【Source】

Essentials from the Golden Chamber

 【Composition】

Poria cocos, Pinellia ternata, Apricot kernel, Licorice root, Dried ginger, Asarum, Schisandra berry
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 【Classification】

<Tonifying Spleen and Middle Qi>: Licorice root

<Warming the Interior>: Asarum, Dried ginger

<Tonifying Spleen and Promoting Water Metabolism>: Poria cocos

<Transforming Phlegm>: Pinellia ternata

<Astringing>: Schisandra berry

<Relieving Cough and Calming Asthma>: Apricot kernel

【Formula Actions】

Analysis of the Formula: In this formula, Dried ginger warms the lungs and disperses cold to resolve dampness, and warms and transports spleen yang to transform dampness. Asarum warms the lungs and resolves phlegm-dampness. Apricot kernel disperses and descends lung qi, allowing qi to move and thus water to move. Poria cocos strengthens the spleen and promotes urination to eliminate dampness. Pinellia ternata dries dampness and transforms phlegm. Schisandra berry is added to astringe lung qi and stop cough. It works synergistically with Asarum, one dispersing and the other astringing, ensuring that dispersion does not harm vital qi and astringing does not retain pathogens. Licorice root harmonizes the actions of the other herbs. The herbs in combination disperse and astringe, open and close, addressing both the root cause and symptoms.

 【Functions】

Disperse the lungs and promote qi circulation, transform phlegm and expel turbidity, dispel cold and promote water metabolism, stop cough and calm asthma.

 【Indications】

Edema of the face and limbs, cough and asthma due to deficiency cold, cough with abundant phlegm, thin and clear white phlegm, chest distress, shortness of breath, palpitations, dizziness.

 【Mnemonic】

The name of the formula itself indicates its components.