Effect
Drying dampness and resolving phlegm, eliminating pathogenic factors from

pleurodiaphragmatic interspace.

Indications
Syndrome due to phlegm-dampness stagnated in pleuro-diaphragmatic interspace, marked

by fullness in the chest and hypochondrium, restlessness, burning sensation in the

heart, dizziness, greasy mouth cavity, difficulty in expectoration, onset of

alternative chills and fever as that in malaria every other day, thick rough tongue

coating and taut slippery pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as

malaria, infection of the biliary system, etc.

Ingredients
Radix Bupleuri (Chaihu) 5 g,
Zhi Qiao (Fructus Aurantii) 5 g,
Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis (Houpo) 5 g,
Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride (Qingpi)">Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride (Qingpi) 5 g,
Zhi Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) 2 g,
Radix Scutellariae (Huangqin) 5 g,
Radix Platycodi (Jiegeng) 3 g,
Amomum (Caoguo) 2 g,
Semen Arecae (Binglang) 6 g,
He Ye Geng (Petiolus Nelumbinis) 12 g.

Explanation
Chai Hu: The principal drug, being bitter and pungent in flavor and slightly cold in

nature, promoting the out-going of exopathogens in the half interior.

Huang Qin: The principal drug, purging the stagnated heat.

Zhi Qiao and Jie Geng: Activating the Qi in the upper-Jiao with the former ascending

and the latter descending.

Hou Po and Cao Guo: Being pungent in taste and drastic in nature, eliminating

turbidity, drying dampness, resolving phlegm, regulating the Qi of the middle-Jiao.

Qing Pi and Bing Lang: Letting Qi go downwards to relieve its stagnation, removing

phlegm and stagnated food, promoting the flow of Qi of the lower-Jiao.

He Ye Geng: Being good at promoting the flow of Qi, relieving the choking sensation in

the chest.

Zhi Gan Cao: Invigorating Qi, regulating the stomach, tempering the actions of all the

other ingredients.

Administration
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.