Commonly Used Chinese Herb Formulas with Illustrations - Six Major Herb Combination (Liu Jun Zi Tang)


0407 六君子湯 (Liu Jun Zi Tang)

 

Six Major Herb Combination

 

Six-Gentleman Decoction

 


 

Formulation

Chinese Name

Pharmaceutical Name

Pin Yin Name

English Name

人參

Radix Ginseng

Ren Shen

Ginseng

白朮

Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae

Bai Zhu

White Atractylodes

茯苓

Poria

Fu Ling

Hoelen

制半夏

Rhizoma Pinelliae praeparatum

Zhi Ban Xia

Pinellia Rhizome

炙甘草

Radix Glycyrrhizae praeparata cum melle

Zhi Gan Cao

Baked Licorice

陳皮

Pericarpium Citri reticulatae

Chen Pi

Citrus Peel

生薑

Rhizoma Zingiberis recens

Sheng Jiang

Fresh Ginger

Classic Literature Reference

Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang (Formulas of the Bureau of People's Welfare Pharmacy, 1151)

Complier: Bureau of People's Welfare Pharmacy

 

Indications

Traditional: Spleen and Stomach deficiency with accumulation of phlegm dampness marked by poor appetite, nausea, vomiting, distention and fullness in the chest and epigastrium, loose stools, or fatigue, chronic cough with profuse thin and white phlegm, and a soft or forceless pulse.

Modern: Peptic ulcer, chronic gastritis, gastroptosis, gastrectasia, chronic peritonitis, morning sickness, gastrointestinal reaction of chemotherapy, chronic bronchitis, and neurasthenia.

 

Pattern of Spleen Qi Deficiency with Accumulation of Phlegm-Dampness

 

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