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Formula温里剂· 温中补虚

吴茱萸汤

Wú Zhū Yú Tāng

Evodia Decoction

The Shang Han Lun formula for warming the middle and directing counterflow downward. It treats four different presentations across the yang-brightness, lesser yin, and jue yin: Stomach-cold vomiting after eating, vomiting and diarrhea with cold counterflow and vexation, dry retching with drooling and vertex headache, and post-meal vomiting from Stomach-cold. Composed of wu zhu yu, ren shen, sheng jiang, and da zao.

Source《伤寒论》辨阳明病脉证并治第243条；辨少阴病脉证并治第309条；辨厥阴病脉证并治第378条

Treatment Principle

温中补虚，降逆止呕

Warm the middle and tonify vacuity; direct rebellious qi downward and stop vomiting

Formula Rhyme

吴茱萸汤人参枣，重用生姜温胃好。阳明寒呕少阴利，厥阴头痛皆能疗。

—— 方剂学 (中医药出版社)

Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
吴茱萸Wú Zhū Yú	君Sovereign	9g	辛苦大热，温肝胃、散寒降逆，为君
生姜Shēng Jiāng	臣Minister	18g	重用生姜温胃散寒，降逆止呕，助吴茱萸之力
人参Rén Shēn	佐Assistant	9g	补益脾胃虚气，防辛热伤正
大枣Dà Zǎo	使Courier	4枚	甘温益气，调和脾胃，和中缓急

Modifications · 加减

肝寒犯胃、吐涎沫甚
+ 半夏、陈皮
寒饮上逆
头痛甚
+ 川芎、细辛
厥阴寒气上冲

Treats Patterns · 主治证型

Preparation · 煎服法

上四味，以水七升，煮取二升，去滓，温服七合，日三服。

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-17

PractitionerPatientDate

吴茱萸汤Wú Zhū Yú Tāng

Evodia Decoction

Herb	Pinyin	Role	Dose
吴茱萸	Wú Zhū Yú	Jun (Sovereign)	9g
生姜	Shēng Jiāng	Chen (Minister)	18g
人参	Rén Shēn	Zuo (Assistant)	9g
大枣	Dà Zǎo	Shi (Courier)	4枚

Preparation: 上四味，以水七升，煮取二升，去滓，温服七合，日三服。

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  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Wú Zhū Yú Tāng 吴茱萸汤 (Evodia Decoction)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/wu-zhu-yu-tang},
  urldate      = {2026-04-17},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
吴茱萸Wú Zhū Yú	君Sovereign	9g	辛苦大热，温肝胃、散寒降逆，为君
生姜Shēng Jiāng	臣Minister	18g	重用生姜温胃散寒，降逆止呕，助吴茱萸之力
人参Rén Shēn	佐Assistant	9g	补益脾胃虚气，防辛热伤正
大枣Dà Zǎo	使Courier	4枚	甘温益气，调和脾胃，和中缓急

Herb

Pinyin

Role

Dose

吴茱萸

Wú Zhū Yú

Jun (Sovereign)

生姜

Shēng Jiāng

Chen (Minister)

18g

人参

Rén Shēn

Zuo (Assistant)

大枣

Dà Zǎo

Shi (Courier)

4枚

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