Er Chen Tang
二陳湯 èr chén tāng, "Two Cured Decoction"

Translated Name: Two Cured Decoction

Category:

Decoction

Is this Formula effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

Components (6):

	Herb	Common Name	Quantity	Unit
半夏	Ban Xia	pinellia rhizome, pinellia tuber	5	grams
橘紅	Ju Hong	red tangerin peel	5	grams
茯苓	Fu Ling	poria, sclerotium of tuckahoe, China root, hoelen, Indian bread	3	grams
生薑	Sheng Jiang	fresh ginger rhizome	2.5	pieces
烏梅	Wu Mei	mume fruit	1	pieces
炙甘草	Zhi Gan Cao	Honey Prepared Licorice	1.5	grams

Tongue:

Swollen tongue with a white, thick and greasy coating.

Pulse:

Qualities: Rolling (Slippery)

Cautions:

Improper use can lead to excessive thirst and a dry throat

Reference Source:

Modifications:

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (梔子 , ) Zhi Zi''' '''Add Herb (黃苓, ) Huang Qin''' '''Add Herb (桔梗, ) Jie Geng''' '''Add Herb (杏仁, ) Xing Ren''': For damp-heat in the upper burner details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (黃蓮, yellow links) Huang Lian''' '''Add Herb (薏苡仁, ) Yi Yi Ren''' '''Add Herb (藿香, agastache aroma) Huo Xiang''' '''Add Herb (厚朴, thick bark) Hou Po''': For damp heat in the middle burner details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (桂枝, cinnamon twig, cassia twig) Gui Zhi''' '''Add Herb (秦艽, ) Qin Jiao''' '''Add Herb (威靈仙, awesome spiritual immortal) Wei Ling Xian''' '''Add Herb (蒼耳子, "deep green ear seeds") Cang Er Zi''': For wind-damp symptoms details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (玄參, dark root) Xuan Shen''' '''Add Herb (昆布, ) Kun Bu''' '''Add Herb (海藻, ) Hai Zao''' '''Add Herb (牡蠣, oyster shell) Mu Li''': For chronic phlegm in the channels and flesh leading to rubbery nodules - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p433 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (黃栢, yellow fir) Huang Bai''' '''Add Herb (苦參, bitter root) Ku Shen''' '''Add Herb (滑石, slippery rock) Hua Shi''': For damp-heat in the lower burner details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (川貝母, shell mother from Sichuan) Chuan Bei Mu''' '''Add Herb (瓜蔞, ) Gua Lou''' '''Add Herb (半夏, "half summer") Ban Xia''': For concurrent dryness - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p433 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (川芎, sichuan lovage root) Chuan Xiong''' '''Add Herb (當歸, should go back, state of return) Dang Gui''': For damp-phlegm obstructing the womb with irregular menstruation and copious leukorrhea - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p433 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (麻黃, hemp yellow) Ma Huang''' '''Add Herb (杏仁, ) Xing Ren''': For externally contracted cold in the lungs - cough with copious sputum details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (麻黃, hemp yellow) Ma Huang''' '''Add Herb (杏仁, ) Xing Ren''': For cough with copious sputum due to externally contracted cold in the Lungs - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p433 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (蒼术, green atractylodes) Cang Zhu''' '''Add Herb (白术, white atractylodes) Bai Zhu''': For vomiting of clear fluids - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p433 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (肉桂, flesh cinnamon) Rou Gui''' '''Add Herb (附子, "appendage") Fu Zi ''': For Spleen and Kidney Yang deficiency characterized by coughing of thin, watery sputum, a submerged pulse and urinary difficulty - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p433 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (白术, white atractylodes) Bai Zhu''' '''Add Herb (石菖蒲 , ) Shi Chang Pu''': For insomnia and a desire to sleep during the day that worses after meals - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p433 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (當歸, should go back, state of return) Dang Gui''': For severe coughing at night due to a combination of phlegm and Blood deficiency - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p433 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Haronizes the middle jiao add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Coughing with copious white sputum that is easily expectorated add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Focal distention and stifling sensation in the chest and diaphragm add comment

	+1 jenny akee Lung damp-phlegm-transform phlegm add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Upper respirator tract infection, chronic bronchitis, goiter, chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, and Meniere's disease add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Excessive drooling in children, menstrual disorders, and stomach pain. add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Related to (Six-Gentleman of Metal and Water Decoction) Jin Shui Liu Jun Jian''': Used for treating bronchitis in the elderly add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Related to (Augmented Two-Cured Decoction) Jia Wei Er Chen Tang''': For symptoms related to phlegm-fire, tinnitus, light headedness and full sensation in chest and abdomen. add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Related to (Clear Dampness and Transform Phlegm Decoction) Qing Shi Hua Tan Tang''': For damp phlegm in the channels add comment

	+1 Gibran Ramos '''Related to (Six Gentleman Decoction) Liu Jun Zi Tang''': "[ (Six Gentleman Decoction) Liu Jun Zi Tang] formula combines the principal formula [ (Four Gentleman Decoction) Si Jun Zi Tang] with Two-cured Decoction ( (Two Cured Decoction) Er Chen Tang)" add comment

Er Chen Tang二陳湯 èr chén tāng, "Two Cured Decoction"