Names Of Gan Bing Zhi Ben Wan

Gan Bing Zhi Ben Wan TCM Herbal Formula
- English Name: Liver Disease Recovery Pills
- Pinyin Name: Gan Bing Zhi Ben Wan
- Chinese Character: 肝病治本丸
How Is Gan Bing Zhi Ben Wan Categorized?
Gan Bing Zhi Ben Wan Functional Groupings
- Primary Category: Regulate the Qi
- Subcategory: Promote the Movement of Qi
Sub Categories Within The Regulate the Qi Category
There Are 4 Formulas In Our Regulate the Qi Category
How Is Gan Bing Zhi Ben Wan Used Clinically?
Gan Bing Zhi Ben Wan Usages and Indications
- Irritibility or easily prone to outburts or anger.
- Liver disease such as hepatitis, cirrhosis, fatty liver.
- Jaundice - yellowing of the skin, brittle nails, pale complexion.
Cautions and Contraindications
- Ovoid foods and drugs that tax the liver such as coffee, alcohol, fried foods, etc.
- Use with caution during pregnancy.
Conditions and Patterns Potentially Related With Gan Bing Zhi Ben Wan

Gan Bing Zhi Ben Wan Related Conditions and Patterns
Abdominal PainHepatitis (B or C)JaundiceLiver Disease
All Conditions
Liver Qi StagnationSpleen Qi Deficiency
All Patterns
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Gan Bing Zhi Ben Wan Has 8Ingredients
Bai Shao
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White Peony Root
Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Blood category
Usages
- Nourishes the blood and regulates menstrual problems due to blood deficiency (pale, lusterless complexion and nails) - menstrual dysfunction, vaginal discharge, uterine bleeding - very common herb for gynecological disorders (Si Wu Tang).
- Calms liver yang, alleviates pain from constrained liver qi or disharmony between the liver and the spleen due to liver yang rising - cramping and spasms (limbs and abdomen), abdominal pain from dysentery, headache and dizziness.
- Preserves yin, adjusts ying and wei levels - vaginal discharge and spermatorrhea, exterior wind-cold from deficiency with continuous sweating, spontaneous sweating, night sweats.
This formula has cautions, see details
Bai Zhu
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Atractylodes (White) Rhizome
Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Qi category
Usages
- Tonifies the spleen, augments qi, dries dampness - diarrhea, fatigue, lack of appetite, vomiting, edema.
- Stabilizes the exterior and stops sweating - spontaneous sweating due to qi deficiency.
- Calms the fetus - arising from spleen deficiency.
Chai Hu
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Thorowax Root, Bupleurum
Appears in the Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat category
Usages
- Clears shao yang disorders and reduces fever - alternating chills and fever, bitter taste in the mouth, irritability, vomiting, stifling sensation in the chest.
- Relieves liver qi stagnation (often used with Bai Shao) - vertigo, menstrual disorders, chest and flank pain, the most common herb to treat stress, irritability, depression, etc.; also for liver and spleen disharmony - bloating, nausea, indigestion, flank pain.
- Raises yang qi in spleen and stomach deficiency patterns (often used with Sheng Ma) - prolapsed organ, diarrhea, hemorrhoids.
This formula has cautions, see details
Dan Shen
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Salvia Root
Appears in the Herbs That Invigorate Blood category
Usages
- Invigorate blood, break up blood stasis in lower abdomen - dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, palpable masses, lochioschesis, pain due to blood stasis, chest/epigastric pain, soreness in the ribs due to liver qi stagnation w/blood stasis.
- Clear heat, soothe irritability - restlessness, irritability, insomnia due to heat entering the ying level.
This formula has cautions, see details
Gan Cao
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Licorice Root
Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Qi category
Usages
- Tonifies the spleen and augments qi - spleen deficiency w/shortness of breath, fatigue, loose stools (si jun zi tong).
- Qi and/or blood deficiency w/irregular pluse or palpitations (Zhi Gan Cao Tang).
- Moistens the lungs and stops cough - heat/cold in the lungs (Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang).
- Clears heat and toxic fire (raw) - carbuncles, sores, sore throat due to fire toxin (internally or topically).
- Alleviates pain and stops spasms - abdomen or legs (Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang).
- Often used to harmonize and/or moderate characteristics of other herbs.
- Antidote for toxic substances (internally and topically).
This formula has cautions, see details
Huang Qi
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Astragalus Root
Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Qi category
Usages
- Tonifies spleen qi - lack of appetite, fatigue, diarrhea.
- Raises yang qi of spleen and stomach - prolapse of uterus, stomach, rectum, uterine bleeding.
- Augments the wei qi and stabilizes the exterior - deficiency w/spontaneous sweating, frequent colds or shortness of breath.
- Tonify qi and blood due to loss of blood - postpartum fever.
- Edema from deficiency.
- Promote discharge of pus, generate flesh - sores due to deficiency.
Li Zhi He
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Leechee Nut
Appears in the Herbs That Regulate The Qi category
Usages
- Regulates the Qi and stops pain - abdominal and epigastric pain due to liver qi stagnation, PMS pain, post-partum pain due to qi and blood stagnation.
- Disperses cold and stagnation - hernia and testicular pain due to cold in the liver channel.
Yan Hu Suo
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Corydalis Rhizome
Appears in the Herbs That Invigorate Blood category
Usages
- Invigorate blood, alleviate pain - pain from blood stasis and trauma, dysmenorrhea.
- Promotes movement of Qi and alleviates pain - chest pain, abdominal pain, menstrual pain, hernial disorders, epigastric pain.
This formula has cautions, see details
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