HERB FORMULAS

English: Clear Dampness and Transform Phlegm Decoction
Also Known As: Pinellia and Arisaema Combination
Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 4-9g Dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
With Chen Pi, for a productive cough and a stifling sensation in the chest due to Phlegm-Damp Obstruction or Spleen Qi Deficiency.
With Huang Qin, for Phlegm-Heat induced Rebellious Qi with a cough, nausea and vomiting.
Poria Fu Ling 4-9g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and strengthens the Spleen.
With Zhi Ban Xia, for Phlegm, thin mucus and turbid Dampness.
With Zhi Ban Xia, Sheng Jiang and Chen Pi, for congested fluids in the Stomach causing nausea and vomiting.
Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu 4-9g Strongly dries Dampness, tonifies the Spleen, induces sweating, expels Wind-Dampness and clears Dampness from the Lower Jiao.
Rz. Arisaematis Preparatum Zhi Tian Nan Xing 3-9g Dries Dampness, expels Phlegm, disperses Wind-Phlegm in the channels, stops spasms, reduces swelling and alleviates pain.
With Cang Zhu, for Wind-Damp painful obstruction.
Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin 3-9g Clears Heat and dries Dampness.
With Qiang Huo, for Cold-Dampness at the Exterior with Heat in the Interior.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 2.5-6g Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
With Zhi Ban Xia, for a stifling sensation in the chest and coughing with excessive white, viscous sputum due to Phlegm-Damp Obstruction.
With Cang Zhu and Fu Ling, for a thick white tongue coat with no desire to drink.
Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo 1.5-9g Expels Wind-Cold-Dampness, unblocks painful obstruction and alleviates pain.
With Bai Zhi, for headaches.
With Cang Zhu, for a heavy-headed sensation.
Sm. Sinapis Bai Jie Zi 1.5-9g Promotes Qi movement, dissipates nodules, unblocks the collaterals, alleviates pain, warms the Lungs and expels Phlegm.
Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi 1.5-9g Expels Wind, eliminates Dampness, dispels Cold and alleviates pain.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 1-1.5g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.
Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang 1-6g Releases the Exterior, induces perspiration, disperses Cold, warms the Lungs, stops coughing and normalizes the flow of Qi at the center.
With Zhi Ban Xia, for a productive cough due to Phlegm-Dampness.
With Zhu Li, for coughing and a headache due to Heat induced Phlegm, or aphasia and numbness from Wind-Stroke due to Phlegm Obstruction.
With Chen Pi, for Cold-Dampness Obstructing the Middle with nausea and hiccups.
Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang 1g Warms the Middle, expels Cold and dispels Wind-Dampness seeping into the Lower Jiao.
(Succus Bambusae) (Zhu Li) (3-6g) (Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm, penetrates to the channels and stops coughing. Replaces Gan Jiang in some versions.)
  • Clears Phlegm-Dampness from the Channels
  • Phlegm-Dampness in the Channels
  • Tan Yin
  • Joint aches
  • Body aches
  • Migratory pain all over the body
  • Tightness in the chest and back
  • Numbness in the limbs
  • Shoulder stiffness
  • Cough
  • Paralysis
  • An ice-cold sensation in the mid to upper back
  • Stridor
  • Lumps in the neck or shoulder
  • T: Normal
  • C: Thin and frothy
  • P: Deep and slippery
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