HERB FORMULAS

ZHI GAN CAO TANG JIA JIAN - 炙甘草湯加减 - MODIFIED PREPARED LICORICE DECOCTION

English: Modified Prepared Licorice Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 30g Tonifies Qi and Blood, promotes the discharge of pus, generates flesh and expels toxins.
With Zhi Fu Zi, for Yang Deficiency with spontaneous sweat.
With Dang Gui, for Qi and Blood Deficiency with chronic non-healing sores.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 20g Clears Heat, cools Heart Fire and nourishes Blood and Heart Yin.
With Bai Shao, for Blood Deficiency Heat.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 15g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, resolves Phlegm and nourishes the Heart.
With Dang shen and Gui Zhi, for palpitations due to Heart Qi Deficiency.
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi 9g Warms Ming Men Fire, disperses Cold and Dampness and assists Heart, Kidney and Spleen Yang.
Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen 9g Tonifies the Middle Jiao and augments Qi.
With Zhi Gan Cao, for anorexia, fatigue and loose stools due to Spleen Deficiency and palpitations due to Heart Qi Deficiency.
With HUang Qi, for Lung and Spleen Qi Deficiency with fatigue, shortness of breath, diarrhea and anorexia.
With Wu Wei Zi and Mai Men Dong, for injury to Qi and fluids with shortness of breath and thirst.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 9g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold, stops pain due to Blood Stasis, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain.
With Huang Qi, for ulcerated abscesses with insufficient drainage or which drain a clear thin discharge.
With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood and treats Blood Deficiency Heat.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 9g Invigorates the Blood and promotes the movement of Qi.
With Dang Gui, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.
With Sheng Di Huang, Bai Shao and Dang Gui, for headache due to Blood Deficiency.
With Gui Zhi, for joint and limb pain due to External Wind-Cold invasion.
Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi 9g Assists the Heart Yang, unblocks Yang, transforms Qi and thin mucus and warms and facilitates the flow of Yang Qi in the chest.
With Zhi Gan Cao, for palpitations and shortness of breath due to injured Yang of the chest.
With Bai Shao, warms and tonifies the Middle Jiao.
With Zhi Fu Zi, for chills and painful extremities due to Yang Deficiency with Wind-Cold-Damp Bi.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 9g Nourishes the Blood, astringes Yin, softens the Liver and calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong 9g Moistens Stomach and Lung Dryness, moistens the Intestines clears the Heart and eliminates irritability.
With Sheng Di Huang, for hematemesis or epistaxis due to Yin Deficiency with Excess Heat.
Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi 9g Tonifies the Kidneys, astringes Jing, tonifies Qi, quiets the Spirit and calms and contains Heart Qi.
With Huang Qi, for Yang Deficiency with spontaneous sweat.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Tonifies the Heart and Kidneys
  • Warms Yang

SYNDROMES

  • Heart and Kidney Yang Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Cardiac effusion
  • Heart palpitations
  • An empty sensation in the Heart
  • Shortness of breath
  • Maybe chest oppression or pain
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Cold extremities
  • A pale and puffy face
  • Apathy
  • Mental slowness
  • Fatigue
  • Dizziness
  • Tinnitus
  • Weak limbs
  • Hypersomnia
  • T: Pale
  • C: Thin and white
  • P:Deep, slow and weak or Tight or Regularly intermittent

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For a weak, deep and slow pulse: For a faint, tight or regularly intermittent pulse:
+ 6g Hb. Ephedrae Ma Huang - Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
+ 6g Hb Asari Xi Xin + 6g Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
For chest oppression and pain:
+ 6g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi
+ 24g Per. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Pi
+ 9g Bul. Allii Xie Bai    
+ 9g Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo    
+ 9g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen