Atractylodes
& Hoelen Ling gui zhu gan tang
FUNCTIONS
Group: Resolve Damp
1. Strengthens the Spleen, Drains Damp, Warms and resolves Retention
of Phlegm and Fluid
INDICATIONS
1. Stagnation of Phlegm-Fluids: Cough, prodfuse thin white sputum, dyspnea,
chest congestion, dizziness, nausea, palpitations, edema, leukorrhea. T- pale
and swollen with a white greasy coating P- slippery and wiry or soft.
APPLICATIONS: Asthma, hayfever, chronic bronchitis, nephritis, poor body
fluid metabolism, Meniere's disease, coronary heart disease, morning sickness,
chronic tinnitus, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic gastritis.
INGREDIENTS
Cinnamomum cassia- 桂枝 Guì zhī Cinnamon twigs/sticks
Atractylodes macrocephala 白术 Bái zhú- White Atractylodes
Poria
cocos- 茯苓 Fú líng- Hoelen
wood fungus
Glycyrrhiza uralensis-甘草 Gān
cǎo- Chinese Licorice
CONTRAINDICATIONS: Yin Deficiency.
COMMENTS: This formula is commonly used in cases with Lung Qi
Deficiency with Phlegm Damp retention such as emphysema.