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| Health Benefits |
| For: Manier's disease |
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| Category: Treat Wind Phlegm ⌕ |
| Subcategory: Wind Phlegm Source: Yi Xue Xin Wu |
| Actions: Strengthens the SP, dispels dampness, transforms phlegm, and extinguishes wind [Song]
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| Diagnosis |
| Tongue: white, greasy Pulse: Slippery Other: |
| Patterns: Wind phlegm pushing upward |
| Indications: Manier's disease, internal Wind Phlegm, nausea, vomiting, chest stifling sensation, dizziness, vertigo, headache, copious sputum, wiry, slippery [Kim] • vertigo, headache, white greasy tongue coating, slippery pulse
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| Contraindications: Vertigo of hyperactive Yang due to Yin deficiency or dizzy of Qi and Blood deficiency |
| Description |
| Name Variations: Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang, 半夏白术天麻汤, Pinellia, Atractylodis Macrocephalae, and Gastrodia Decoction, |
| Herb List: Ban Xia(K) • Tian Ma(K) • Bai Zhu(M) • Fu Ling(M) • Ju Hong(A) • Gan Cao(E) |
| Commentary: Includes Er Chen Tang. Important formula for dizziness and vertigo from LV wind. Ju Hong is stronger at transforming phlegm than Chen Pi. |
| Related Formulas: Er Chen Tang (changed Chen Pi into Ju Hong) |
| Herbs |
Cat/Dosage |
Actions |
Attributes |
| Ji Zi Huang • Chicken Egg Yolk • 鸡子黄 ♠ |
Tonify Yin |
Nourish yin • Moisten dryness • Expel wind • Tonify blood |
high in cholesterol |
| E Jiao • Donkey Hide Gelatin • 阿胶 ♠ |
Tonify Blood |
Tonify blood • Stop bleeding • Nourish blood • Nourish yin • Unblock bowels • Moisten dryness |
increase red blood cell count and hemoglobin • increase absorption of calcium and utilization[18] |
| Bai Shao • White Root Peony • 白芍♥ |
Tonify Blood |
Nourish blood • Regulate menses • Soothes liver • Relieve pain • Preserve yin • Reduce spasms • Harmonize Ying and Wei QiDao Di: Zhe Jiang • AKA Shao Yao |
analgesic • antibacterial • anti-inflammatory • hepatoprotective • immune system boost • sedative |
| Sheng Di Huang • Rehmannia • 生地黄♥ |
Clear Heat Cool Blood |
Clear heat • Cools hot blood (nosebleeds, bloody vomit, bloody urine, bloody stool) • Nourish Yin • Clears heart heat/fire • Generate fluidsDao Di: He Nan |
Immune system booster • coagulant • antidiabetic • hepatoprotective • hypotensive • anti-aging • antioxidant • antihistamine • emmenagogue |
| Mai Men Dong • Ophiopogon Tuber • 麦门冬♥ |
Tonify Yin |
Nourish Lung yin • Clear Lung heat • Nourish Stomach yin • Generate fluids • Clear Heart • Nourish Heart yin • Reduce irritabilityLilyturf Root |
antibiotic • increase cardiac output • sedative • reduce tachycardia |
| Gui Ban Jiao • Fresh Water Turtle Shell • 龟板♥ |
Tonify Yin |
Nourish yin • Anchor yang • Benefit kidneys • Strengthen bones and sinews • Stop bleeding • Cool blood • Tonify heart • Nourish blood |
hepatoprotective • skin burn repair • sore healing |
| Mu Li • Oyster Shell • 牡蛎♣ |
Calm Shen |
Calm Shen • Calm Liver • Anchor yang rising • Neutralize stomach acids • Relieve stomach pain • Soften hardness • Remove nodules • Reduce fluid leakage from deficiency • Disperse stagnation |
alkaline • gastrointestinal |
| Bie Jia • Soft shelled Turtle Shell (dorsal) • 鳖甲♣ |
Tonify Yin |
Nourish yin • Anchor yang • Dissipate nodules • Invigorate blood • Promote menses |
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| Wu Wei Zi • Schisandra Fruit • 五味⼦♣ |
Stabilize + Bind |
Generate fluid • Tonify Kidney to grasp Qi • Tonify Lung Qi • Binds essence • Nourish heart • Calm Shen • Stop sweating • Stop diarrhea |
antibiotic • gastrointestinal • hypotensive or hypertensive • immunostimulant • hepatoprotective • CNS stimulant |
| Gan Cao • Licorice Root • 甘草♣ |
Tonify Qi |
Tonify Spleen Qi • Tonify Heart qi • Clear heat • Resolve toxicity • Stop cough • Dispel phlegm • Lubricate lungs • Stop wheezing • Reduce spasm • Relieve pain • Harmonize other herb effectsEnters all 12 channels, often serve as envoy in a formula. |
Hypoglycemic • Antiarrhythmic • Expectorant • Antidiarrheal • Antiulcer • Hepatoprotective • Immunostimulant • Antitussive • Antiviral • Detox • Demulcent • Anti-inflammatory • Laxative • Emmenagogue • Antimicrobial • Spasmolytic • Corticosteroidal |
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H 31 |
| + Ren Shen + Long Gu |
Spontaneous sweating wiht Qi deficiency 31 |
| + Ren Shen + Fu Shen |
Palpitation with Qi deficiency 31 |
| + Di Gu Pi |
Chronic mild fever 31 |
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ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
E Jiao: SP/ST deficiency • Phlegm dampness • Diarrhea from cloying herbs
Bai Shao: Deficiency cold • Breast feeding • Pregnancy • Bleeding Disorder • Scheduled Surgery
: Yang deficiency • Blood deficiency • Spleen deficiency • Stomach deficiency • Can be sticky and cloying, careful with digestive disorders
Mai Men Dong: Diarrhea from middle jiao cold and deficiency • sedatives • cough from wind cold or damp phlegm
Gui Ban Jiao: pregnancy • damp cold • diarrhea
Mu Li: damp heat • constipation
Bie Jia: Pregnancy • Spleen Xu Cold with poor appetite and diarrhea
Wu Wei Zi: exterior pathogen presence, interior excess heat, early stage rash
Gan Cao: High blood pressure • Low potassium • Seaweed • Medications: Gan Cao can interact with various medication. See Pharma Interaction section. |
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