HERB FORMULAS

XIAO TAN TANG JIA JIAN - 消痰汤加減 - MODIFIED DISPERSE PHLEGM DECOCTION

English: Modified Disperse Phlegm Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Sm. Sinapis Bai Jie Zi 12g Promotes Qi movement, dissipates nodules, unblocks the collaterals and alleviates pain.
Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu 12g Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm and dissipates nodules.
Poria Fu Ling 12g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and strengthens the Spleen.
Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen 12g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, transforms Phlegm-Heat, softens hardness and dissipates nodules.
Pseudobulbus Pleiones/Cremastrae Shan Ci Gu 12g Clears Heat, resolves toxicity, reduces swelling, reduces abscesses and dissipates nodules.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 12g tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 12g Invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis Cools the Blood and reduces abscesses
Thallus Eckloniae Kun Bu 9g Resolves Phlegm, softens Phlegm nodules, promotes urination and reduces swelling.
With Hai Zao, for goiter and scrofula.
Sargassum Hai Zao 9g Reduces Phlegm, softens areas of hardness, promotes urination and reduces edema.
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 9g Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, dissipates nodules and reduces Stagnation.
With Fu Ling, for Phlegm, thin mucus and turbid Dampness.
With Zhe Bei Mu, Hai Zao and Kun Bu, for Goiter, scrofula or thyroid nodules.
Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen 9g Tonifies the Middle Jiao and augments Qi.
With Fu Ling, for Spleen and Stomach Deficiency.
Rz. Arisaematis Preparatum Zhi Tian Nan Xing 6g Dries Dampness, expels Phlegm, reduces swelling and alleviates pain.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Transforms Phlegm
  • Dispels Stasis
  • Unblocks the channels

SYNDROMES

  • Phlegm Obstructing the Channels

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Tophi (painless uric acid crystals) under the skin, mainly on the face, ears and joints
  • Restricted movement
  • Maybe dark, purple skin in the affected area
  • Stiffness and hardening of the joints
  • T: Dark or Purple with possible static spots
  • C: White
  • P: Thready and choppy and/or wiry

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For stones in the urinary tract:  
+ 15g Spora Lygodii Hai Jin Sha    
+ 15g Fol. Pyrrosiae Shi Wei