Liu+Jun+Zi+Tang+(Six+Gentlemen+Decoction)

Liu Jun Zi Tang (Six Gentlemen Decoction)
 * Category:** Tonify [Spleen Qi deficiency w/ damp phlegm]
 * Preparation:** Decoct with water.
 * Function:** Strengthens the Spleen, transforms phlegm, and stops vomiting
 * Indications:** Concurrent Spleen Qi deficiency and phlegm characterized by a loss of appetite, nausea or vomiting, focal distention, stifling sensation in the chest and epigastrium, often coughing of copious thin and white sputum
 * Clinical Applications:** Spleen deficiency w/ damp phlegm
 * Contraindications:** Yin deficiency

**Ingredients:**
Ren Shen (3-9g.) Bai Zhu (6-9g.) Fu Ling (6-9g.) Chen Pi (3g.) Ban Xia (4.5g.) Zhi Gan Cao (3-6g.)

**Analysis:**
//Chief:// Ren Shen: sweet and warm; tonifies Qi

//Deputy:// Bai Zhu: tonifies Spleen, dries damp, helps move

//Assistant:// Fu Ling: tonifies Spleen, dries damp, helps move Chen Pi, Ban Xia: drain the damp and transform the phlegm

//Envoy:// Zhi Gan Cao: warms and regulates the middle Jiao, harmonizes the other herbs