Actions
- Warms Spleen and Kidney Yang
- Promotes urination
- Drains Water-Damp
Indications
- Spleen and Kidney Yang deficiency with water accumulation: Difficult urination, abdominal pain, aversion to cold, heavy and aching extremities, generalized body edema, loose stools or diarrhea, dizziness, palpitations, absence of thirst, heavy sensation in the head, coughing, and vomiting
- External disorder with overuse of diaphoretics: Fever that is not reduced by sweating, trembling, shivering, dizziness, and palpitations in the epigastria.
Western Uses:
- Chronic Nephritis
- Rheumatic Valvular Heart Disease
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Chronic Enteritis
- Intestinal Tuberculosis
- Meniere's Disease
- Primary Hypertension
- Primary Hyperaldosteronism
- Hypothyroidism
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Edema
Ingredients
5 substances in Zhen Wu Tang — each links to its full herb monograph.
Bai Shao9 gTonify Blood
Bai Zhu6 gTonify Qi
Fu Ling9 gRegulate Water and Drain Dampness
Fu Zi9 gWarm the Interior and Expel Cold
Sheng Jiang9 gWarm, Spicy Herbs that Release the ExteriorPreparation & dosage
Decoction.
Safety — read before use
Do not use in cases of Yin deficiency, Heat, or Damp Heat
Originally Appeared In:
- On Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun)
Sources & References
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