formula name | Minor Pinellia plus Poria Decoction |
source | Shanghan Zabing Lun |
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bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage Pineilia (Rhizoma Pinelliae)
18gm (1 shēng) Poria (Poria)
9gm (3 liǎng) bubble_chart Efficacy
Dispelling phlegm, promoting water circulation, dispersing qi, and relieving stuffiness.
bubble_chart Indications
- phlegm-fluid retention, difficulty in urination.
- Sudden vomiting, epigastric stuffiness, fluid retention between the diaphragm, dizziness, and palpitations.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
This prescription is a wonderful remedy for vomiting caused by water retention in the stomach, and it is also a commonly used formula for treating vomiting of pregnancy and persistent vomiting caused by various diseases. In the formula, Pineilia dries dampness and resolves phlegm, and lowers adverse qi to stop vomiting; Fresh Ginger Rhizome warms the middle and strengthens the stomach, disperses stagnation, and resolves fluid retention. Poria and Pineilia work together to guide the water retention in the stomach, promoting smooth urination and allowing the retained fluids to be expelled through urine.
bubble_chart Syndrome Differentiation
- vomiting, not thirsty.
- upward counterflow.
- nausea, epigastric stuffiness.
- dizziness and palpitations.
- scanty urine.
bubble_chart Formula Modification
- Stomach deficiency vomiting: Add Tangshen, Dried Tangerine Peel.
- Cold and heat in complexity vomiting: Add Coptis Rhizome, Skullcap Root.
- Morning sickness: Add Chinese Angelica, Sichuan Lovage Rhizome.
- Food stagnation vomiting: Add Submature Bitter Orange, Medicated Leaven, Germinated Barley.
- Vomiting phlegm and water: Combine with Two Old Ingredients Decoction.
- Vomiting with a preference for drinking: Combine with Stomach Poria Decoction.
bubble_chart Modern Application
Vomiting of pregnancy, various types of vomiting, Meniere's syndrome, acute gastroenteritis, gastroptosis, beriberi, wet pleurisy.
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