Description
Shun Qi Dao Tan Tang (Qi-Normalizing and Phlegm-Expelling Decoction), from Categorized Patterns with Clear-cut Treatments (Lei Zheng Zhi Cai).
Actions: Dissolve phlegm and induce resuscitation, rectify qi and resolve constraint
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of depressive psychosis with a pattern of binding constraint of phlegm and qi, accompanied by depression, being reticent and dementia, incoherent speech, or muttering, subject to changing mood, regardless of the dirty or the clean, no desire to eat, light red tongue with white, and greasy coating, wiry, and slippery pulse
Category: Formulas That Dry Dampness and Dissolve Phlegm.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 787–789.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ban Xia
as printed: Rhizoma Pinelliae (ban xia) 9 g
|
9g | 15% | — | |
|
Chen Pi
as printed: Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (chen pi) 6 g
|
6g | 10% | — | |
|
Sheng Jiang
as printed: Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens (sheng jiang) 6 g
|
6g | 10% | — | |
|
Dan Nan Xing
as printed: Arisaema cum Bile (dan nan xing) 6 g
|
6g | 10% | — | |
|
Zhi Shi
as printed: Fructus Aurantii Immaturus (zhi shi) 6 g
|
6g | 10% | — | |
|
Mu Xiang
as printed: Radix Aucklandiae (mu xiang) 6 g
|
6g | 10% | — | |
|
Xiang Fu
as printed: Rhizoma Cyperi (xiang fu) 6 g
|
6g | 10% | — | |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Poria (fu ling) 12 g
|
12g | 20% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 3 g
|
3g | 5% | — |
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net neutral (+0.25)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cool 20%, neutral 35%, warm 45%.
Taste
- pungent 42%
- sweet 18%
- sour 3%
- bitter 27%
- bland 10%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 100%
- Lung 70%
- Stomach 50%
- Heart 25%
- Large intestine 20%
- Kidney 20%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
Preparation
Decoct the ingredients with water for oral use
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Formula family
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