Decoction for Expelling Phlegm and Dampness

Decoction for Expelling Phlegm and Dampness,For phlegm-fluid retention, headache, back pain, and aversion to food with vomiting.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Expelling Phlegm and Dampness

Chinese Name : 驱痰饮子

Drug Formulation

Tiannanxing (sliced into 10 pieces, soaked in hot water 7 times), Banxia (washed in hot water 7 times), Qingpi (white pith removed), Chenpi 1 liang (white pith removed), Red Poria 0.5 liang, Grass Fruit (shell removed, weighed, and finely chopped) 0.5 liang.

Source

*Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 167.

Benefits

For phlegm-fluid retention, headache, back pain, and aversion to food with vomiting.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients. Take 2 qian per dose; boil in 1 zhong of water with 7 slices of fresh ginger and 1 jujube until reduced to 7 fen. Drink the entire decoction at once, regardless of the time of day. If drinking alcohol, take one dose beforehand and another after drinking; or take another dose upon waking the following night, and phlegm-fluid retention will never recur.

Decoction for Expelling Phlegm and Dampness,*Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 167.,For phlegm-fluid retention, headache, back pain, and aversion to food with vomiting.

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