Gui Ling Gan Lu Yin

(Cinnamon and Poria Sweet Dew Decoction)

Sub-Category:

• Formulas that Clear Heat from the Qi Level

Cautions, Contraindications, Herb Drug Interactions:

• This section is being researched, and is not completed.

Preparation Notes:

• Powder. Decoction can be made with a proportionate reduction in dosages.

Originally Appeared In:

• Formulas from the Discussion Illuminating the Yellow Emperor's Basic Questions (Huang Di Su Wen Xuan Ming Lun Fang)

Combined Channels of all herbs in this formula:

• Stomach, Bladder, Lungs, Spleen, Heart, Kidneys, Liver

Substances in this Formula (10 Total):

	Hua Shi (Talcum) Qty: 60 grams Chan: ST, BL Prop: Sweet, Bland, Cold Latin: Talcum Cat: Herbs that Regulate Water and Drain Dampness
	Gan Cao (Licorice Root) Qty: 60 grams Chan: All 12 (Primarily the LU, HT, SP, ST) Prop: Sweet, Neutral Latin: Radix Glycyrrhizae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Qi
	Shi Gao (Gypsum) Qty: 60 grams Chan: LU, ST Prop: Sweet, Spicy, Very Cold Latin: Gypsum Fibrosum Cat: Herbs that Drain Fire
	Han Shui Shi (Calcitum) Qty: 60 grams Chan: HT, ST, KI Prop: Spicy, Salty, Cold Latin: Calcitum Cat: Herbs that Drain Fire
	Rou Gui (Inner Brack or Saigon Cinnamon) Qty: 60 grams Chan: HT, KI, LIV, SP Prop: Spicy, Sweet, Hot Latin: Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae Cat: Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold
	Zhu Ling (Polyporus Sclerotium) Qty: 15 grams Chan: SP, KI, BL Prop: Sweet, Bland, Cool (or Neutral) Latin: Sclerotium Polypori Umbellati Cat: Herbs that Regulate Water and Drain Dampness
	Fu Ling (Sclerotium of Tuckahoe, China Root, Poria, Hoelen) Qty: 30 grams Chan: HT, SP, LU Prop: Sweet, Bland, Neutral Latin: Scierotium Poriae Cocos Cat: Herbs that Regulate Water and Drain Dampness
	Ze Xie (Water Plantain Rhizome, Alisma) Qty: 30 grams Chan: KI, BL Prop: Sweet, Bland, Cold Latin: Rhizoma Alismatis Cat: Herbs that Regulate Water and Drain Dampness
	Bai Zhu (White Atractylodes Rhizome) Qty: 15 grams Chan: SP, ST Prop: Bitter, Sweet, Warm Latin: Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Qi
	Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger Rhizome) Qty: 1 Slice Chan: LU, SP, ST Prop: Spicy, Warm Latin: uncooked Rhizoma Zingiberis Cat: Warm, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior

References

Formulas

• 15. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies (First Edition)
  - Dan Bensky
• 18. Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas (First Edition)
  - Him Che. Yeung
• 16. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula Study Guide (First Edition)
  - Qiao Yi

Herbs

• 13. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Revised Edition)
  - Dan Bensky
• 25. Lancet 2000 January 8;355(9198):134-138 (Article)
  - Fugh-Berman A.
• 17. Handbook of Chinese Herbs (Second Edition)
  - Him Che. Yeung
• 12. Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology (First Edition)
  - John K. Chen, Tina T. Chen
• 26. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals (Third Edition)
  - Max Wichtl

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