Hua Tan Wan
Star化痰丸 (Transform Phlegm Pill)
Source: Tian Jin Zhong Yi Xue Yuan (1989)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Hua Tan Wan (Transform Phlegm Pill), from the Tian Jin Zhong Yi Xue Yuan (Tianjin University of Chinese Medicine) — a variation of Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan.
Actions: Clears heat; Dissolves phlegm; Regulates qi circulation.
Presentation: Heat and phlegm accumulated in the chest: cough, dyspnea, chest congestion, abundant yellow, sticky phlegm.
Source: Chen JK, Chen TT. Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications: Pharmacological Effects & Clinical Research. Art of Medicine Press, 2009, p. 1223.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gua Lou Ren
as printed: Gua Lou Zi (Semen Trichosanthis)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Yu Xing Cao
as printed: Yu Xing Cao (Herba Houttuyniae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Chen Pi
as printed: Chen Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Yi Yi Ren
as printed: Yi Yi Ren (Semen Coicis)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Huang Qin
as printed: Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Xing Ren
as printed: Ku Xing Ren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Zhi Shi
as printed: Zhi Shi (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Fu Ling (Poria)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Tian Nan Xing
as printed: Tian Nan Xing (Rhizoma Arisaematis)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Ban Xia
as printed: Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Zhu Ru
as printed: Zhu Ru (Caulis Bambusae in Taenia)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Ting Li Zi
as printed: Ting Li Zi (Semen Descurainiae seu Lepidii)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Da Zao
as printed: Da Zao (Fructus Jujubae)
|
g | — | — |
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Ju Xing Wan + Ting Li Da Zao Xie Fei Tang + Ban Xia, Fu Ling, Gua Lou Ren, Huang Qin, Tian Nan Xing, Yi Yi Ren, Yu Xing Cao, Zhi Shi and Zhu Ru
- This formula = Ting Li Da Zao Xie Fei Tang + Ju Xing Wan + Ban Xia, Fu Ling, Gua Lou Ren, Huang Qin, Tian Nan Xing, Yi Yi Ren, Yu Xing Cao, Zhi Shi and Zhu Ru
Each entry reads as the larger formula written out: “+” adds its other catalogue cores, then the herbs none of them hold. A catalogue formula counts as a core only when at least 80% of its herbs are present, no more than 1 is absent, and the absent herb is not its chief.
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