Pinellia
and Gastrodia 半夏白朮天麻湯
Bàn xià bái zhú tiān má tāng- "Pinellia
Atractylodes and Gastrodia"
FUNCTIONS
GROUP: Treat
Phlegm
1. Eliminates Phlegm, subdues Internal Wind, strengthens the Spleen
and dries Damp.
INDICATIONS
1. Upward disturbance of Wind-Phlegm; dizziness, vertigo, headache,
stifling sensation in the chest, nausea or vomiting, expectoration of thick
sputum. T- pale with white greasy coat. P- wiry and slippery.
APPLICATIONS: Meniere's disease, hypertension, migraine, epilepsy,
coronary heart disease, gastroduodenal ulcers, benign positional vertigo.
INGREDIENTS
Pinellia ternata- 半夏 Bàn xià- Pinellia
Atractylodes macrocephala- 白术 Bái zhú- White Atractylodes
Gastrodia elata- 天麻 Tiān má- Gastrodia tuber
Citrus tangerina- 橘紅 Jú hóng- Outermost red of Tangerine peel
Poria cocos- 茯苓
Fú líng- Hoelen fungus
Hordeum vulgare- 麦芽 Mài
yá- Malt, Germinated Barley
Zingiber officinale- 生姜 Shēng jiāng- Fresh Ginger rhizome
Alisma plantago- 泽泻 Zé xiè- Water plantain tuber, Alisma
Panax ginseng- 人參 Rén shēn- Asiatic Ginseng
Astragalus propinquus-
黃耆 Huáng qí- Astragalus
Phellodendron chinense-
黄柏 Huáng bǎi- Phellodendron
CONTRAINDICATIONS: Vertigo due to hyperactivity of Liver Yang
or Blood deficiency
COMMENTS: This is a specific formula for dizziness or headache
due to Phlegm Damp retention eg Meniere's disease