Description
Gao Lin Tang (Decoction for Chylous Strangury), from Records of Chinese Medicine with Reference to Western Medicine (Yi Xue Zhong Zhong Can Xi Lu).
Actions: Boost qi and supplement deficiency, consolidate the kidney, and contain essence
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of chronic chylous strangury, with turbid urine, difficult and painful urination, dizziness, lack of strength, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, pale tongue with greasy coating, and thready and weak and forceless pulse
Category: Formulas That Warm and Dissolve Water-Dampness.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, p. 773.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Shan Yao
as printed: raw Rhizoma Dioscoreae (sheng shan yao) 30 g
|
30g | 25% | — | |
|
Qian Shi
as printed: raw Semen Euryales (sheng qian shi) 18 g
|
18g | 15% | — | |
|
Long Gu
as printed: raw Os Draconis (sheng long gu) 18 g
|
18g | 15% | — | |
|
Mu Li
as printed: raw Concha Ostreae (sheng mu li) 18 g
|
18g | 15% | — | |
|
Sheng Di Huang
as printed: Radix Rehmanniae (sheng di huang) 18 g
|
18g | 15% | — | |
|
Dang Shen
as printed: Radix Codonopsis (dang shen) 9 g
|
9g | 7.5% | — | |
|
Bai Shao
as printed: raw Radix Paeoniae Alba (sheng bai shao) 9 g
|
9g | 7.5% | — |
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 cool (-0.53)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 15%, cool 23%, neutral 63%.
Taste
- sweet 70%
- sour 4%
- bitter 11%
- salty 15%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Kidney 85%
- Spleen 55%
- Liver 53%
- Heart 45%
- Lung 33%
- Gallbladder 15%
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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