【Source】

“Treatise on Cold Damage”

 【Composition】

Magnolia Bark, Coptis Rhizome, Calamus Rhizome, Fermented Soybeans, Gardenia Fruit (charred Gardenia Fruit), Pinellia Rhizome, Reed Rhizome
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 【Classification】

<Dispersing the Exterior with Acrid and Cooling Herbs>: Fermented Soybeans

<Clearing Heat and Drying Dampness>: Coptis Rhizome

<Aromatically Drying Dampness>: Magnolia Bark

<Transforming Phlegm>: Pinellia Rhizome

<Clearing Heat and Purging Fire>: Reed Rhizome, Gardenia Fruit

<Opening the Orifices>: Calamus Rhizome

【Formula Rationale】

From “Lecture Notes on Warm Diseases”: This formula uses Coptis Rhizome’s bitter cold to clear heat and resolve dampness, Magnolia Bark’s bitter warmth to regulate qi and resolve dampness, Pinellia Rhizome to descend rebellious qi and harmonize the stomach, Calamus Rhizome’s aroma to transform turbidity, Gardenia Fruit and Fermented Soybeans to clear and disperse depressed heat, and Reed Rhizome to clear and facilitate dampness, generate fluids, and quench thirst.

 【Functions】

Promotes digestion and dispels phlegm.

 【Indications】

Cholera, damp-heat obstructing the stomach and intestines, presenting with vomiting and diarrhea, chest tightness, loss of appetite, yellow greasy tongue coating, etc.

 【Indications】

Acute gastroenteritis. Shanghan and other diseases with the above symptoms.

 【Mnemonic】

Lian Bao Xiang Lu Zhi Ban Shi (Coptis, Magnolia Bark, Fermented Soybeans, Reed Rhizome, Gardenia, Pinellia, Calamus).