Pinellia Combination - Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang

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.*

Clinical Indications

This formula treats a large range of disorders that result from binding of heat and cold that obstructs the central burner. The list includes gastritis, mouth and tongue sores, insomnia, eczema, vaginal discharge diarrhea, vomiting, intestinal noises and dizziness.

Symptoms & Signs

This formula treats heat-cold obstruction in the middle burner that results in painless glomus in the epigastric region, nausea, retching, borborygmi and diarrhea.

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.