Effect
Removing dampness, eliminating phlegm, calming the liver to tranquilize the endogenous wind.
Indications
Syndrome due to disturbance of wind-phlegm in the interior, marked by dizziness, headache, fullness in the chest, nausea, vomiting, whitish greasy tongue coating and taut slippery pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as hypertension, Meniere's disease, squela of cerebral concussion, cerebral arteriosclerosis and vestibular neuritis.
Ingredients
Zhi Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparata) 9 g,
Rhizoma Gastrodiae (Tianma) 6 g,
Poria (Fuling) 6 g,
Ju Hong (Exocarpium Citri Reticulatae) 6 g,
Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (Baizhu) 15 g,
Radix Glycyrrhizae (Gancao) 4g,
Rhizoma Zingiberis (Shengjiang) 1 piece,
Fructus Jujubae (Dazao) 2 dates.
Explanation
Ban Xia: Removing dampness, eliminating phlegm, checking upward adverse flow of Qi and arresting nausea.
Tian Ma: Soothing the liver to calm the endogenous wind, being good at relieving dizziness, often used compatibly with Ban Xia to treat dizziness due to wind-phlegm.
Bai Zhu and Fu Ling: Strengthening the spleen and inducing diuresis so as to eradicate the source of phlegm.
Ju Hong: Regulating the flow of Qi and eliminating phlegm.
Sheng Jiang and Da Zao: Regulating the function of the spleen and stomach.
Administration
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.