Prescriptions for Removing Dampness to Eliminate Damp-phlegm
San Ju Tang
Name
The Prescription of San Ju Tang
Source
The Book San Yin Ji Yi Bing Zheng Fang Lun
Ingredients
Ban XiaBing LangChen PiDang GuiXing RenRou GuiFu LingZhi Gan CaoExplanation
Xing Ren, Chen Pi and Bing Lang: Promoting the flow of qi to resolve phlegm.
Ban Xia and Fu Ling: Eliminating dampness and resolving phlegm, directing qi downward to arrest vomiting.
Rou Gui and Dang Gui: Warming meridians and activating blood to dissipate abdominal mass.
Gan Cao: Tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.
The Effect of San Ju Tang
Effect
Eliminate dampness and resolve phlegm, dissipate nodulation and abdominal mass.
Administrations
All the drugs are ground into fine powder. 12 g of the powder is decocted in water for oral dose to be taken on empty stomach.
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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