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0517半夏白朮天麻湯 (Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang)

Coptis and Scute Combination

Pinellia, Atractylodes Macrocephala, and Gastrodia Decoction

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【Formulation】

Chinese Name	Pharmaceutical name	Pin Yin Name	English Name
制半夏	Rhizoma Pinelliae praeparatum	Zhi Ban Xia	Processed Pinellia Rhizome
白朮	Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	White Atractylodes
天麻	Rhizoma Gastrodiae	Tian Ma	Gastrodia
人參	Radix Ginseng	Ren Shen	Ginseng
蒼朮	Rhizoma Atractylodis	Cang Zhu	Atractylodes
黃耆	Radix Atragali	Huang Qi	Astragalus
澤瀉	Rhizoma Alismatis	Ze Xie	Alisma
陳皮	Pericarpium Citri reticulatae	Chen Pi	Tangerine Peel
茯苓	Poria	Fu Ling	Hoelen
神麯	Massa Medicata Fermentata	Shen Qu	Shen Chu
麥芽	Fructus Hordei germinatus	Mai Ya	Malt
黃柏	Cortex Phellodendri	Huang Bo	Phellodendron
乾薑	Rhizoma Zingiberis	Gan Jiang	Dried Ginger

 

【Classic Literature Reference】

Pi Wei Lun (Treatise on the Spleen and Stomach,1249).

Compiler: Li, Gao also known as Li, Dong-yuan).

 

【Indications】

Traditional: Headache due to the adverse rising of phlegm, cough, and sticky sputum that is difficult to expectorate, dizziness or vertigo, restlessness and discomfort in the chest, nausea, vomiting, general heaviness, cold limbs, shortness of breath, fatigue, difficulty sleeping, a white and greasy tongue coating, and a wiry and slippery pulse.

 

Modern: Chronic headache, Meniere's disease, gastroatonia, gastroptosis, and hypotension with headache and dizziness.

 

Pattern of Adverse Rising of Phlegm

 

 

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