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Er Chen, Bamboo Sap, and Bile Star Decoction,Manic episodes accompanied by phlegm. Phlegm in the middle epigastrium, fullness and distension in the chest and diaphragm, obstruction of the pericardium, uttering incoherent speech; symptoms resemble yang-type mania, but the lips are not chapped, there is no thirst, the tongue has a slippery coating, and the Guan pulse is洪滑.

Formulas Name : Er Chen, Bamboo Sap, and Bile Star Decoction

Chinese Name : 二陈竹沥胆星汤

Drug Formulation

Processed Pinellia, Poria, Dried Tangerine Peel, Licorice, Bile Star, Bamboo Sap.

Source

*Shanghan Dabai* (Comprehensive Treatise on Cold Damage), Volume 2.

Benefits

Manic episodes accompanied by phlegm. Phlegm in the middle epigastrium, fullness and distension in the chest and diaphragm, obstruction of the pericardium, uttering incoherent speech; symptoms resemble yang-type mania, but the lips are not chapped, there is no thirst, the tongue has a slippery coating, and the Guan pulse is洪滑.

Er Chen, Bamboo Sap, and Bile Star Decoction,*Shanghan Dabai* (Comprehensive Treatise on Cold Damage), Volume 2.,Manic episodes accompanied by phlegm. Phlegm in the middle epigastrium, fullness and distension in the chest and diaphragm, obstruction of the pericardium, uttering incoherent speech; symptoms resemble yang-type mania, but the lips are not chapped, there is no thirst, the tongue has a slippery coating, and the Guan pulse is洪滑.

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