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| Health Benefits |
| For: hypothyroidism |
| Atributes: |
| Products |
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Capsules |
Capsules |
Capsules |
Granules |
| Category: Dispel Damp Cold ⌕ |
| Source: Shang Han Lun |
| Actions: Warms the yang and promotes urination
[Song] |
| Diagnosis |
| Tongue: swollen with teeth marks, white slippery coat Pulse: deep, thin Other: |
| Patterns: Spleen Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yang Deficiency |
| Indications: Spleen & Kidney yang deficiency causing water retention: afraid to cold, cold limbs, difficult urination; Water retention disturbs clear yang: dizzy • Water retention disturbs heart: palpitation • Water retention attacks L, St: cough, retching, vomiting • Water retention into LI: diarrhea • Cold coagulation: abdominal pain • Water retention floods to surface: edema • Water retention injures tendon and muscle: slight trembling • Water retention flooding in joints and channels: unstable stand, heaviness. Difficult urination, heavy limbs, edema, swollen tongue with white coating, deep pulse;
pain in limbs; T: swollen tongue body with teeth marks and white slippery coating; P: deep thin
[Song] • Overuse of diaphoresis in the Tai Yang syndrome causing palpitations and shivering (last scene of Titanic) [Kim]
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| Contraindications: |
| Description |
| Name Variations:Zhen Wu Tang , 真武汤, True Warrior Decoction, |
| Herb List: Fu Zi(K) • Bai Zhu(M) • Fu Ling(M) • Sheng Jiang(M) • Bai Shao(A) |
| Commentary: For water flooding due to Yang Deficiency [Song] • Zhen Wu Tang is KD>SP while Shi Pi Yin is SP>KD [Kim] |
| Related Formulas: Fu Zi Tang (Fu Zi, Fu Ling, Ren Shen, Bai Zhu, Shao Yao) - warm meridians to support yang, dispel cold dampness. |
| Herbs |
Cat/Dosage |
Actions |
Attributes |
| Fu Zi • Process Aconite Daughter Root • 附子 ♠ |
Warm Interior Expel Cold |
Restore devastated yang • Warm channels • Warms interior cold • Relief pain • Strengthen Ming Men fireDao Di: Si Chuan • Herbs from the same plant: Fu Zi • Tian Xiong • Wu Tou • Chuan Wu • Cao Wu • Zhi Chuan Wu |
Anodyne • Analgesic • Anti-inflammatory • Antipyretic • Mild sedative |
| Bai Zhu • White Atractylodes Root • 白术 ♥ |
Tonify Qi |
Tonify Spleen Qi • Stop sweating • Calms fetus • Dry dampness • Stabilize exterior • Stop sweating Dao Di: Zhe Jiang |
Anti-inflammatory • Hepatoprotective • Immunity Booster • Hypoglycemic • Antibaterial |
| Fu Ling • Poria Mushroom • 茯苓 ♥ |
Drain Dampness |
Dry dampness • Tonify spleen • Calm spirit • Relief edema • Detox food poisoning • Promote urination Dao Di: Yun Nan |
Diuretic • Antibacterial • Anti-inflammatory • Anti-allergic • Hypoglycemic • Antacid • Sedative • Immunity booster |
| Sheng Jiang • Ginger (Raw) • 生姜 ♥ |
Release Exterior Wind Cold |
Release exterior • Stops vomiting • Relieve Nausea • Stops cough • Reduce herb toxicity • Regulate central flow of Qi |
Expectorant • Cough Suppressant • Digestive • Hypotensive • Antiplatelet • Stimulant • Analgesic • Anti-inflammatory • Antipyretic • Cholagogic • Antiemetic • Antimutagenic |
| Bai Shao • White Root Peony • 白芍 ♣ |
Tonify Blood |
Nourish blood • Regulate menses • Soothes liver • Relieve pain • Preserve yin • Reduce spasms • Harmonize Ying and Wei QiDao Di: Zhe Jiang • AKA Shao Yao |
analgesic • antibacterial • anti-inflammatory • hepatoprotective • immune system boost • sedative |
| ♠ King/Chief ♥ Minister/Deputy ♣ Assistant ♦ Envoy |
| Directions: |
| Modifications |
For |
| + Gan Jiang + Xi Xin |
Cold Water Shooting the Lungs 31 |
| - Shao Yao + Gan Jiang |
Yang Deficiency diarrhea 31 |
| + Sheng Jiang + Wu Zhu Yu + Ban Xia |
Cold Water Invading the Stomach31 |
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Sheng Jiang: Lung heat • Dry cough • Phlegm heat • Full heat • Yin deficiency with heat • Vomiting from stomach heat • Gallstones • Exterior deficiency with unexplained sweating • Horse meat
| Caution |
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ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Fu Zi: Soy sauce • Millet • Pregnancy • False cold, true heat • Incompatible with: Bai Ji, Bai Lian, Ban Xia, Chuan Bei Mu, Gua Lou Pi, Gua Lou Ren, Gua Lou Shi, Tian Hua Fen, Zhe Bei Mu • Cao Wu is antagonized by Xi Jiao
Bai Zhu: Autoimmune disorder • Yin deficiency with heat • Dehydration • Foods: black carp, Chinese cabbage, peach, plum and coriander
Fu Ling: Foods: Vinegar, pickled food
Sheng Jiang: Lung heat • Dry cough • Phlegm heat • Full heat • Yin deficiency with heat • Vomiting from stomach heat • Gallstones • Exterior deficiency with unexplained sweating • Horse meat
Bai Shao: Deficiency cold • Breast feeding • Pregnancy • Bleeding Disorder • Scheduled Surgery |
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