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Bamboo Sap Phlegm-Outthrusting Pill
竹沥达痰丸 〔竹瀝達痰丸〕zhú lì dá tán wán
Source: Zá Bìng Yuán Liú Xī Zhú 杂病源流犀烛
Alternate Chinese names:
Ingredients:
- Jiāng bàn xià (姜半夏 Pinelliae Rhizoma cum Zingibere Praeparatum, ginger[-processed] pinellia [rhizome]) 9g
- Chén pí (陈皮 Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, tangerine peel) 9g
- Bái zhú (白朮 Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, white atractylodes [root]) 9g
- Dà huáng (大黄 Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, rhubarb) 240g
- Fú líng (茯苓 Poria , poria) 9g
- Huáng qín (黄芩 Scutellariae Radix, scutellaria [root]) 240g
- Gān cǎo (甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix, licorice [root]) (mix-fried) 9g
- Rén shēn (人参 Ginseng Radix, ginseng) 9g
- Méng shí (礞石 Chloriti seu Micae Lapis, chlorite/mica [schist]) (calcined with red niter) 30 gr
- Chén xiāng (沉香 Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum, aquilaria [wood]) 15g.; Zhú lì (竹沥 Bambusae Succus, bamboo sap)
- Shēng jiāng zhī (生姜汁 Zingiberis Rhizomatis Succus, ginger juice)
Action: Clears heat and expels phlegm.
Indication: 1) Cough with thick phlegm, constipation, and thick slimy yellow tongue fur. 2) Phlegm and heat brewing and binding with clouded spirit, mania and withdrawal or epilepsy.
Category: Phlegm-dispelling formulas / Heat-clearing phlegm-transforming formula
Method: Mix with 1 large bowl of bamboo sap and 3 spoons of ginger juice, and sun-dry. Repeat the processess 5 or 6 times. Form into bean-size pills with bamboo sap and ginger juice.
Dosage: 100 pills at a time.
Similar: Bèi mǔ guā lóu sǎn (贝母栝蒌散 Fritillaria and Trichosanthes Powder)
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