formula | New Pro Formula Pinellia Decoction Xin Fa Ban Xia Tang |
source | Volume 4 of Taiping Huimin Heji Jufang |
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bubble_chart Composition 150 gm each of Amomum villosum, Shenqu (stir-fried), Amomum tsaoko, and Tangerine peel (washed, white part removed). 15 gm each of Cardamom seeds and Clove. 60 gm of Licorice root (raw, roasted). 120 gm of Pinellia ternata (washed seven times in hot water, each cut into two pieces, soaked in a solution of 30 gm of alum powder in boiling water for one day and night, then strained and washed with decoction to remove alum, dried, each piece cut into two again, soaked in fresh ginger juice in a silver basin for one day and night, then simmered in the decoction until the ginger juice is completely dried, slowly baked until dry, ground into fine powder, mixed with fresh ginger juice to form cakes, sun-dried or baked dry, roasted until yellow but not burnt).
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Grind into a fine powder. Take 3 grams per dose. First mix with fresh ginger juice to form a paste, add a small amount of stir-fried salt, and take with boiling water.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Invigorating spleen and harmonizing stomach, resolving phlegm moving qi.
bubble_chart Indications
Spleen-stomach disharmony, middle burner qi stagnation, phlegm-fluid retention not dispersing, vomiting of sour fluid, abdominal and hypochondriac distension and stuffiness, dizziness and nausea, and lack of appetite.