Wen Dan Tang
溫膽湯 (温胆汤) wēn dǎn tāng, "Warm the Gallbladder Decoction"

Translated Name: Warm the Gallbladder Decoction

Category:

Formulas that Treat Phlegm,

Clear Heat and Transform Phlegm

Decoction

Is this Formula effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

Components (7):

	Herb	Common Name	Quantity	Unit
竹茹	Zhu Ru	bamboo shavings	6	grams
枳實	Zhi Shi	unripe bitter orange, chih-shih	6	grams
甘草	Gan Cao	licorice root	3	grams
半夏	Ban Xia	pinellia rhizome, pinellia tuber	6	grams
陳皮	Chen Pi	aged tangerine peel, citrus	9	grams
茯苓	Fu Ling	poria, sclerotium of tuckahoe, China root, hoelen, Indian bread	4.5	grams
生薑	Sheng Jiang	fresh ginger rhizome	3 - 6	grams

Tongue:

Yellow and greasy coating.

Pulse:

Rate: Rapid (Quick, Fast)

Qualities: Rolling (Slippery), Wiry (String-taut)

Cautions:

No caution data at this time

Reference Source:

Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition

Modifications:

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	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (菊花, ) Ju Hua''' '''Add Herb (柴胡, twigs of the barbarians) Chai Hu''' '''Add Herb (石菖蒲 , ) Shi Chang Pu''' '''Add Herb (芶藤, hook vine) Gou Teng''' '''Add Herb (通草, unblocking herb) Tong Cao''': For tinnitus and hearing loss due to retention of damp-heat in the gallbladder. details... add comment

White-eagle Perry

'''Add Herb

(石膏, stone paste)

Shi Gao''' '''Add Herb

(人蔘, man root)

Ren Shen''' '''Add Herb

(龍眼肉, dragon eye flesh)

Long Yan Rou''' '''Add Herb

(麥門冬, luxuriant winter)

Mai Men Dong''' '''Add Herb

(酸棗仁, sour date seeds)

Suan Zao Ren''': For severe insomnia due to Heart and Gallbladder deficiency (called "high pillow' or "no pillow' disorder) - refer to:
Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet
, p436 details...

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	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (黃苓, ) Huang Qin''' '''Add Herb (白芍, white peony) Bai Shao ''' '''Add Herb (代赭石, generational reddish brown ore/mineral) Dai Zhe Shi''': For severe vertigo details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (牡蠣, oyster shell) Mu Li''' '''Add Herb (琥珀, amber) Hu Po''' '''Add Herb (酸棗仁, sour date seeds) Suan Zao Ren''': For insomnia details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Indeterminate gnawing hunger add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Seizures accompanied by copious sputum add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Focal distention of the chest add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Bitter taste in the mouth add comment

	+1 jenny akee GB phlegm heat-tinnitus and deafness add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, chronic hepatitis, neurosis, early stages of schizophrenia, Meniere's disease, and chronic bronchitis add comment

	+1 Ching Liu '''Related to (Two Cured Decoction) Er Chen Tang''': (Warm the Gallbladder Decoction) Wen Dan Tang is a modification of (Two Cured Decoction) Er Chen Tang, with more focus on Phlegm-Heat in the Heart. add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Related to (Ten-Ingredient Decoction to Warm the Gallbladder) Shi Wei Wen Dan Tang''': For heart and gallbladder deficiency. The formula does not contain any heat clearing ingredients. add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Related to (Eleven-Ingredient Decoction to Warm the Gallbladder) Shi Yi Wei Wen Dan Tang''': This formula focuses on clearing heat and calming the spirit. add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Related to (Coptis Decoction to Warm the Gallbladder) Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang''': For severe phlegm heat with more restlessness and irritability, and a more intensely bitter taste in the mouth add comment

Wen Dan Tang溫膽湯 (温胆汤) wēn dǎn tāng, "Warm the Gallbladder Decoction"

Wen Dan Tang
溫膽湯 (温胆汤) wēn dǎn tāng, "Warm the Gallbladder Decoction"