Prescriptions for Checking the Upward Adverse Flow of Qi
Da Ban Xia Tang (大半夏汤): Classic TCM Formula
Name
The Prescription of 大半夏汤
Source
The book Jin Gui Yao Lue
Ingredients
Ban Xia 9 g,Ren Shen 6 g,Honey 20 ml.Explanation
Ban Xia: The principal drug, being pungent in flavor and warm in nature, dispersing accumulation of pathogens, letting the adverse flow of the stomach-Qi go downwards to arrest vomiting.
Ren Shen: Replenishing the Qi of the middle-Jiao.
Honey: Tonifying qi of middle energizer and lung, relieving spasm to alleviate pain, moistening the lung to relieve cough, moistening intestine to smooth stool.
The Effect of 大半夏汤
Effect
Tonify the spleen and stomach and calm the adverse-rising energy.
Indications
Regurgitation and vomit, eating in morning but vomiting in evening or eating in evening but vomiting in morning.
Administrations
Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken twice.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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