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formula nameBupleurum Membrane-Source-Opening Decoction
sourceTongsu Shanghan Lun
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bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Bupleurum (Radix Bupleuri) 5gm
Submature Bitter Orange (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus) 5gm
Magnolia Bark (Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis) 5gm
Green tangerine peel (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride) 5gm
Skullcap Root (Radix Scutellariae) 5gm
Platycodon Root (Radix Platycodonis) 3gm
Caoguo (Semen Alpiniae Katsumadai) 2gm
Areca Seed (Semen Arecae) 6gm
Lotus petiole (Semen Nelumbinis) 5gm
Liquorice Root (Radix Glycyrrhizae) 2gm

Decocted with water twice, taken in two doses, 2 doses per day.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Dampness transforms into phlegm, opening onto the pleurodiaphragmatic interspace.

bubble_chart Modern Application

Modern medicine believes that this formula inhibits malaria parasites and viruses. It is mainly used for: malaria, epidemic common cold, presenting with chest and diaphragm stuffiness and fullness, vexation and agitation, dizziness and greasy mouth, difficulty in expectorating phlegm, intermittent malaria, tongue coating thick like accumulated powder, rough and astringent to the touch, and wiry and slippery pulse.

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