HERB FORMULAS

QING HUO DI TAN TANG - 清火滌痰湯 - CLEAR FIRE AND SCOUR PHLEGM DECOCTION

English: Clear Fire and Scour Phlegm Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 12g Activates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat, soothes irritability, nourishes the Blood and calms the Spirit.
With Bai Zi Ren, for Heart Blood Deficiency causing palpitations and insomnia.
Poria Pararadicis Fu Shen 12g Quiets the Heart, calms the Spirit and soothes the nerves.
Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua 9g Calms Liver Yang, extinguishes Wind, promotes the movement of Heart Qi and Blood and stimulates Blood circulation.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 9g Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong 9g Nourishes Stomach Yin, generates Fluids, clears the Heart and eliminates irritability.
Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren 9g Nourishes the Heart and calms the Spirit.
Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu 9g Clears Heat and transforms Phlegm.
Arisaemae cum Bile Dan Nan Xing 6g Clears Heat, dissolves Phlegm, calms Wind and stops convulsions.
Succus Bambusae Zhu Li 6g Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm and penetrates to the channels.
With Sheng Di Huang, for symptoms associated with Turbid Phlegm Obstructing the Heart Orifices.
Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can 6g Transforms Phlegm, softens hardness, eliminates toxins and dissipates nodules.
Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang 6g Warms the Middle, stops vomiting and normalizes the flow of Qi at the center.
With Zhu Li, for coughing and headaches due to Heat induced Phlegm or aphasia and numbness from Wind-Stroke due to Phlegm Obstruction.
With Chen Pi, for Cold-Dampness Obstructing the Middle with nausea and hiccups.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Fire
  • Washes away Phlegm

SYNDROMES

  • Phlegm-Fire

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Dizziness
  • Vertigo
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Insomnia
  • Dream-disturbed sleep with unusual dreams
  • Wakes easily
  • Palpitations
  • Anxiety
  • Nervousness
  • Dizziness
  • Vertigo
  • Heavy or foggy headedness
  • Profuse white foamy sputum
  • Nausea/Vomiting
  • Restlessness
  • Easily startled
  • Indeterminate gnawing hunger
  • Seizures accompanied by copious sputum
  • Flushing up
  • Chest distention
  • Expectoration of yellow Phlegm
  • Bitter taste in the mouth
  • Chills and fever
  • Abdominal distention
  • Frequent dark, scanty urine
  • Irritability
  • Depression
  • Slight thirst
  • Anorexia
  • Belching
  • Acid reflux
  • Unsatisfying bowel movements
  • T: Pink or Red tip or Red
  • C: Yellow and greasy
  • P: Slippery and rapid or Wiry and rapid or Rolling and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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