State/School

Pacific College Comps

Translation

Minor Sinking Into the Chest Decoction

Formula Type

Clear Heat and Transform Phlegm

Actions

Clear heat, transform phlegm, expand the chest, dissipate clumps

Source

Shang Han Lun (Eastern Han - approximately 200 AD)

Ingredients

1. Gua Lou [crush]1 big fruit (24-30g)
2. Huang Lian3g
3. Jiang Ban Xia9-12g

Indication

Glomus in the chest and epigastrium, possibly with nodules that are painful when pressed, coughing of viscous yellow sputum, constipation and bitter taste in the mouth. Tongue coat is yellow and greasy, pulse is slippery and either floating or rapid.

Contraindication

1. Patients with loose stool.