HERB FORMULAS

SHUN QI DAO TAN TANG - 順氣導痰湯 - RECTIFY QI AND ELIMINATE PHLEGM DECOCTION

English: Rectify Qi and Eliminate Phlegm Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 9g Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, descends rebellious Qi, harmonizes the Stomach, stops vomiting and reduces distention.
With Chen Pi and Fu Ling, for nausea, vomiting, chest fullness and distention and anorexia due to congested fluids.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 9g Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, regulates Qi and adjusts the Middle Jiao.
With Zhi Ban Xia, for a stifling sensation in the chest and coughing with excessive white, viscous sputum due to Phlegm-Damp Obstruction.
With Zhi Ban Xia and Fu Ling, for coughing due to accumulation of Dampness and Phlegm.
Poria Fu Ling 12g Strengthens the Spleen, harmonizes the Middle Jiao, transforms Phlegm and dries Dampness.
With Zhi Ban Xia, for Phlegm, thin mucus and turbid Dampness.
With Zhi Ban Xia, Chen Pi and Sheng Jiang, for congested Fluids in the Stomach manifesting as nausea and vomiting.
With Mu Xiang, for diarrhea and borborygmus due to Dampness.
With Shi Chang Pu and Yuan Zhi, for insomnia and palpitations due to Spleen and Heart Insufficiency or Phlegm Obstructing the Heart.
Arisaemae cum Bile Dan Nan Xing 6g Clears Heat and dissolves Phlegm.
Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi 9g Breaks up stagnant Qi, reduces accumulation, transforms Phlegm and reduces distention.
With Chen Pi, strengthens the Middle Jiao.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 6g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, resolves Phlegm, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.
Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang 9g Warms the Lungs and transforms Phlegm.
Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang 9g Promotes the movement of Qi, strengthens the Spleen, prevents Stagnation and alleviates pain.
Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu 9g Spreads and regulates Liver Qi.
Rx. Polygalae Yuan Zhi 9g Calms the Spirit, sedates the Heart, clears the channel joining the Heart and Kidneys, expels Phlegm, opens the Orifices, clears the Lungs and stops coughing.
With Yu Jin and Shi Chang Pu, for disorientation due to Phlegm Blocking the Heart Orifices.
Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin 9g Activates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi flow, clears the Heart and Pericardium and opens the Orifices.
Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu 15g Opens the Orifices, vaporizes Phlegm, removes filth, calms the Spirit, transforms turbid Dampness, harmonizes the Middle Jiao, awakens the Spleen and promotes the movement of Qi.
With Yu Jin and Zhi Ban Xia, for disorientation, irritability, dizziness, and hearing problems due to Turbid Dampness Blocking the Orifices.
With Yuan Zhi and Fu Ling, for forgetfulness, tinnitus and impaired hearing.
With Yu Jin, transforms Dampness, opens the Orifices and awakens the brain to treat turbid Dampness which has blocked the clear Orifices, with loss of consciousness or confusion, tinnitus and forgetfulness.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Regulates Qi
  • Relieves Stagnation
  • Transforms Phlegm
  • Opens the orifices

SYNDROMES

  • Liver Qi Stagnation: Phlegm and Qi Stagnant and Blocked

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Paranoia
  • Lots of worries
  • Illogical speech
  • Chest and flank distention and fullness,
  • No thought of food or drink
  • Tendency to profuse Phlegm
  • Dull and silly
  • Mumbling to oneself
  • Tempermental
  • Frequent laughing and crying
  • Feeling of obstruction in throat as if a slice of roast meat were stuck there which cannot be coughed up nor swallowed down. This sensation becomes more prominent during emotional upset and subsides when relaxed
  • Distention and pain in the sides or flanks
  • Suffocating sensation in the chest
  • Hysteria
  • Tendency to sigh
  • Melancholy
  • Apathy
  • Depression
  • Irritability
  • Inappropriate anger
  • Irregular menses
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Breast distention and pain before and during menses
  • Premenstrual syndrome
  • Chronic cases:
    Red eyes
    Tidal fever
    A dry mouth
  • T: Pink
  • C: Thin and white or Slimy
  • P: Slippery and wiry (slippery due to Phlegm)

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For schizophrenia:  
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao    
   
- Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi    
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang    
- Rx. Polygalae Yuan Zhi    
- Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin    
+ Control Mucus Special Pill
Kong Xian Dan