The formula is used in treating

Yang deficiency of the spleen and stomach, lack of warmth in the hands and feet, lack of thirst in the mouth, irritability and vomiting; weakness and frequent urination in old age, constant coldness in the lower half of the body, scanty sputum in coughing and salivation, shortness of breath in vertigo, and sinking of the pulse; it is now used in treating gastric and epigastric pains, vomiting of acidity, intestinal sounding and abdominal leakage, thoracic and dorsal pains, vertigo, wheezing, coughing, and abdominal pains of the menstruation period which are caused by the cold.

Typhoid fever, floating pulse, spontaneous sweating, urination, upset, slightly cold, foot contracture, and Gui Zhi, want to attack the surface, this is also a mistake, so that the syncope, the pharynx is dry, irritability and vomiting; lung impotence, vomiting saliva without coughing, the person is not thirsty, will be urine, urination, urination.

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Ginger and Licorice Soup is from "The Treatise on Typhoid Fever", which treats the evidence of deficiency of yang qi in the late stage of typhoid fever, which manifests as cold limbs, irritability, vomiting and rebellious qi. In the formula, roasted licorice tonifies the middle and benefits the qi, and dried ginger warms the middle and restores yang, and the two medicines are used together, pungent and sweet to transform yang.

Abdominal pain can be divided into two categories: acute and chronic, and there are pathological factors such as cold, dampness and heat, stagnation of Qi, diet and blood stasis.

Restoring Yang Qi in the middle Jiao. Dry ginger is pungent in flavor and hot in nature. Attributes to spleen, stomach, kidney, heart and lung meridians. It warms the middle Jiao and disperses cold, restores Yang and channels, warms the lungs and resolves drinks, and can be used for cold pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, vomiting and diarrhea, cold limbs with a weak pulse, and wheezing and coughing with cold drinks. Licorice is used for stomachache, abdominal pain and gastrocnemius muscle spasm, adding peony is better.

If the abdominal pain is caused by heat, dietary stagnation, or internal obstruction of blood stasis, this formula is not suitable. In addition, this formula should be taken to keep warm and avoid cold and raw materials.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Licorice and Dried Ginger Soup

People's Daily Online - Chronic diarrhea, take dried ginger and licorice powder