Camphor-Clearing-the-Diaphragm Decoction

Camphor-Clearing-the-Diaphragm Decoction,

Formulas Name : Camphor-Clearing-the-Diaphragm Decoction

Chinese Name : 龙脑清膈汤

Drug Formulation

6 liang of Job’s tears (sorted and cleaned, stir-fried), 4 liang of Schizonepeta spikelets, 1.5 liang of Perilla frutescens leaves (soil removed), 2 liang of licorice (chopped, stir-fried until reddish), 2 liang of Trichosanthes root, 2 liang of Platycodon root (stir-fried until yellow), 2 liang of Perilla frutescens seeds (stir-fried), and 2 qian of borneol.

Source

From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Instructions for Use

Take 1–2 qian per dose, dissolved in warm water after meals or before bedtime.

Camphor-Clearing-the-Diaphragm Decoction,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 1.,

More Herbs Formulas

Jinhua Eye-Brightening Pills

Jinhua Eye-Brightening Pills,From *Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 3.,For headaches, toothaches, and sores in the mouth and on the tongue.

Blood Residue Pills

Blood Residue Pills,From *Formulas of the Huizhitiang Hall*, Volume 2.,For bloody stools and all types of bleeding disorders.

Five Treasures Decoction

Five Treasures Decoction,From *Yu’an*, Volume 6.,For a boil on the back that refuses to heal, accompanied by pain and itching.

Four Substances and Safflower Decoction

Four Substances and Safflower Decoction,*Essentials of Ophthalmology*, Volume 2.,Eye injury caused by a thorn from a plant.

Yellow-Discharging and Appetite-Restoring Powder

Yellow-Discharging and Appetite-Restoring Powder,*The Golden Mirror Record of Smallpox and Rashes*, Volume 1.,When the heat of the smallpox pathogen invades the stomach, causing dry, cracked lips and mouth, a greasy sensation in the mouth accompanied by thirst, and even a prickly rash on the tongue or a mouth black as coal; after the pus stage, … Read more

Neem Fruit Decoction

Neem Fruit Decoction,*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 4.,Excessive fire rising from the Yang and Yin Stomach meridians causes blood to ooze from between the teeth.

Perilla and She-poppy Phlegm-Resolving Pills

Perilla and She-poppy Phlegm-Resolving Pills,From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 53.,For children with cough due to food stagnation and constipation; for children with phlegm-fluid retention and severe wheezing, with a sound like the roar of the tide or the scraping of a saw; for children with dry phlegm—characterized by abundant, dry, and sticky phlegm, counterflow of … Read more

Ghee Paste

Ghee Paste,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 267.,For diabetes.

White Sage Powder

White Sage Powder,From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 6.,For stroke-induced facial paralysis and deviation of the mouth and eyes.

Hua Guang Powder

Hua Guang Powder,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 146.,Excessive intake of this formula may harm the body’s vital energy, leading to pathogenic factors invading the heart; it may cause parasitic worms to transform into poisonous insects; it may result in sudden illness due to a weakened constitution; it may lead to the five types of dysuria; it may … Read more

Honey and Huang Decoction

Honey and Huang Decoction,From *Famous Prescriptions Through the Ages*.,Used for postoperative adhesive intestinal obstruction accompanied by severe constipation.

Life-Sustaining Duhuo Decoction

Life-Sustaining Duhuo Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 9.,Hemiplegia. Hemiparesis, feverish oppression, and slurred speech.

Seven-Star Decoction

Seven-Star Decoction,*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 10.,For infectious epidemics characterized by sudden severe swelling at the corners of the eyes, sudden onset of chills and fever, severe swelling and pain in the throat, rambling speech, and intense thirst.

Alum and Frankincense Ointment

Alum and Frankincense Ointment,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 141.,For hemorrhoids discharging pus and blood, accompanied by unbearable pain.

Jade Plate Powder

Jade Plate Powder,*Bai Yi*, Volume 9.,For wind-induced pain and headaches.

Five-Juice Pills

Five-Juice Pills,From *The Great Treasure of Health*, Volume 1.,For sudden abdominal pain in summer and autumn, and watery diarrhea due to cholera.

Agastache Pills

Agastache Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 47.,For regurgitation, vomiting, ascending deficiency qi, chest and abdominal pain, and frequent vomiting of sour fluid.

Tooth-Brushing and Mouth-Rinsing Formula

Tooth-Brushing and Mouth-Rinsing Formula,From *Medical Authentication*, Volume 1.,

Swelling-Reducing Powder

Swelling-Reducing Powder,*The Direct Pointers*, Volume 22.,Boils, carbuncles, and toxic swellings.

Licorice Powder and Honey Decoction

Licorice Powder and Honey Decoction,From *The Golden Cabinet* (Volume Middle).,Ascaris infection causes excessive salivation, heart pain, and recurrent episodes that cannot be stopped by toxic medications.

Yiguan Decoction

Yiguan Decoction,*Continuation of Case Studies by Renowned Physicians*, Volume 18.,Deficiency of liver and kidney yin with qi stagnation; distension and pain in the chest, flanks, epigastrium, and abdomen; acid regurgitation and bitter vomiting; dry throat and mouth; as well as hernias and masses; red tongue with little coating; and a string-like, fine, and rapid pulse.Currently … Read more

Ginseng and Coptis Pills

Ginseng and Coptis Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 93.,For consumptive fever with bone-steaming symptoms.

Amomum Honey Powder

Amomum Honey Powder,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 38.,For cholera; cold pain in the epigastrium and abdomen; vomiting, nausea, and watery diarrhea.

Five-Ingredient Diaphragmatic Qi Pills

Five-Ingredient Diaphragmatic Qi Pills,From *Ben Shi*, Volume 3.,Qi stagnation, food stagnation, anxiety, overwork, and excessive worry can lead to the Five Types of Diaphragmatic Qi Obstruction.

Chaihu-Huanglian Ointment

Chaihu-Huanglian Ointment,*General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 15).,Night sweats and intermittent hot flashes.