Prescriptions for Checking the Upward Adverse Flow of Qi
Gan Jiang Ren Can Ban Xia Wan (干姜人参半夏丸)
Name
The Prescription of 干姜人参半夏丸
Source
The book Jin Gui Yao Lue
Ingredients
Gan Jiang 14 g,Ren Shen 14 g,Ban Xia 28 g.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: Powerfully reinforcing original qi, tonifying zang-organ qi, promoting the generation of body fluid to alleviate thirst.
Gan Jiang: Warming the lung and dispelling cold so as to eliminate retained phlegm and warming up the spleen-Yang to remove dampness.
The Effect of 干姜人参半夏丸
Indications
Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy.
Administrations
All the drugs are ground into fine powder. The powder is made with ginger juice into pills.
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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