlet fever
  • Tonsillitis
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Lumbago
  • Cervical spine disease
  • Periarthritis of the shoulder
  • Lumbar strain
  • Cerebral vascular insufficiency
  • Cerebrovascular disease
  • Acute enteritis
  • Fever
  • Facial paralysis
  • Tension headache
  • Painful gynomastia in Liver cirrhosis
  • Aqueous flare after complicated cataract surgery

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with Lin Syndrome.
  • Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency bleeding.
  • Contraindicated for those with bacterial infections (Heat).
  • Contraindicated for those with skin infections.
  • Contraindicated for those with Wind-Heat.
  • Contraindicated for those with a weak pulse.
  • Contraindicated for those with debility.
  • Contraindicated for those with copious urination.
  • Use caution for those with hypertension
  • Avoid profuse perspiration.
  • Use only for short periods of time.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For severe nasal blockage: For urticaria:
+ Rx. Ligustici Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong + Periostracum Cicadae Chan Tui
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For severe facial pain:
+ Flos Magnoliae Xin Yi Hua + Rx. Angelicae Pubescens Du Huo
+ Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng
+Peach Pit Decoction to Order Qi
Tao He Cheng Qi Tang
For Interior Heat:
For headache:
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo
+ Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao + Rx. Angelica Dahuricae Bai Zhi
For nausea and vomiting caused by Rebellious Stomach Qi:
For fever and thirst:
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ Poria Fu Ling + Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
For severe pain in the shoulders:
For abdominal pain and diarrhea with burning sensations:
+ Poria Fu Ling + Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu + Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
+ Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
For itching of the skin:
For fibromyalgia due to Phlegm Stagnation blocking the channels:
+ Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can
+ Flos Magnoliae Xin Yi
For fibromyalgia due to Blood Deficiency:
+ Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong
+ All-Inclusive Great Tonifying Decoction
Shi Quan Da Bu Tang
For fibromyalgia due to Qi Deficiency:
+ Drive Out Blood Stasis from a Painful Body Decoction
Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang
+ Kidney Qi Pill
Shen Qi Wan
For fibromyalgia due to Phlegm Stagnation Blocking the Channels:
+ Augment the Qi and Increase Acuity Decoction
Yi Qi Cong Ming Tong
+ Prepared Aconite Pill to Regulate the Middle
Fu Zi Li Zhong Tang
 
+ Three Painful Obstruction Decoction
San Bi Tang
 
or
 
+ Bolster the Spleen Decoction
Shi Pi Yin
 
+ Three Painful Obstruction Decoction
San Bi Tang