| Pin-yin: |
zhi gan cao tang |
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| English name: |
Honey-Fried Licorice Decoction |
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| Component: |
Honey-fried Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis(zhi gan cao), Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis Recens(sheng jiang), Radix Ginseng(ren shen), Radix Rehmanniae Glutinosae(sheng di), Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae(gui zhi), Gelatinum Corii Asini(e jiao), Tuber Ophiopogonis Japonici(mai dong), Semen Cannabis Sativae(ma ren), Fructus Zizyphi Jujubae(da zao) |
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| Pharmacological Effect: |
Prevents arrhythmia. |
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| Function: |
Augments the qi, nourishes the blood, enriches the yin, and restores the pulse. |
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| Clinic Usage: |
This formula treats the consumptive conditions with qi and blood deficiency. Symptoms include palpitations, a consistently irregular or thin, faint pulse, forgetfulness, reduced appetite, fatigue, a pale tongue with insufficient production of saliva, and the tongue has a thin, white coating. It may also be used in treating lung atrophy, dry coughing without sputum or coughing of blood-streaked sputum, emaciation, irritability, insomnia, spontaneous sweating or night sweats, dry throat and tongue, constipation and a deficient, rapid pulse. Modern practitioners often use this formula for treatment of 1) arrhythmia, 2) viral myocarditis, 3) coronary artery disease, angina pectoris. |
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| Cautions: |
This formula is frequently adopted by modern practitioners in treating disorders such as coronary artery disease. |
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