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rx
formula
Pinellia and Magnolia C.
chinese formulae

definition

Pinellia and Magnolia C. = Ban Xia Hou Po Tang = "Pinellia and Magnolia Bark Decoction"
sources: Bensky and Barolet, p. 291; Hsu, 1980, p. 395; Yeung, p. 42; Dharmananda, 1986, p. 226.
signs and symptoms: Plumpit Qi (a feeling of something stuck in the throat) (globus hystericus), a stifling sensation in the chest and hypochondria, gastrointestinal weakness, depression, restlessness, tendency towards fatigue, weak constitution.
tongue and pulse: Moist or greasy, white tongue coating, and wiry, slow or wiry, slippery pulse.
indications: Plum-Pit Qi due to Liver Qi Stagnation. With the appropriate presentation, may be used in conditions conventionally diagnosed as neurosis, nervous exhaustion, hysteria, nervousness, fearfulness, insomnia, hoarseness due to the common cold, chronic laryngitis, esophageal spasm, bronchitis, asthma, whooping cough, functional gastrointestinal disorders, and toxemia during pregnancy.
cautions and contraindications: Contraindicated in patients with a bitter taste in the mouth, red face, and a red tongue with a thin coat.
ingredients: dosage for two days:
» 10 grams: fresh ginger (sheng jiang).
» 9 grams: poria (fu ling).
» 6 grams: pinellia (ban xia), magnolia bark (hou po), perilla leaf (zi su ye).
modifications:
» for severe cases of Stagnant Qi, add bupleurum (chai hu), curcuma (yu jin), cyperus (xiang fu) and blue citrus (qing pi).
» for pain and swelling in the throat, add scrophularia (xuan shen) and platycodon (jie geng).
» for abdominal distention, add cardamon (sha ren) and saussurea (mu xiang).
» for hypochondriac pain, add melia (jin ling zi) and corydalis (yan hu suo).


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