Zhi Gan Cao Tang
炙甘草湯 (炙甘草汤) zhì gān cǎo tāng, "Honey-Fried Licorice Decoction"

Translated Name: Honey-Fried Licorice Decoction

Category:

Decoction

Is this Formula effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

Components (9):

	Herb	Common Name	Quantity	Unit
炙甘草	Zhi Gan Cao	Honey Prepared Licorice	12	grams
生地黃	Sheng Di Huang	Chinese foxglove root, rehmannia (fresh),Rehmannia root	24	grams
火麻仁	Huo Ma Ren	hemp seeds, canabis seeds, linum	9	grams
人蔘	Ren Shen	ginseng root	6	grams
大棗	Da Zao	jujube, Chinese date	5 - 10	pieces
阿膠	E Jiao	ass-hide glue, donkey-hide gelatin, gelatin	6	grams
麥門冬	Mai Men Dong	ophiopogon tuber	9	grams
桂枝	Gui Zhi	(Saigon) cinnamon twig, cassia twig	9	grams
生薑	Sheng Jiang	fresh ginger rhizome	9	grams

Tongue:

Pale and shiny tongue.

Pulse:

Rate: Rapid (Quick, Fast)

Qualities: Deficient (Xu, Weak, Empty)

Cautions:

No caution data at this time

Reference Source:

Modifications:

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Remove Herb (生薑, fresh ginger) Sheng Jiang''' '''Alter (百部, "hundred parts") Bai Bu Quantity to ''' '''Alter (蛤蚧, ) Ge Jie Quantity to ''' : For lung atrophy, reduce the dosage or omit (桂枝, cinnamon twig, cassia twig) Gui Zhi and remove (生薑, fresh ginger) Sheng Jiang - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p258 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (黃苓, ) Huang Qin''' '''Add Herb (黃蓮, yellow links) Huang Lian''': For nosebleed due to yin deficiency, increase the dosage of (生地黃, unprepared earth yellow) Sheng Di Huang and (麥門冬, luxuriant winter) Mai Men Dong. - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p259 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Remove Herb (火麻仁, fire hemp seeds) Huo Ma Ren''' '''Alter (酸棗仁, sour date seeds) Suan Zao Ren Quantity to ''' 9 : For insomnia - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p259 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (丹蔘, cinnabar root, red root) Dan Shen''' '''Add Herb (桃仁, peach kernel) Tao Ren''': For chest pain and discomfort - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p259 details... add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Augments the Qi add comment

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Heart Qi deficiency add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Related to (Modified Restore the Pulse Decoction) Jia Jian Fu Mai Tang''': For yang brightness organ-stage disorders in which purging has removed heat but also depleted yin and fluids. add comment

Zhi Gan Cao Tang炙甘草湯 (炙甘草汤) zhì gān cǎo tāng, "Honey-Fried Licorice Decoction"