Chinese: Gan Cao Xie Xin Tang
English: Licorice Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium
Source: Shanghanlun (Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases)
Pulse: bowstring, rapid
Tongue: thin, yellow, greasy fur
Abdomen: Shinkahiko
Indications: This herbal formula has been used for patients with following health conditions and symptoms:
- Undigested food in the stool
- Indigestion
- Blenching
- Diarrhea
- Poor appetite
- Flatulence
- Abdominal pain
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Heart burn
- Bloating
- Hangover
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
- Hange (Pinelliae Rhizoma) 5g
- Ogon (Scutellariae Radix) 3g
- Oren (Coptidis Rhizoma) 1g
- Ninjin (Ginseng Radix), 3g
- Kankyo (Zingiberis Siccatum Rhizoma) 2g
- Kanzo (Glycyrrhizae Radix), 4g
- Taiso (Jujubae Fructus) 3g
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.