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Six Harmonizations Decoction
六和汤 〔六和湯〕liù hé tāng
Source: Hé Jì Jú Fāng 和剂局方
Ingredients:
- Huò xiāng (藿香 Pogostemonis Herba, patchouli) 6g
- Hòu pò (厚朴 Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, officinal magnolia bark) 2.4g
- Shā rén (砂仁 Amomi Fructus, amomum [fruit]) 6g
- Xìng rén (杏仁 Armeniacae Semen, apricot kernel) 6g
- Jiāng bàn xià (姜半夏 Pinelliae Rhizoma cum Zingibere Praeparatum, ginger[-processed] pinellia [rhizome]) 6g
- Mù guā (木瓜 Chaenomelis Fructus, chaenomeles [fruit]) 4.5g
- Chì fú líng (赤茯苓 Poria Rubra, red poria) 6g
- Bái biǎn dòu (白扁豆 Lablab Semen Album, lablab [bean]) 6g
- Rén shēn (人参 Ginseng Radix, ginseng) 6g
- Gān cǎo (甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix, licorice [root]) 1.5g
- Bái zhú (白朮 Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, white atractylodes [root]) 6g
Action: Dries dampness and fortifies the spleen; disinhibits qì and checks diarrhea.
Indication: Dietary irregularities in the summer months with damage to the spleen and stomach by damp, characterized by glomus and fullness in the chest and diaphragm,
Category: Dampness-dispelling formulas / Dampness-transforming stomach-harmonizing formulas
Method: Decoct with water.
Similar: Huò xiāng zhèng qì sǎn (藿香正气散 Patchouli Qì-Righting Powder)
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