Enhanced Decoction for Draining Phlegm and Dampness

Enhanced Decoction for Draining Phlegm and Dampness,Indicated for women with masses (zheng) and phlegm accumulation. Symptoms include obesity, habitual phlegm production, a pale complexion with a waxy sheen, dizziness, tinnitus, mental confusion, and insomnia;muscle twitching and muscle spasms that come and go intermittently, profuse leukorrhea, amenorrhea; if the condition persists for a long time, the abdomen becomes distended as if pregnant; if it solidifies into a mass (zheng), it is hard and immovable; if it forms a mass (jia), its location shifts unpredictably; nausea and vomiting; pale tongue with a white, greasy or grayish, greasy coating; pulse is string-like, fine, and slippery.

Formulas Name : Enhanced Decoction for Draining Phlegm and Dampness

Chinese Name : 加味导痰饮

Drug Formulation

Processed Pinellia (Banxia) 3 qian, Poria (Fuling) 3 qian, Dried Tangerine Peel (Chenpi) 2 qian, Licorice (Gancao) 1 qian, Bitter Orange (Zhishi) 1.5 qian, Sichuan Lovage (Chuanxiong) 1.5 qian, Ginger 2 slices, Green Tangerine Peel (Qingpi) 5 qian, Soft-shelled Turtle Carapace (Biejia) 2 liang.

Source

*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.

Benefits

Indicated for women with masses (zheng) and phlegm accumulation. Symptoms include obesity, habitual phlegm production, a pale complexion with a waxy sheen, dizziness, tinnitus, mental confusion, and insomnia;muscle twitching and muscle spasms that come and go intermittently, profuse leukorrhea, amenorrhea; if the condition persists for a long time, the abdomen becomes distended as if pregnant; if it solidifies into a mass (zheng), it is hard and immovable; if it forms a mass (jia), its location shifts unpredictably; nausea and vomiting; pale tongue with a white, greasy or grayish, greasy coating; pulse is string-like, fine, and slippery.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take while warm.

Enhanced Decoction for Draining Phlegm and Dampness,*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.,Indicated for women with masses (zheng) and phlegm accumulation. Symptoms include obesity, habitual phlegm production, a pale complexion with a waxy sheen, dizziness, tinnitus, mental confusion, and insomnia;muscle twitching and muscle spasms that come and go intermittently, profuse leukorrhea, amenorrhea; if the condition persists for a long time, the abdomen becomes distended as if pregnant; if it solidifies into a mass (zheng), it is hard and immovable; if it forms a mass (jia), its location shifts unpredictably; nausea and vomiting; pale tongue with a white, greasy or grayish, greasy coating; pulse is string-like, fine, and slippery.

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