Pinellia Combination - Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang
Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang
Product Specifications
Practitioner Notes
Formula Type
Extract
TCM Pattern
Treats heat and cold binding in the central burner and giving rise to symptoms that demonstrate a compromised central burner that fails to raise the clear qi and send the turbid qi downward.
Therapeutic Functions
Clears heat, leads counterflow-ascent downward, disperses binds, dispels glomus and harmonizes the central burner.*
Precautions
This formula is acrid, bitter and causes qi to descend. Thus, it is not suitable for long-term use. Further, since it contains several supplementing herbs it is intended for treatment of glomus, diarrhea, nausea etc. when these symptoms are owing to a mixed excess-deficiency pattern. It should not be applied to simple excess patterns.
Pulse Quality
Rapid and wiry.
Tongue Appearance
A thick yellow and greasy tongue coating.
Ingredients
Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Coffer (Jin Gui Yao Lüe)
| Pin Yin | Botanical Name |
|---|---|
| ban xia | Pinellia rhizome |
| gan jiang | Dry Ginger rhizome |
| huang qin | Scutellaria baikal root |
| bai ren shen | White Chinese Ginseng root |
| zhi gan cao | Honey baked Chinese Licorice root |
| hong zao | Red Jujube date |
| huang lian | Coptis rhizome |
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