Chinese: Zhen Wu Tang
English: True Warrrior Decoction
Source: Shanghanlun (Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases)
Pulse: sunken, fine, forceless, slow
Tongue: pale, swollen body with scalloped edges, white slippery coating
Abdomen: shinsuion, shofukufujin, midline lead
Indications: This herbal formula has been used for patients with following health conditions and symptoms:
- Abdominal pain
- Aversion to cold
- Edema
- Difficult urination
- Loose stools
- Light headedness
- Spontaneous sweating
There are many other health conditions that may respond well to this herbal formula, in particular patients exhibiting indicative traditional diagnostic signs and symptoms.
Herbs in This Formula
- Bukuryo (Sclerotium Poriae Cocos), 5g
- Byakujutsu (Atractylodis macrocephalae Rhizoma) 3g
- Shakuyaku (Paeoniae Radix) 6g
- Shokyo (Zingiberis Rhizoma) 3g
- Bushi (Aconiti Radix lateralis preparata), 1g
Note: Suggested dosages of each herb in Kampo formulas are often smaller than those of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Individual dosages of herbs may be adjusted depending on each patient’s condition, constitutional patterns, quality of the herbs, and other factors involved.
Abdominal pattern (fukusho) of Shinbuto (from Fukusho Kiran, 1800)
