HERB FORMULAS

HUA TAN SAN JIE TANG - 化痰散结汤 - TRANSFORMING PHLEGM AND DISSIPATING BINDING DECOCTION

English: Transforming Phlegm and Dissipating Binding Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Per Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi 15g Spreads Liver Qi, breaks up Stagnant Qi, dissipates accumulations, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 20g Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, dissipates nodules and reduces Stagnation.
Poria Fu Ling 20g Promotes urination,leaches out dampness, strengthens the Spleen and transforms Phlegm.
Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can 10g Extinguishes Wind, stops spasms and convulsions, transforms Phlegm, softens hardness, eliminates toxins and dissipates nodules.
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi 15g Invigorates the Blood, expels Blood Stasis, nourishes the Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens the sinews and bones and benefits the joints.
Squama Manitis Chuan Shan Jia 15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and expels Wind-Dampness from the channels.
Citri Reticulatae Vascularis Ju Luo 10g Promotes the movement of Qi, disseminates the flow in the channels and collaterals, and transforms Phlegm.
With Qing Pi, for flank pain and chest and abdominal distention due to Liver Qi Stagnation.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Rectifies Qi
  • Transforms Phlegm
  • Softens hardness
  • Dissipates binding

SYNDROMES

  • Phlegm Obstructing the Channels

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • A tendency toward obesity
  • A sallow, yellow complexion
  • Dizziness
  • Numbness of the limbs
  • Stroke
  • Seizures

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For Phlegm Nodulation: To substitute for Squama Manitis Chuan Shan Jia:
+ 15g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
15g Sm. Vaccariae Wang Bu Liu Xing
+ 10g Sm. Sinapis Bai Jie Zi 15g Concha Arcae Wa Leng Zi