Derived from Zhang Zhongjing's Shang han za bing lun (Treatise on Cold Pathogenic and Miscellaneous Diseases)of the Han Dynasty, Lingguizhugan Decoction was composed of 4 Chinese herbs: Poria, Ramulus Cinnamomi, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, and Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae, for treating fullness and discomfort in chest and hypochondrium, phlegm and fluid retention, dizziness etc. The relevant descriptions and records in ancient Chinese medical works were collected, and as a result, altogether 162 items from 106 kinds of ancient book were available. Through statistical analysis, it was found that most of them followed the original records of composition, dosage and indications in Zhang's original work, only with some extensions in the scope of its clinical application.苓桂术甘汤出自汉代张仲景所著《伤寒杂病论》,由茯苓、桂枝、白术、甘草4味药组成,用于治疗胸胁支满、痰饮、目眩等多种病证。搜集中医古籍文献中苓桂术甘汤相关论述,获得数据162条,涉及中医古籍106种,通过统计分析,发现大多遵从张仲景《伤寒杂病论》中方剂的组成、用量、主治的原始记载,只是扩展了本方的临床应用范围。.