HERB FORMULAS

DA BAN XIA TANG - 大半夏汤 - MAJOR PINELLIA DECOCTION

English: Major Pinellia Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 15-45g Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, descends Rebellious Qi, stops vomiting, harmonizes the Stomach, dissipates nodules and reduces Stagnation.
With Ren Shen, for vomiting due to Stomach Deficiency.
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 9-90g Tonifies Spleen and Stomach Qi.
Mel Feng Mi 9-15g Nourishes the Spleen and Stomach and relieves pain.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Moves Qi
  • Stops vomiting
  • Subdues Rebellious Qi
  • Tonifies Qi

SYNDROMES

  • Stagnation and Deficiency of Stomach Qi with Rebellion

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Repeated vomiting of undigested food
  • Vomiting soon after eating (food intolerance)
  • Fatigue
  • Weakness
  • Indigestion
  • Epigastrium is hard and full
  • Nausea
  • Regurgitation
  • T: Red
  • C: White
  • P: Slippery

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Use caution during pregnancy.
  • Use caution with children.
  • Contraindicated for those with an External Invasion (cold, flu, fever).
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Take 3-5 capsules at a time, 3-4 times daily without food.

MODIFICATIONS

For scleroderma, lupus erythematosis, acid reflux, gastritis and nausea/vomiting:  
   
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen    
+ 15-24g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen    
   
+ 9-12g Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong    
   
+ 9-12g Hb. Dendrobii Shi Hu