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 Scour Phlegm Decoction


Pin Yin: Di Tan Tang

Category:   Scour Phlegm and open Orifices
Additional Categories:   Dry Dampness and expel Phlegm

Actions:
   Scours Phlegm from Lungs and Heart, opens Orifices, and Supplements the Qi;
  ---used for: (1) Phlegm (Cold to neutral type) clouding the Upper Orifices with symptoms of partial paralysis, seizure, or impaired speech; (2) Cold Phlegm Blocking Lungs.
   (See Interior Dampness ; Phlegm ; Cold Phlegm Blocking Lungs .)

Medicinals Dosages (Qian)
Pinelliae, Rz [ban xia] 3.3
Citri Erythrocarpae, Pc [ju hong] 3
Poria, Sclerotium [fu ling] 3
Citri seu Ponciri Immaturus, Fr (= Aurantii Immaturus, Fr) [zhi shi] 3
Bambusae in Taeniis, Caulis [zhu ru] 1
Arisaemae cum Felle Bovis, Pulvis [dan nan xing] 3.3
Acori Graminei, Rz [shi chang pu] 3
Ginseng, Rx [ren shen] 3
Glycyrrhizae, Rx [gan cao] 0.5

 


   Associated Modern Diseases: cerebral vascular accident, seizures, aphasia, bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis, bronchiestasis.
  
   Formulas with similar or subset of ingredients: Two-Cured Decoction [Er Chen Tang]; Warm the Gallbladder Decoction [WenDan Tang]; Settle the Emotions Pill [Ding Zhi Wan]; Clear the Qi and transform Phlegm Pill [QingQi Hua Tan Wan].

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