WARM THE GALLBLADDER DECOCTION
Wen Dan Tang
‘Bamboo and Hoelen Decoction’
Source: Formulas and Discussion on Three Causes of Diseases and Symptoms (San Yin Ji Yi Bing Zheng
Fang Lun, 1174)
Keywords
insomnia, neurosis and auditory vertigo
Ingredients
Pinellia ternata (Ban Xia, pinellia)
Citrus aurantium (Zhi Shi, aurantium)
Bambusa tuldoides (Zhu Ru,
bamboo shavings)
Citrus reticulata (Chen Pi, citrus peel)
Glycyrrhiza uralensis (Gan Cao, liquorice)
Poria
cocos (Fu Ling, hoelen)
Major therapeutic action
Clears the Gallbladder, resolves Phlegm, regulates qi, harmonises the Stomach.
Sedative, hypnotic.
Indications
o Disharmony of the Gallbladder and Stomach, internal disturbance of Phlegm Heat.
o With the appropriate key symptoms, this formula can be used to treat biomedical conditions such as insomnia, neurosis and auditory vertigo, etc.
Key symptoms for use
o restlessness
o insomnia
o vertigo
o palpitation
o easily frightened
o profuse phlegm
o vomiting
o hiccup
o epilepsy
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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.