Lizhong Huatan Wan

Name

1. 理中化痰丸

The Prescription of Lizhong Huatan Wan

Source

The book Ming Yi Za Zhu

Ingredients

• Ren Shen
• Bai Zhu
• Gan Jiang
• Gan Cao
• Fu Ling
• Jiang Ban Xia

Explanation

Gan Jiang: The principal drug, being pungent in flavor and heat in nature, warming the spleen and stomach to remove cold in the interior.

Ren Shen: Invigorating primodial Qi, aiding in transporting and transforming nutrients and regulating the ascending and descending movement of Qi.

Fu Ling: Promoting water metabolism and reinforcing the Qi of the heart and spleen.

Bai Zhu: Strengthening the spleen and drying dampness.

Jiang Ban Xia: Dispersing accumulation of pathogens, letting the adverse flow of the stomach-Qi go downwards to arrest vomiting.

Zhi Gan Cao: Replenishing Qi and regulating the stomach.

The Effect of Lizhong Huatan Wan

Effect

Strengthen the spleen, warm the spleen and stomach, dry dampness and resolve phlegm.

Administrations

Ground into powder and mixed with honey into pills. 9 g of the pills is taken each time, three times a day.