INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Maltosum Saccharum Granorum |
| Common English: | Maltose Barley Malt Sugar Hordeum |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Sweet |
Slightly Warm |
Lung Spleen Stomach |
15-60g Tincture: 2-4ml |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Strengthens the Spleen and tonifies Qi |
Overexertion injuring the Spleen with shortness of breath and reduced appetite. |
Tonifies the Middle Jiao and alleviates pain and coldness |
Middle Jiao Deficiency Cold with Excess salivation, a pale coat with a white coat and a deep, slow pulse |
Moistens the Lungs and stops coughs |
Lung Qi Deficiency with dry, nonproductive coughs with labored, slow breathing and a weak voice |
Coats foreign objects |
Treats obstruction of the throat by fish bones or other objects |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Ram. Cinnamomi or Ram. Cinnamomi |
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Abdominal pain due to Cold from Middle Jiao Deficiency which is better with pressure and somewhat alleviated by eating Externally contracted Wind-Cold in weak patients suffering from chronic illness |
Severe Deficiency Speeds post-operative recovery Treats allergies |
Abdominal pain due to Cold from Middle Jiao Deficiency with concurrent Blood Deficiency |
Rx. Codonopsis |
Rz. Zingiberis |
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Insufficiency of Middle Qi with shortness of breath, fatigue and reduced appetite |
Middle Jiao Yang Deficiency with ascendant Yin marked by chest and abdominal pain, cold limbs and vomiting |
Dry, non-productive cough with weak voice and wheezing upon exertion due to severe Lung Deficiency |
Rz. Zingiberis Recens |
Rx. Astragali |
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis |
Sudden onset of coughing |
Abdominal pain due to Qi Deficiency |
Abdominal pain due to Blood Deficiency |
Fr. Amomi |
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Unstable fetus |
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- This herb is said to tonify the Spleen, and Stomach, transform the Stomach Qi, generate fluids, nourish the Blood, moderate Interior urgency alleviate abdominal pain, alleviate thirst, alleviate weariness and eliminate bleeding due to Lung Fire.
- To treat foreign objects lodged in the throat, swallow small portions of the thick liquid slowly so that it facilitate passage.
- Both Yi Tang and Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao tonify the Qi of the Middle Jiao, moderate urgency and relieve pain. Gan Cao resolves toxicity, but does not nourish Blood. It moistens the Lungs to stop cough but has less fluid generating capability than Yi Tang which generates fluids especially in the Lungs, relieves thirst and nourishes Blood.