qing shi hua tan tang

Clear Dampness and Transform Phlegm Decoction

About qing shi hua tan tang

Qing Shi Hua Tan Tang, Clear Dampness and Transform Phlegm Decoction, is Ban Xia, Fu Ling, Cang Zhu, Tian Nan Xing, Huang Qin, Chen Pi, Qiang Huo, Bai Jie Zi, Bai Zhi, Gan Cao, Sheng Jiang and Gan Jiang. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that dry Dampness and expel Phlegm.

Ingredients

HerbAmount
ban xia4 g
fu ling4 g
cang zhu4 g
tian nan xing3 g
huang qin3 g
chen pi2.5 g
qiang huo1.5 g
bai jie zi1.5 g
bai zhi1.5 g
gan cao1 g
sheng jiang1 g
gan jiang1 g

Actions and indications

Clears Phlegm-Damp from the channels

  • Phlegm-Damp in the channels; Tan Yin (Phlegm-fluids)
  • Aching joints and body, with pain that moves around the whole body
  • Stiff shoulders, numb limbs, or paralysis
  • Tight chest and back, with an icy cold feeling in the middle and upper back
  • Cough and stridor
  • Lumps on the shoulder or neck
  • Tongue normal with a thin, frothy coat; pulse deep and slippery

Modern uses

  • Arthralgia
  • Muscular rheumatism
  • Pain of the whole body
  • Shoulder stiffness
  • Numbness in the limbs
  • Paralysis
  • Chest pain
  • Intercostal neuralgia
  • Cough
  • Abdominal distension
  • Lymphadenitis
  • Lymphoedema

Symptoms

Names

Pinyinqing shi hua tan tang
English NameClear Dampness and Transform Phlegm Decoction

Classification