Gualou and Zhishi Decoction

Gualou and Zhishi Decoction,For phlegm congestion that cannot be coughed up, accompanied by pain in the chest and diaphragm and an inability to turn over; or for phlegm congestion causing fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, with alternating chills and fever and shortness of breath; as well as for cases where phlegm obscures the orifices of the heart, resulting in an inability to speak.

Formulas Name : Gualou and Zhishi Decoction

Chinese Name : 瓜蒌枳实汤

Drug Formulation

Trichosanthes fruit (shell removed) 1 qian, Zhi Shi (fried with wheat bran) 1 qian,Platycodon (stem removed) 1 qian, Poria (peeled) 1 qian, Fritillaria (core removed) 1 qian, Tangerine Peel 1 qian, Scutellaria (rotten parts removed) 1 qian, Gardenia 1 qian, Angelica 6 fen, Amomum 5 fen, Aquilaria 5 fen, Licorice 3 fen.

Source

From *Hui Chun*, Volume 2.

Processing

Coarsely chop the above ingredients to make one dose.

Benefits

For phlegm congestion that cannot be coughed up, accompanied by pain in the chest and diaphragm and an inability to turn over; or for phlegm congestion causing fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, with alternating chills and fever and shortness of breath; as well as for cases where phlegm obscures the orifices of the heart, resulting in an inability to speak.

Instructions for Use

Decoct with fresh ginger; add a small amount of bamboo sap and ginger juice, and take the mixture together. Externally, rub the affected area with the ginger residue.

Gualou and Zhishi Decoction,From *Hui Chun*, Volume 2.,For phlegm congestion that cannot be coughed up, accompanied by pain in the chest and diaphragm and an inability to turn over; or for phlegm congestion causing fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, with alternating chills and fever and shortness of breath; as well as for cases where phlegm obscures the orifices of the heart, resulting in an inability to speak.

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