HERB FORMULAS

KONG XIAN DAN - 控癎丹 - CONTROL MUCUS SPECIAL PILL

English: Control Mucus Special Pill
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Kansui Gan Sui 0.5-1.5g Drains water downward, eliminates congested fluids and thin mucus and expels Phlegm.
Rx. Knoxiae Hong Da Ji 1-3g Drains water downward and drives out thin mucus.
Sm. Sinapis Bai Jie Zi 3-15g Warms the Lungs, regulates Qi and expels Phlegm.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Dispels Phlegm and thin mucus

SYNDROMES

  • Phlegm lurking above and below the diaphragm
  • Water retention in the chest and diaphragm

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Sudden, excruciating and migrating pain in the thorax, neck, lower back and inguinal region
  • A tightening sensation in the sinews and bones that evolves into a burning, piercing pain
  • Cold and painful extremities
  • Unrelenting, severe headache
  • Lethargy with a desire to sleep
  • Anorexia
  • A temporary loss of taste in the mouth
  • Coughing up thick, greasy sputum
  • A rattling sound in the throat at night
  • Excessive salivation
  • Abdominal distention
  • Edema
  • T: Normal
  • C: Sticky and greasy
  • P: Wiry and slippery

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Take with a mild ginger soup at bedtime.

MODIFICATIONS

For schizophrenia, hysteria and bi-polar disorder:  
   
+ Rectify Qi and Eliminate Phlegm Decoction
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