Chai Hu Da Yuan Yin - 柴胡達垣饮 - Bupleurm Decoction To Reach The Membrane Source

English:	Bupleurum Decoction to Reach the Membrane Source
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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Bupleuri	Chai Hu	5g	Harmonizes the Exterior and Interior, Relieves Stagnation and resolves Phlegm and congestion, Resolves Shao Yang disorders reduces fever, Spreads Liver Qi. With Huang Qin, for Heat in the Shao Yang with alternating chills and fever and nausea. With Zhi Ke, for a stifling sensation in the chest, abdominal pain, poor appetite and irregular bowel movements. With Qing Pi, for intercostal pain due to Qi obstruction in the Liver channel.
Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	5g	Clears Heat, Detoxifies and calms ascending Liver Yang, Drains Fire, Dries Dampness.
Fr. Aurantii	Zhi Ke	5g	Promotes the movement of Qi, reduces distention and pressure, removes stagnated food and resolves hardenings. With Jie Geng, regulates the flow of Qi in the chest and aids in the transformation of Phlegm for chest congestion.
Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng	3g	Opens the Lungs, spreads Lung Qi, expels Phlegm and benefits the throat.
Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis	Hou Po	3-5g	Promotes the movement of Qi in the Middle Jiao, resolves Stagnation, resolves Food Stagnation, Promotes the descends Qi, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm. With Zhi Ke, for abdominal distention due to Qi and Food Stagnation.
Fr. Amomi	Cao Guo	2g	Strongly dries Dampness, warms the Middle Jiao, disperses Cold, alleviates malarial disorders, dissolves Stagnation and distention and removes Phlegm. With Hou Po and Bing Lang, for a pathogen entering the membrane source manifesting as strong alternating chills and fever, a stifling sensation in the chest, nausea or vomiting, headache and a tongue with deep red edges and a thick, foul and pasty coat.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi	5g	Spreads Liver Qi, breaks up Stagnant Qi, dissipates accumulations, reduces Food Stagnation, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm. With Chai Hu, restores the Qi circulation between the Upper and Lower Jiaos to treat long-term Qi Stagnation moving to Blood Stasis with fixed pain and occasional palpable lumps.
Sm. Arecae	Bing Lang	6g	Drains downward, Promotes urination, Reduces accumulations, Regulates Qi, Relieves nausea, Treats malarial disorders, Unblocks the bowels.
Petiolus Nelumbinis	He Ye Geng	9-15g	Alleviates thirst, Cools Heat, Raises Yang fluids, Relaxes the sinews, Relieves Summerheat, Unblocks Qi.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata	Zhi Gan Cao	2-3g	Moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm, stops coughing, clears Heat, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

Formula Actions

• Dispels Dampness
• Dissolves Phlegm
• Eliminates pathogenic factors from pleurodiaphragmatic interspace

Syndromes

• Phlegm-Damp Obstruction of the pleurodiaphragmatic interspace (membrane source)

Clinical Manifestations

Fullness in the chest and hypochondrium Restlessness Irritability Heartburn Dizziness Vertigo A greasy mouth cavity

Coughing with sputum Difficulty expectorating Alternating chills and fever as that in malaria every other day T: Normal C: Thick and rough P: Taut and slippery or Wiry and slippery

Treats

Malaria Biliary infection Cholecystitis Dizziness

Alternating chills and fever Vertigo Cough

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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