HERB FORMULAS

QING TAN YIN - 淸痰饮 - CLEAR PHLEGM DRINK

English: Clear Phlegm Drink
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 10g Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, descends Rebellious Qi and stops vomiting.
With Chen Pi, for a productive cough and a stifling sensation in the chest due to Phlegm-Damp Obstruction or Spleen Qi Deficiency.
With Fu Ling, for Phlegm, thin mucus and turbid Dampness.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 10g Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm, Dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
With Zhi Ban Xia, for a stifling sensation in the chest and coughing with excessive white, viscous sputum due to Phlegm-Damp Obstruction.
With Zhi Ban Xia and Fu Ling, for coughing due to accumulation of Dampness and Phlegm.
Rz. Arisaematis Preparatum Zhi Tian Nan Xing 10g Dries Dampness, expels Phlegm, reduces swelling and alleviates pain.
Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen 10g Clears and drains Lung Heat, transforms Phlegm, moistens Lung Dryness, relieves toxicity, expels pus and reduces swelling.
Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi 10g Clears Heat, reduces Fire, eliminates irritability in the San Jiao, clears Heat, resolves Dampness, reduces swelling and invigorates the Blood.
Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao 15g Clears Heat in the Qi Stage, drains Fire, relieves irritability, quenches thirst and clears Excess Heat from the Lungs.
Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin 10g Clears Heat and dries Dampness.
With Zhi Zi, powerfully clears and drains lurking Heat from the Lungs with fever, fullness in the chest, coughing with yellow sputum and epistaxis or hematemesis.
Poria Fu Ling 10g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and strengthens the Spleen.
With Zhi Ban Xia and Chen Pi, for nausea, vomiting, chest fullness and distention and anorexia due to congested fluids.
Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke 6g Promotes the movement of Qi and reduces distention and pressure.
Indigo Naturalis Qing Dai 5g Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity, cools the Blood, disperses Stagnation and reduces swelling.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Transforms Phlegm
  • Clears Heat

SYNDROMES

  • Phlegm-Fire Blocking the Orifices

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Dilation of the pupils
  • Blurred vision
  • Distending pain in the eyeballs, forehead and supra-orbital bone
  • Fever
  • Thirst
  • Vomiting with foamy vomitus
  • T: Red
  • C: Slimy
  • P: Wiry and slippery

TREATS

  • Mydriasis
  • Blurred vision

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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