Formula
Regulate the Middle Pill
理中丸li zhong wan
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 sudden turmoil of vomiting and diarrhoea with headache, fever and body aches: where Wuling San answers to a heat-predominant thirst for water, this formula is described for the cold-predominant case with no wish to drink. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：霍亂，頭痛發熱，身疼痛，熱多欲飲水者，五苓散主之；…
Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)《伤寒论》辨少阴/厥阴病脉证并治·理中丸（证治条文·宋本386）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Ginseng三兩
- Dried Ginger (Gan jiang)三兩
- Licorice三兩
- White Atractylodes三兩
Citations
- Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨少阴/厥阴病脉证并治·理中丸（组成·宋本386）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its composition.
- Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨少阴/厥阴病脉证并治·理中丸（证治条文·宋本386）；hash 锚含方名唯一上下文片段Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its traditional indications.
- Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨少阴/厥阴病脉证并治·理中丸（煎服法·宋本386）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its preparation & usage.