Li Zhong Wan (Li zhong Tang), also known as Center-Regulating Pill, is a warming agent derived from the Treatise on Cold Damage. Its main ingredients include ginseng, dried ginger, roasted licorice and white atractylodes, 3 liang (90g) each. The main effect of this prescription is to warm the middle and dispel cold, replenish qi and strengthen the spleen, and it is suitable for a variety of symptoms caused by deficiency-cold in the spleen and stomach.
Composition and usage
Composition:
Ginseng: 90g
Dried ginger: 90g
Roasted Licorice: 90g
Atractylodes macrocephala: 90g
Usage: sieve the above four herbs, mix them and make them into pills with honey, each pill is about 9 grams. Take one pill each time with warm water, 2-3 times a day. It can also be decocted in water, and the dosage should be reduced according to the original prescription.
Efficacy and Indications
effect:
Warming the middle and dispelling cold
Replenishing Qi and Strengthening the Spleen
Indications:
Spleen and stomach deficiency and cold syndrome refers to our digestive system becoming weak and cold, leading to a series of uncomfortable symptoms. These symptoms include dull pain in the stomach, liking warmth and pressure to relieve the pain; easy vomiting, loose stools, bloating, and loss of appetite; being particularly afraid of cold, having cold hands and feet, not feeling thirsty, pale tongue, white and moist tongue coating, and a slow and weak pulse.
Spleen Yang Deficiency Blood Loss Syndrome refers to the deficiency of spleen Yang Qi, which leads to bleeding symptoms such as blood in the stool, hematemesis, epistaxis or metrorrhagia. The bleeding is dark in color and thin in blood.
Deficiency of spleen and stomach may also lead to chest pain, which is a symptom of chest discomfort, including bloating and discomfort in the chest and upper abdomen, feeling that there is a gas rushing up from the bottom, causing heart and chest discomfort, increased drooling after illness, and children may have chronic symptoms of shock. These symptoms are all caused by deficiency of spleen and stomach, and these discomforts can be relieved by warming the middle jiao and strengthening the spleen and stomach function.
Pathogenesis Analysis
Spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness are the main cause of the various symptoms treated by Lizhong Wan. Simply put, spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness means that our digestive system becomes weak and cold, which will lead to a series of uncomfortable symptoms.
Detailed explanation
Insufficient middle Yang, cold arises from within:
Our spleen and stomach need Yang to stay warm and function properly. When Yang is insufficient, coldness is generated from the inside, just like our body loses its internal warmth and becomes cold.
Yang deficiency and loss of temperature, cold stagnation:
When the Yang Qi is insufficient, the body's warmth also decreases, which causes cold Qi to stagnate in the body. Stagnation of cold Qi makes us feel particularly cold, with cold limbs, and even a constant dull pain in the stomach, which is relieved by warmth and pressure.
The spleen is responsible for transportation and transformation and raising the clear, while the stomach is responsible for receiving and lowering the turbid:
The spleen is responsible for converting the essence of food into nutrients needed by our body and transporting these nutrients throughout the body. The stomach is responsible for receiving and digesting food. When the spleen and stomach are weak and cold, these functions will be abnormal, causing us to feel bloated, not want to eat, and even vomiting and diarrhea.
Abnormality of the ascending and descending of the digestive system, resulting in abdominal distension, loss of appetite, vomiting, and loose stools:
When the spleen and stomach are not functioning properly, we will feel bloated, lose our appetite, and even vomit and have diarrhea. This is because the spleen and stomach cannot properly digest and absorb food.
A pale tongue with moist white coating, no thirst, and a deep and weak pulse are all signs of deficiency and cold:
These symptoms include a pale tongue, a white and moist tongue coating, no thirst, and a weak or slow pulse. These are all manifestations of body coldness.
Prescription explanation
Ginseng:
Replenishing the Qi of the spleen and stomach: Ginseng is warm in nature and sweet in taste. It has the effects of replenishing Qi and blood, strengthening the spleen and stomach. Lizhong Decoction is used for spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, cold evil invading the stomach, leading to cold pain in the abdomen, loss of appetite and other symptoms. Ginseng can warm and replenish the Yang Qi of the spleen and stomach, promote the digestion and absorption of the spleen and stomach, and thus achieve the effects of warming the middle and dispelling cold, harmonizing the stomach and relieving pain.
Strengthening the body's health and dispelling pathogenic factors: Other ingredients in Lizhong Decoction, such as dried ginger and roasted licorice, also have the effects of warming the middle and dispelling cold, strengthening the spleen and harmonizing the stomach. They complement and work synergistically with ginseng to more effectively support the body's health, resist pathogenic cold, and achieve the effect of dispelling pathogenic factors and relieving pain.
Dried ginger:
Warming the middle and dispelling cold: Dried ginger is warm in nature, spicy in taste, and enters the spleen and stomach meridians. It can warm the spleen and stomach, dispel cold pathogens, and help improve symptoms such as cold pain in the abdomen, loss of appetite, vomiting, and diarrhea caused by spleen and stomach deficiency and cold.
Warming and promoting blood circulation: Dried ginger can also warm and promote blood circulation, helping to relieve symptoms such as numbness and chills caused by stagnation of cold evil.
Atractylodes macrocephala:
Strengthen the spleen and replenish qi: Atractylodes macrocephala is warm in nature, sweet and bitter in taste, and enters the spleen and stomach meridians. It has the effects of strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi, drying dampness and promoting diuresis, and stopping sweating. Lizhong Decoction is mainly used to treat spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness, with symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, loss of appetite, fatigue, etc. Atractylodes macrocephala can warm and replenish the spleen and stomach, enhance the spleen and stomach transportation and transformation functions, and improve the above symptoms.
Strengthening and protecting the middle burner: In addition to strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi, Atractylodes macrocephala also has the function of strengthening and protecting the middle burner. It can prevent the spleen and stomach's deficiency and cold qi from invading, stabilize the middle burner, and further improve the symptoms of spleen and stomach deficiency and cold.
Licorice root:
Harmonizing various drugs: Licorice is sweet and mild in nature, and has the functions of harmonizing the properties of drugs, alleviating the toxicity of drugs, and enhancing the efficacy of drugs. In Lizhong Decoction, licorice can coordinate the properties of ginseng and dried ginger, making the drugs more mild and less likely to produce side effects.
Tonify the spleen and replenish qi: Licorice is warm in nature and enters the spleen meridian. It has the effects of tonifying the spleen and replenishing qi, harmonizing the middle and relieving urgency. Lizhong Decoction is mainly used for symptoms such as cold pain in the abdomen, loss of appetite and loose stools caused by spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness. The spleen and qi tonifying effect of licorice can enhance the warming and spleen-strengthening effect of Lizhong Decoction and more effectively improve the spleen and stomach function.
Modern Applications
Li Zhong Wan are widely used in modern medicine to treat a variety of diseases, especially those related to spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness. In terms of digestive system diseases, Lizhong Pills are often used to treat acute and chronic gastroenteritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, gastric spasms, gastroptosis, gastric dilatation and chronic colitis. These diseases are usually accompanied by symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea and indigestion. Lizhong Pills help relieve these discomforts by warming the middle and removing cold, and replenishing qi and strengthening the spleen.
In addition to digestive system diseases, Li Zhong Wan are also used to treat a variety of diseases in other systems. For example, frozen shoulder, quadriplegia, bacterial food poisoning, chronic renal failure, pericarditis, cor pulmonale, myocardial infarction, rheumatoid arthritis, arrhythmia, endocarditis, cholera, pancreatitis, atherosclerosis, diabetes and heart disease. These diseases involve multiple organs and systems, and the application of Lizhong Pills has shown its potential efficacy in a variety of pathological conditions.
The wide application of Li Zhong Wan is due to its effects of warming the middle and removing cold, invigorating Qi and strengthening the spleen, which help improve symptoms related to spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, and to some extent relieve symptoms of other systemic diseases. Through this multifunctional therapeutic effect, Lizhong Pills have become an important choice for many patients and doctors when facing a variety of diseases.
Diet therapy
When using Li Zhong Wan, you can also use some dietary therapy to assist in the treatment. For example:
Ginger Date Tea:
Ingredients: 3 slices of ginger, 5 red dates, appropriate amount of water.
Method: Put ginger and red dates into a pot, add water and bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes. Filter and drink.
Efficacy: Warms the middle and dispels cold, replenishes Qi and strengthens the spleen.
Yam porridge:
Ingredients: 100 grams of yam, 50 grams of rice, and appropriate amount of water.
Method: Peel and cut the yam into pieces, wash the rice, put it into a pot, add water and cook into porridge.
Efficacy: Strengthens the spleen and replenishes Qi, replenishes the middle and replenishes Qi.
Red Date and Longan Soup:
Ingredients: 10 red dates, 10 grams of longan pulp, appropriate amount of water.
Method: Put red dates and longan pulp into a pot, add water and bring to a boil, then simmer for 20 minutes, filter and drink.
Efficacy: Replenishes Qi and blood, strengthens the spleen and stomach.
Notes
Although Li Zhong Wan are effective, they also have some contraindications and precautions:
Taboo people:
It is forbidden for those with internal dampness and heat in the middle burner.
It is forbidden for patients with spleen and stomach yin deficiency.
Precautions for use:
Avoid eating raw or cold food during the period of use.
If you have a fever due to external infection, you should stop taking the medicine.
Conclusion
As a classic Chinese medicine prescription, Lizhong Pills have the effects of warming the middle and removing cold, replenishing qi and strengthening the spleen. They are suitable for a variety of symptoms and diseases caused by spleen and stomach deficiency and cold. In modern medicine, Lizhong Pills are widely used in the treatment of digestive system diseases and other systemic diseases. Through reasonable diet therapy, the therapeutic effect of Lizhong Pills can be better exerted and the patient's health condition can be improved. However, when using Lizhong Pills, you need to pay attention to its contraindications and precautions to ensure safety and effectiveness.