Formula

Poria and Licorice Decoction

茯苓甘草湯fu ling gan cao tang
1 source

4 herbs·from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)

In the《Shanghan Lun》tradition, this formula is contrasted with Wuling San in a cold pattern with sweating: where Wuling San answers to thirst, this formula is described for the same picture but without thirst. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.

Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：傷寒汗出而渴者，五苓散主之；…

Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·茯苓甘草湯（证治条文·宋本73）

References
  • Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
  • Poria二兩
  • Cassia Twig (Gui zhi)二兩
  • Licorice一兩
  • Fresh Ginger (Sheng jiang)三兩
Citations
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·茯苓甘草湯（组成·宋本73）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its composition.
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·茯苓甘草湯（证治条文·宋本73）；hash 锚含方名/组成唯一上下文片段Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its traditional indications.
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·茯苓甘草湯（煎服法·宋本73）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its preparation & usage.