PHLEGM WASHING DECOCTION
Di Tan Tang
‘Phlegm Washing Decoction’
Source: Formulas to Aid Lives (Ji Sheng Fang, 1253)
Keywords
stroke
Ingredients
Pinellia ternata (Ban Xia, pinellia)
bile-processed Rhizoma Arisaematis (Dan Nan Xing)
Citrus reticulata
(Ju Hong, citrus peel)
Citrus aurantium (Zhi Shi, aurantium)
Poria cocos (Fu Ling, hoelen)
Panax ginseng
(Ren Shen, ginseng)
Acorus gramineus (Shi Chang Pu, sweetflag)
Bambusa tuldoides (Zhu Ru, bamboo
shavings)
Glycyrrhiza uralensis (Gan Cao, liquorice)
Zingiber officinalis (Sheng Jiang, ginger)
Zizyphus
jujuba (Da Zao, Chinese date)
Major therapeutic action
Resolves Phlegm and opens orifices.
Phlegm dissolving.
Indications
o Mental confusion due to Phlegm.
o With the appropriate key symptoms, this formula can be used to treat biomedical conditions such as stroke.
Key symptoms for use
o stroke
o stiff tongue
o aphasia
Another formula called Dao Tan Tang (Phlegm guiding decoction) consists of Pinellia ternata (Ban Xia, pinellia), bile-processed Rhizoma Arisaematis (Dan Nan Xing), Citrus aurantium (Zhi Shi, aurantium), Poria cocos (Fu Ling, hoelen), Citrus reticulata (Ju Hong, citrus peel) Glycyrrhiza uralensis (Gan Cao, liquorice) Zingiber officinalis (Sheng Jiang, ginger). It can dry the Dampness, remove the Phlegm, move qi and relieve depression. In the clinic, this formula is indicated in the treatment of vertigo due to Phlegm, or Phlegm-Fluid, with stuffy chest, asthma, cough, headache and vomiting.
The typical dose is three grams twice daily, before meals. In severe cases or the early stages of treatment (the first two weeks), a 50-100% increase in dose may be used, then reduced as the treatment takes effect.
Cautions and contraindications
None noted.
None noted.