Commonly Used Chinese Herb Formulas with Illustrations: Pinellia and Gastrodia Combination (Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang)


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


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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