HERB FORMULAS

LIANG FU WAN - 良附丸 - GALANGAL AND CYPERUS PILL

English: Galangal and Cyperus Pill
Also Known As: Pills of Galanga and Cyperus

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rz. Alpiniae Officinarum Gao Liang Jiang 6-15g Warms the Stomach, disperses Cold, alleviates pain, especially upper abdominal pain, and disperses stagnant Qi.
With Xiang Fu, for Cold epigastric pain.
Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu 10-15g Regulates Qi, relieves Stagnation and alleviates pain.
Rz. Zingiberis Jiang Shi 6g Warms and harmonizes the Stomach, alleviates nausea, breaks up Phlegm and reduces coughing.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Warms the Middle Jiao
  • Dispels Cold
  • Promotes Qi movement
  • Alleviates pain

SYNDROMES

  • Stomach Cold
  • Liver Qi Stagnation with Cold Accumulation
  • Epigastric pain and vomiting due to Liver Qi Stagnation Invading the Stomach

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Epigastric pain (better with warmth)
  • Stifling sensation in the chest
  • Hypochondriac pain
  • Lack of thirst
  • Likes to drink warm fluids
  • Vomiting
  • Painful menstruation
  • T: Pink
  • C: White
  • P: Wiry and tight or Deep and slow

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with abdominal pain due to Fire in the Stomach or Liver.
  • Contraindicated for those with Body Fluid Deficiency.
  • Contraindicated for those with bleeding.
  • Contraindicated for those with a dark red tongue.
  • Contraindicated during pregnancy.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For more severe Cold: For more severe Qi Stagnation:
+ More Rz. Alpiniae Officinarum Gao Liang Jiang + More Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu
+ Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang + Rx. Linderae Wu Yao
+ Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu + Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
For painful menstruation:
or
+ Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui + More Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu
+ Rx. Ligustici Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong + Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi
For peptic ulcer due to Deficiency Cold:
+ Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum Chen Xiang
+ Astragalus Decoction to Construct the Middle
Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang
+ Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
or
For Invasion of the Stomach by Pathogenic Cold:
+ 6-9g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
+ Connect Qi Fragrant Powder
Zheng Qi Tian Xiang San
+ 9-12g Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
For Invasion of the Stomach by Pathogenic Cold with severe cramping:
For Invasion of the Stomach by Pathogenic Cold with severe pain:
+ Connect Qi Fragrant Powder
Zheng Qi Tian Xiang San
+ Connect Qi Fragrant Powder
Zheng Qi Tian Xiang San
+ 10g Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo
+ 15g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
For Invasion of the Stomach by Pathogenic Cold with severe Cold:
+ 6g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao
+ Connect Qi Fragrant Powder
Zheng Qi Tian Xiang San
For Invasion of the Stomach by Pathogenic Cold with abdominal pain:
+ 9g Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi
+ Connect Qi Fragrant Powder
Zheng Qi Tian Xiang San
+ 9g Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
+ 6g Fr. Foeniculi Xiao Hui Xiang
For Food Stagnation:
+ 9g Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui + 9-12g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi
For nausea:
+ 6-9g Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang + 15g Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu
+ 9-112g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + 15g Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin
For External Wind-Cold-Damp with fever and chills, myalgia, heaviness and lethargy:
For severe Stomach Cold:
+ Six Gentlemen Decoction with Aucklandia and Amomi
Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang
+ 9-12g Fol. Perillae Zi Su Ye
+ 6-9g Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang
   
or
    
- Galangal and Cyperus Pill
Liang Fu Wan
    
   
+ Agastache Powder to Rectify the Qi
Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Tang