Ding Yu Li Zhong Tang
Star丁萸理中汤 (Clove and Evodia Center-Regulating Decoction)
Source: Yi Zong Jin Jian (1742)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Ding Yu Li Zhong Tang (Clove and Evodia Center-Regulating Decoction), from Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition (Yi Zong Jin Jian).
Actions: Harmonize the stomach and direct counterflow downward, warm the center, and dissipate cold
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of vomiting, with vomitus are clear phlegm and water, or milk and food residue, fatigue, cold limbs, pale tongue with white coating, slow and moderate and forceless pulse
Category: Formulas That Warm the Center and Dispel Cold.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 532–533.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gan Jiang
as printed: Rhizoma Zingiberis (gan jiang) 6 g
|
6g | 13.04% | — | |
|
Wu Zhu Yu
as printed: Fructus Evodiae (wu zhu yu) 3 g
|
3g | 6.52% | — | |
|
Bai Zhu
as printed: dry-fried Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (chao bai zhu) 10 g
|
10g | 21.74% | — | |
|
Dang Shen
as printed: Radix Codonopsis (dang shen) 15 g
|
15g | 32.61% | — | |
|
Ding Xiang
as printed: Flos Caryophylli (ding xiang) 6 g
|
6g | 13.04% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata cum Melle (zhi gan cao) 6 g
|
6g | 13.04% | — |
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net slightly warm (+0.74)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: neutral 46%, warm 35%, hot 20%.
Small but decisive: Wu Zhu Yu 3g (hot, 7% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 29%
- sweet 56%
- bitter 14%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 100%
- Lung 72%
- Stomach 67%
- Heart 26%
- Kidney 20%
- Liver 7%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
Preparation
Decoct the ingredients with water for oral use
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