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Ban Xia Hou Po Tang Granules
Ban Xia Hou Po Tang Granules
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Promotes movement of Qi, harmonizes the Stomach, transforms Phlegm, moves Liver Qi, and calms the Spirit
- Activates Qi
- Descends Rebellious Qi
- Eliminates Phlegm
- Dissipates clumps
- Relieves Stagnation
In the source text, this formula is recommended for women who feel as if a piece of roasted meat were stuck in their throats. This condition, which of course may also be experienced in men, has come to be called plum-pit qi. The pattern of constrained qi with concurrent phlegm is not the only cause of this condition, but is by far the most common. Other causes include fire from constraint, and qi and blood deficiency. This formula is composed of warm, acrid, and fragrant substances which are drying and dispersing in nature and can therefore easily injure the yin and fluids. Thus, the formula is appropriate only in cases of constrained qi and phlegm. This condition is known as plum-pit qi (mei he qi) and is said to result from emotional upset due to circumstances which the patient figureatively cannot swallow. The qi thereupon becomes constrained and the Lungs and Stomach lose their ability to move the qi downward. This in turn leads to problems with the transportation and transformation of fluids, which leads to the formation of phlegm. The phlegm clashes with the qi and ultimately lodges in the throat. The obstruction of the qi mechanism by phlegm is also manifested in the stifling sensation in the chest and hypochondria. In severe cases, there will also be coughing or vomiting. The moist or greasy tongue coating, and the slow and wiry pulse, are signs of constrained qi and phlegm-dampness. (From Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Formulas and Strategies)
English Name: Pinellia & Magnolia Combination Granules
Chinese Name: Ban Xia Hou Po Tang Granules
Unit Size: 100 grams (5:1 extract granules)
Properties: Source: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet (Jin gui yao lue)
Actions: Moves the qi and disperses glomus, downbears counterflow and transforms phlegm
Pattern: Phlegm and qi depression and binding (plum pit qi)
Chinese Symptomology: A feeling of obstruction in the throat as if a slice of roast meat were stuck there, which cannot be coughed up nor swallowed down. This sensation becomes more prominent during emotional upset and subsides when relaxed. Distention and pain in the sides or flanks; Suffocating sensation in the chest; Tendency to sigh; Melancholy; Depression; Hypochondriac pain; Coughing with profuse phlegm; Vomiting; Difficulty swallowing; A tendency towards fatigue; Palpitations; Abdominal distention; Muscular and skin flaccidity; Fear; Edema; Asthma; Insomnia; A stifling sensation in the chest and hypochondrium; Irritability; Inappropriate anger; Women: Irregular menses, Dysmenorrhea, Breast distention and pain before and during menses
Contraindications: Contraindicated in patients presenting with a flushed face, a bitter taste in the mouth, and a red tongue with scanty coating.
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