Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang, as a classic formula of Chinese medicine, needs to be taken according to the patient’s condition to determine the time of taking, there is no definite time of taking, the specific time of taking the medicine should follow the doctor’s instructions.
Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang is from “The Essentials of the Golden Chamber”, which has the effect of warming yang to eliminate fluid (warming yang qi in the body to promote the metabolism of fluid), strengthening the spleen and inducing diuresis.
Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang treats phlegm-drink (a pathological product of impaired metabolism of water and fluid) with deficiency of yang in the middle yang, fullness in the chest and hypochondrium (the chest and ribcage area), dizziness and palpitations (rapid heartbeat, often accompanied by panic attacks), or shortness of breath and coughing, with white slippery fur on the tongue and slippery stringy or tightly wounding pulse.
Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang is warm but not hot, beneficial but not harsh, and is a concordant agent for treating phlegm-drinking. Ling-Gui-Jui-Gan Tang is a common combination of warming yang and transforming qi (warming yang qi in the body), and facilitating the water rushing through the body.
Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang is a classic Chinese medicine formula, which has strict requirements for its use and discontinuation, and must be taken in accordance with the clinician’s instructions.