Decoction for Regulating Dampness，From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，Yang deficiency of the heart and lungs causes dampness in the spleen to fail to rise and stagnation in the stomach to fail to descend; food and drink cannot be transformed into essence and vitality, transforming into pathogenic fluid that accumulates at the entrance of the stomach, causing fullness and oppression; overflows above the diaphragm, causing shortness of breath; saturates the lung orifices, causing wheezing; and stagnates in the throat, causing coughing and the expulsion of sticky phlegm. In severe cases, a gloomy haze fills the upper jiao, preventing the yang of the heart and lungs from flowing freely, leading to further stagnation and the development of heat.Alternatively, yin energy may force yang outward, causing fever, or compel yang energy to rise upward, resulting in deafness.
Decoction for Regulating Dampness
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Formulas Name : Decoction for Regulating Dampness
Chinese Name : 理饮汤
Drug Formulation
4 qian of Atractylodes, 5 qian of Dried Ginger, 2 qian of Cinnamon Twig Tips, 2 qian of Fried Licorice, 2 qian of Poria Slices, 2 qian of Raw Hangzhou White Peony, 1.5 qian of Tangerine Peel, and 1.5 qian of Sichuan Magnolia Bark.
Source
From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.
Benefits
Yang deficiency of the heart and lungs causes dampness in the spleen to fail to rise and stagnation in the stomach to fail to descend; food and drink cannot be transformed into essence and vitality, transforming into pathogenic fluid that accumulates at the entrance of the stomach, causing fullness and oppression; overflows above the diaphragm, causing shortness of breath; saturates the lung orifices, causing wheezing; and stagnates in the throat, causing coughing and the expulsion of sticky phlegm. In severe cases, a gloomy haze fills the upper jiao, preventing the yang of the heart and lungs from flowing freely, leading to further stagnation and the development of heat.Alternatively, yin energy may force yang outward, causing fever, or compel yang energy to rise upward, resulting in deafness.
Note
Only when the pulse is distinctly string-like, slow, fine, and weak should this decoction be prescribed.
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Decoction for Regulating Dampness,Yang deficiency of the heart and lungs causes dampness in the spleen to fail to rise and stagnation in the stomach to fail to descend; food and drink cannot be transformed into essence and vitality, transforming into pathogenic fluid that accumulates at the entrance of the stomach, causing fullness and oppression; overflows above the diaphragm, causing shortness of breath; saturates the lung orifices, causing wheezing; and stagnates in the throat, causing coughing and the expulsion of sticky phlegm. In severe cases, a gloomy haze fills the upper jiao, preventing the yang of the heart and lungs from flowing freely, leading to further stagnation and the development of heat.Alternatively, yin energy may force yang outward, causing fever, or compel yang energy to rise upward, resulting in deafness.