Di Tan Tang
滌痰湯 dí tán tāng, "Scour Phlegm Decoction"

Translated Name: Scour Phlegm Decoction

Category:

Decoction

Is this Formula effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

Components (11):

	Herb	Common Name	Quantity	Unit
生薑	Sheng Jiang	fresh ginger rhizome		grams
茯苓	Fu Ling	poria, sclerotium of tuckahoe, China root, hoelen, Indian bread	6	grams
竹茹	Zhu Ru	bamboo shavings	2.1	grams
半夏	Ban Xia	pinellia rhizome, pinellia tuber	6.6	grams
橘紅	Ju Hong	red tangerin peel	6	grams
枳實	Zhi Shi	unripe bitter orange, chih-shih	6	grams
人蔘	Ren Shen	ginseng root	3	grams
大棗	Da Zao	jujube, Chinese date		grams
甘草	Gan Cao	licorice root	1.5	grams
石菖蒲	Shi Chang Pu	sweetflag rhizome; acorus	3	grams
膽南星	Dan Nan Xing		6.6	grams

Tongue:

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Pulse:

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Cautions:

Use with caution in weak patients.

avoid use during Pregnancy

Reference Source:

Modifications:

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Remove Herb (竹茹, ) Zhu Ru''' '''Add Herb (天南星, ) Tian Nan Xing''' '''Remove Herb (膽南星 , bile-prepared arisaema) Dan Nan Xing ''': For phlegm which is not hot - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p424 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (黃苓, ) Huang Qin''' '''Add Herb (黃蓮, yellow links) Huang Lian''' '''Add Herb (竹瀝, ) Zhu Li''': For severe heat ~ also add the juice of Ginger (Jiang Zhi) - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p424 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Cerebrovascular accident, seizure disorder, motor aphasia, bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute and chronic bronchitis, and bronchiectasis add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Wheezing with copious sputum and focal distention and fullness in the chest due to obstruction of the Qi in the chest by phlegm add comment

Di Tan Tang滌痰湯 dí tán tāng, "Scour Phlegm Decoction"