| Pin-yin: |
ban xia xie xin tang |
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| English name: |
Pinellia Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium |
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| Component: |
Rhizoma Coptidis(huang lian), Rhizoma Pinelliae Ternatae(ban xia), Radix Scutellariae(huang qin), Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis(gan jiang), Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis(gan cao), Radix Ginseng(ren shen), Fructus Zizyphi Jujubae(da zao) |
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| Function: |
Harmonizes the stomach, directs negative qi downward, disperses clumping, and eliminates focal distention. |
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| Clinic Usage: |
This formula treats stomach qi disharmony. Symptoms include epigastric focal distention, fullness and tightness with very slight or no pain, dry heaves or vomiting, diarrhea, and a thin, yellow, and greasy tongue coating. |
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| Cautions: |
This formula is for epigastric and stomach disorder caused by the cold-heat complex in the middle burner. |
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