Liver-Regulating and Phlegm-Resolving Decoction，Formula adapted from Leng Baizhi’s work, as cited in *Clinical Treatment of Internal Medicine in Traditional Chinese Medicine*.，Indicated for the pattern of phlegm-heat and liver fire, characterized by abundant, viscous, yellow phlegm—which may form lumps—chest and epigastric fullness and oppression, intermittent nausea, dry mouth and bitter taste, dizziness and vertigo, costal pain and red eyes, restlessness and irritability, insomnia with frequent dreaming, scanty and reddish urine, dry stools, a red tongue with a thick yellow coating, and a string-like, slippery, forceful pulse, or a string-like and rapid pulse.
Liver-Regulating and Phlegm-Resolving Decoction
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Formulas Name : Liver-Regulating and Phlegm-Resolving Decoction
Chinese Name : 抑肝化痰汤
Drug Formulation
Gardenia (Shanzhi) 10g, Scutellaria (Huangqin) 10g, Gentiana (Longdancao) 10g, Chrysanthemum (Juhua) 10g, Saposhnikovia (Fangfeng) 10g, Pinellia (Banxia) 6g, Tangerine Peel (Juhong) 6g, Licorice (Gancao) 6g, Processed Ligusticum (Zhi Chuanxiong) 10g, Calcined Gypsum (Longshi) 30g, Poria (Fuling) 12g.
Source
Formula adapted from Leng Baizhi’s work, as cited in *Clinical Treatment of Internal Medicine in Traditional Chinese Medicine*.
Benefits
Indicated for the pattern of phlegm-heat and liver fire, characterized by abundant, viscous, yellow phlegm—which may form lumps—chest and epigastric fullness and oppression, intermittent nausea, dry mouth and bitter taste, dizziness and vertigo, costal pain and red eyes, restlessness and irritability, insomnia with frequent dreaming, scanty and reddish urine, dry stools, a red tongue with a thick yellow coating, and a string-like, slippery, forceful pulse, or a string-like and rapid pulse.
Instructions for Use
Decoct in water and take orally.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 31, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 31, 2026
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Liver-Regulating and Phlegm-Resolving Decoction,Indicated for the pattern of phlegm-heat and liver fire, characterized by abundant, viscous, yellow phlegm—which may form lumps—chest and epigastric fullness and oppression, intermittent nausea, dry mouth and bitter taste, dizziness and vertigo, costal pain and red eyes, restlessness and irritability, insomnia with frequent dreaming, scanty and reddish urine, dry stools, a red tongue with a thick yellow coating, and a string-like, slippery, forceful pulse, or a string-like and rapid pulse.