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Pinellia and Magnolia Bark Decoction

Chinese Prescription: Ban Xia Hou Po Tang

English Translation: Pinellia and Magnolia Bark Decoction

Formula Type: Promote the Movement of Qi

Actions: Promotes the movement of qi, dissipates clumps, directs rebellious qi downward, & transforms phlegm.

Indications: A feeling of something caught in the throat tha can neither be swallowed nor ejected, a stifling sensation in the chest & hypochondria, a moist or greasy, white tongue coating, & a wiry, slow or wiry, slippery pulse. There may also be coughing & vomiting. This condition in known as plum-pit qi & is the result of emotional upset due to circumstances that the patient figuratively cannot swallow.

Contraindications: This formula is comprised of warm, acrid, or fragrant substances, which are drying & dispersing in nature & can readily injure the yin & fluids. Thus, the formula is appropriate only in cases of constrained qi & phlegm. It is contraindicated in patients presenting with a flushed face, a bitter taste in mouth, & a red tongue with scanty coating.

PinyinEnglishSuggested Dosage
view: Ban Xia
Pinellia 9 -12g
view: Hou Po
Magnolia Officinalis Bark 9g
view: Fu Ling
Poria 12g
view: Sheng Jiang
Fresh Ginger 15g
view: Zi Su Ye
Perilla Leaf 6g