Fang name | Minor Pinellia plus Poria Decoction |
source | Treatise On Typhoid And Death |
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[Preparation method and dosage]
Pineilia (Rhizoma Pinelliae)
18gm (1 shēng) Poria (Poria)
9gm (3 liǎng) [Efficacy]
dispelling phlegm moves water, dispersing qi and eliminating stuffiness.
[Indications]
- phlegm-fluid retention, difficulty in urination.
- Suffering from vomiting, epigastric stuffiness, water between the diaphragm, and dizziness.
[Prescription]
This prescription is a wonderful prescription for treating vomiting caused by cessation of water in the stomach. It is also a common prescription for treating vomiting of pregnancy and various diseases that cause vomiting. In the prescription, Pineilia drying dampness and resolving phlegm, lowers phlegm and relieves vomiting; Fresh Ginger Rhizome warming the middle strengthens the stomach, relieves phlegm and fluid retention. Poria and Pineilia complement each other to induce water cessation in the stomach, thereby smoothing urination and allowing fluid retention to come out of urine.
[Key points of syndrome differentiation]
- vomiting not thirsty.
- Upward and reverse.
- Nausea, epigastric stuffiness
- Dizziness.
- Little urine.
[Addition and subtraction]
- 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.
- Stagnation of food vomiting: Add Submature Bitter Orange, Medicated Leaven, Germinated Barley.
- vomiting phlegm water: combined Two Old Ingredients Decoction.
- Vomiting hi fluid retention: Stomach Poria Decoction.
[Modern application]
Vomiting of pregnancy, various vomiting, Meniere's syndrome, acute gastroenteritis, gastroptosis, athlete's foot, wet costal membrane inflammation.
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