What is the effect of Houpo Zhishi Baizhu Gancao Decoction?

Atractylodes macrocephala and licorice are two very common Chinese herbal medicines. Atractylodes macrocephala has the effect of promoting blood circulation and activating collaterals to treat chest tightness, while licorice can relieve cough and resolve phlegm, and treat chest tightness and shortness of breath. Therefore, the combination of these two herbs can produce many different effects. We all know that Atractylodes macrocephala and licorice are very common, but have you ever heard of the effect of Hou Hou Po Zhi Shi Bai Zhu Gan Cao Tang?

Poria, Cinnamon Twig, Atractylodes Macrocephala, Licorice Decoction

(Reference dosage for prescription group and clinical practice) Poria 12g, Cinnamon twig 9g, Atractylodes macrocephala 6g, roasted

Licorice 6g,

Add 1200ml of water to the above 4 ingredients, boil until 600ml is left, remove the residue and drink warm in 3 doses.

(Effects) Warming the middle and relieving adverse effects, transforming phlegm and promoting diuresis.

(Main Indications)

Main symptoms: Fullness under the heart, qi rushing up to the chest, dizziness, shaking, white tongue coating

Slippery, pulse is deep and tight or deep and slippery.

Secondary symptoms: shortness of breath, palpitations, cough and asthma, vomiting of clear water and sputum.

(Clinical addition and subtraction)

1. For patients with vomiting and phlegm, add processed Pinellia tuber to warm and transform phlegm, reduce adverse effects and stop vomiting.

Add tangerine peel to regulate qi and resolve phlegm; if the spleen is weak, add codonopsis, astragalus, Chinese yam and ginger.

Qi nourishes the spleen.

2. Dizziness caused by phlegm and fluid: For patients with spleen and stomach yang deficiency, add Codonopsis pilosula; for patients with spleen deficiency and upward fire,

Add white peony root; for those with heavy leucorrhea and waist pain, in addition to heavy use of Poria cocos and Atractylodes macrocephala, add Chinese yam and Euryale ferox.

For severe nausea, add ginger, pinellia and tangerine peel.

3. Cold-damp diarrhea: For frequent diarrhea, use 30g each of Poria cocos and Atractylodes macrocephala.

For those with severe abdominal pain, add dried ginger; for those with liver depression and qi stagnation, add costus root and white peony root.

4. Leucorrhea: For severe back pain, add Eucommia ulmoides, Chuanduan, and Gou Ji; for chest and abdominal distension,

Add costusroot and cyperus rotundus; for loose stools, add tuckahoe and atractylodes to 30g; for cold in the lower abdomen

For those with pain, add dried ginger and aconite.

5. Water: For those with difficulty urinating, add Poria, Plantago, and Alisma. For those with phlegm,

Add tangerine peel, Fritillaria cirrhosa, and Pinellia ternata.

Do you want to know what the effect of Magnolia Bark, Citrus Atractylodes, and Licorice Decoction is? It has certain nutritional ingredients. People with weak spleen and stomach and physical fatigue can take it to treat the body and improve the body's resistance. Friends who have cold hands and feet, abnormal urination, and weak bodies can also take Atractylodes and Licorice. Friends with tracheitis and chronic bronchitis can take licorice to relieve their symptoms.