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Phlegm-Rolling Pill

滚痰丸 〔滾痰丸〕gǔn tán wán

Source: Yǎng Shēn Zhǔ Lùn 养生主论

Alternate Chinese names: 礞石滚痰丸

Ingredients:

Action: Drains fire and expels phlegm.

Indication: Repletion heat and cold phlegm, causing mania and withdrawal and fright palpitation, possibly with cough with thick phlegm, glomus and oppression in the chest and stomach duct, dizziness, or constipation. Tongue fur: Thick and slimy. Pulse: Slippery and rapid.

Category: Phlegm-dispelling formulas / Heat-clearing phlegm-transforming formula

Method: Calcine the chlorite and xiaoshi. Grind all the ingredients to a powder and form into pills with water.

Dosage: 3–9g 1–2 times a day.

Rationale: Qīng méng shí is heavy, dry, and harsh. It precipitates qì and phlegm. Huǒ xiāo is a warm bitter mobile agent that breaks hardness and disperses accumulations. These two agents are calcined together to enhance chlorite's ability to attack and expel stubborn phlegm. Chén xiāng precipitates qì, conducting phlegm-fire downward. Dà huáng combined with Huáng qín drains fire and frees the stool, conducting the phlegm-fire out through the stool. The formula thus contains cold bitter, warm bitter, and salty balanced agents, which counteract each other's natures without detracting from each other's action.

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