State/School

California License Exams, Pacific College Comps

Translation

Regulate the Middle Pill

Formula Type

Warm the Middle and Dispel Cold

Actions

Warm the middle burner, strengthen Spleen and Stomach

Source

Shang Han Lun (Eastern Han - approximately 200 AD)

Ingredients

1. Gan Jiang9g
2. Ren Shen9g
3. Bai Zhu9g
4. Zhi Gan Cao9g

Indication

For middle burner deficiency cold, also known as Yang deficiency of the middle burner. Signs and symptoms include diarrhea with watery stool, vomiting and nausea, no thirst, abdominal pain and loss of appetite. Tongue is pale with a white coating. Pulse is submerged and thin.

Contraindication

1. Externally-contracted conditions with fever
2. Yin deficiency
3. For sudden turmoil disorder, discontinue use once vomiting and diarrhea have stopped.