HERB FORMULAS

DANG TAN TANG - 荡痰湯 - FLUSH THE PHLEGM DECOCTION

English: Flush the Phlegm Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Haematitum Dai Zhe Shi 60g Calms the Liver, anchors Floating Yang, clears Liver Fire, strongly descends rebellious Qi and Cools the Blood.
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 9g Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm and descends Rebellious Qi.
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 30g Drains Heat, purges accumulations, drains Fire, transforms Dampness, promotes urination, activates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, reduces Fire toxicity and eliminates Phlegm.
Natrii Sulfas Mang Xiao 18g Purges accumulations, guides out Stagnation, softens hardness, moistens Dryness, clears Heat and drains Fire.
With Da Huang, for constipation due to Heat in the Stomach and Intestines.
With Dai Zhe Shi, Zhi Ban Xia, Da Huang and Yu Jin, for Phlegm and Heat Misting the Heart.
Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin 9g Activates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi flow, clears Heat, cools the Blood, clears the Heart and Pericardium and opens the Orifices.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Drains Phlegm-Heat

SYNDROMES

  • Phlegm-Heat Misting the Heart

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Cough with sticky, yellow, difficult to expectorate sputum
  • Rapid breathing with a harsh voice
  • Restless fever
  • Sore throat
  • Constipation
  • Dry stools
  • Mania
  • Shortness of breath
  • Dyspnea
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Chest and/or epigastric fullness
  • Pain in the ribs
  • T: Scarlet
  • C: Yellow or Yellow and greasy or Yellow and smooth
  • P: Rapid and smooth or Slippery and rapid

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CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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