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Combination |
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Pinellia and Officinal Magnolia Bark Decoction
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Pinelliae Rhizoma; Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex; Poria; Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens; Perillae Folium
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Moves qi and dissipates masses, directs counterflow downward and dissolves phlegm.
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Ban Xia Hou Po Tang is indicated for plum-stone qi (globus hystericus). The symptoms are fullness and tightness in the chest and diaphragm, coughing, and vomiting. The tongue coating is white and moist or white and glossy. The pulse is wiry and slow or wiry and slippery.
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14
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Four Gentlemen Decoction
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Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma; Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma; Poria; Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata cum Melle
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Boosts qi and fortifies the spleen.
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Si Jun Zi Tang is indicated for patterns of spleen-stomach qi deficiency. Clinical manifestations include a pale, lusterless facial complexion, a faint, low voice, shortness of breath, and thin, unformed stool. The tongue is pale with a white coating. The pulse is deficient and weak.
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15
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True Jade Powder
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Arisaematis Rhizoma; Saposhnikoviae Radix; Angelicae Dahuricae Radix; Gastrodiae Rhizoma; Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix; Typhonii Rhizoma
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Dispels wind and dissolves phlegm, relieves spasms and arrests convulsion.
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Yu Zhen San is indicated for tetanus. The symptoms are lockjaw, tightly-closed mouth and lips, stiff body, opisthotonus, and a wiry, tight pulse; there could even be gnashed teeth and a contracted tongue.
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16
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Melon Stalk Powder
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Melo Pedicellus; Vignae Semen
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Induces vomiting of phlegm or stagnant food.
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Gua Di San is indicated for pattern of phlegm-drool retained or food stagnation in the chest and stomach cavity. The symptoms are chest or epigastric distention and hardness, feeling of vexation, feeling the need to vomit but cannot, a feeling of qi rising to the throat that causes difficult breathing, and a pulse that is slightly floating at the cun position.
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