HERB FORMULAS

GAN CAO GAN JIANG TANG - 甘草干姜汤 - LICORICE AND DRY GINGER DECOCTION

English: Licorice and Dry Ginger Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 12g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm and stops coughing.
Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang 6g Warms the Middle, expels Cold, warms the Lungs, transforms thin mucus, warms the channels and stops bleeding.
With Zhi Gan Cao, for epigastric pain and vomiting due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Warms the Lungs
  • Strengthens the Stomach

SYNDROMES

  • Deficiency Cold Lung atrophy
  • Abdominal pain due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency
  • Bleeding due to Spleen Yang Deficiency
  • Externally generated fevers with Internal Cold

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Cold extremities
  • No thirst
  • Dry throat
  • Excessive salivation with spitting up of clear Fluids
  • No coughing
  • Spontaneous sweating
  • A bland taste in the mouth
  • Cold breath
  • Frequent, clear urination
  • Irritability
  • Dizziness
  • Frequent urination
  • Cold limbs
  • A pale complexion
  • Abdominal pain which is alleviated by warmth and pressure and aggravated by Cold
  • T: Pale and moist
  • C: None
  • P: Frail or Deep and slow or Wiry and tight

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For urinary incontinence: For epigastric and abdominal pain due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold:
+ Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Yi Zhi Ren
+ Rz. Alpiniae Officinarum Gao Liang Jiang
+ Rx. Linderae Wu Yao
For epistaxis, hematochezia or hematemesis due to Deficiency Cold: + Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
For pulmonary tuberculosis:
- Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang + 12g Poria Fu Ling
+ Rz. Zingiberis Preparata Pao Jiang + 9g Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren
+ 9g Rz. Pinellia Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
For pulmonary tuberculosis with more Qi Deficiency:
For pulmonary tuberculosis with severe dizziness:
+ 12g Poria Fu Ling
+ 9g Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren + 12g Poria Fu Ling
+ 9g Rz. Pinellia Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + 9g Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren
+ 9g Rz. Pinellia Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
+ 15g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
+ 9g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen + 9g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu
+ 9g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu