Fuling Zhimi Tang originated from the "Criteria for Diagnosis and Treatment: Classified Formulas" by Wang Kentang in the Ming Dynasty, and is called Fuling Zhimi Wan. It has the effects of drying dampness, dispersing phlegm, and unblocking collaterals. Used for sudden muscle spasms caused by phlegm dampness obstructing the meridians, as well as arm pain and difficulty in lifting. Clinically, it is mainly used to treat conditions such as superior mesenteric artery syndrome, hemiplegia, shoulder periarthritis, cervical spondylosis, insomnia, plum nucleus qi, premature beats, and prostate hyperplasia, which are characterized by phlegm obstruction.
【 Composition of Soup Formula 】
Ginger Pinellia ternata 20, Poria cocos 15, Citrus aurantium 10, Xuanming powder 6, Five slices of ginger
Boil water according to the above ratio and drink it
Analysis of Soup Formula
Pinellia ternata is warm in nature, pungent in taste, and belongs to the lung, stomach, and spleen meridians. Pinellia ternata can dry dampness, reduce phlegm, lower reflux, stop vomiting, and dispel lumps and lumps. Pinellia ternata is commonly used in clinical practice to treat various conditions such as phlegm retention, asthma, cough, dizziness, vomiting, chest congestion, plum blossom qi, galls, phlegm nuclei, carbuncles, and insomnia.
Poria cocos has various pharmacological effects such as diuresis, enhancing immunity, regulating gastrointestinal function, anti-tumor, hepatoprotective, sedative, antibacterial, etc. According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, Poria cocos has a light and penetrating odor, and its nature is upward. It produces saliva, opens pores, nourishes water sources, and lowers urine flow. Therefore, Zhang Jiegu called it yang, floating and rising, indicating its nature; Dongyuan refers to it as the yin within the yang, descending and demonstrating its merits.
Citrus aurantium has a bitter, sour, slightly pungent, and slightly cold taste, and belongs to the lung, spleen, stomach, and large intestine meridians. It has pharmacological effects such as breaking qi, promoting phlegm, reducing accumulation, treating chest and diaphragmatic phlegm stagnation, chest distension, food accumulation, belching qi, nausea and vomiting, severe diarrhea, prolapse of the anus, and uterine prolapse.
Xuanming powder is cold in nature, salty and bitter in taste, and belongs to the stomach and large intestine meridians. It has the effects of relieving heat, promoting bowel movements, moistening dryness, softening hardness, clearing fire, and reducing swelling.
【 Health benefits 】
There is a saying in traditional Chinese medicine that "strange diseases are often caused by phlegm". Fuling Zhimi Tang has the effects of drying dampness and promoting digestion, resolving phlegm and unblocking meridians, strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea, calming the mind and calming the nerves. It has a good effect on shoulder pain, phlegm dampness obstructing the meridians causing muscle spasms, arm pain, difficulty lifting, limb swelling, coughing, phlegm accumulation, and chest tightness. It can also be used to treat gastritis, gastric ulcers, or bronchitis with cough and phlegm. It can also be used for limb numbness and pain caused by stubborn phlegm blocking meridians, such as stroke, sequelae of cerebral thrombosis, etc. Modern applications are more extensive, such as dizziness and insomnia, which can be used through syndrome differentiation.