Chinese: Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang
English: Poria, Cinnamon Twig, Atractylodes Macrocephala, and Licorice Decoction
Source: Shanghanlun (Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases)
Pulse: sunken, slippery, soft (or bowstring)
Tongue: pale, swollen body, slippery (or greasy) white fur
Indications: This herbal formula has been used for patients with following health conditions and symptoms:
- Shortness of breath
- Cough
- Dyspenia
- palpitation
- Asthma
- Profuse white sputum
- Light headedness
- Dizziness
- Palpitation
There are many other health conditions that may respond well to this herbal formula, in particular patients exhibiting indicative traditional diagnostic signs and symptoms.
Abdominal pattern (fukusho) of Ryokeijutsukanto (from Fukusho Kiran Yoku 1809)
