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Panting-Stabilizing Powder
定喘散 〔定喘散〕 dìng chuǎn sǎn
Source: Tāng Tóu Jué Xiáng Jiě 汤头歌诀详解
Ingredients
- Hóng shēn (红参 Ginseng Radix Rubra, red ginseng) 15g
- Gé jiè (蛤蚧 Gecko , gecko) (with head and legs removed) 1 pair
- Běi shā shēn (北沙参 Glehniae Radix, glehnia [root]) 15g
- Wǔ wèi zǐ (五味子 Schisandrae Fructus, schisandra [berry]) 15g
- Mài dōng (麦冬 Ophiopogonis Radix, ophiopogon [root]) 9g
- Huà jú hóng (化橘红 Citri Grandis Exocarpium Rubrum, Huazhou pomelo rind) (or Jú hóng (橘红 Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Rubrum, red tangerine peel)) 9g
- Zǐ hé chē (紫河车 Hominis Placenta, placenta) 24g
Actions: Boosts qì and nourishes yīn; constrains the lung and calms panting.
Indications: Vacuity-type panting as seen in what biomedicine calls heart disease, pulmonary emphysema, and bronchiectasis (chronic dilatation of the bronchi).
Similar: Rén shēn gé jiè sǎn (人参蛤蚧散 Ginseng and Gecko Powder)
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