shi yi wei wen dan tang

Eleven-Ingredient Decoction to Warm the Gallbladder

About shi yi wei wen dan tang

Shi Yi Wei Wen Dan Tang, Eleven-Ingredient Decoction to Warm the Gallbladder, builds on the Wen Dan Tang base with Huang Lian, Yuan Zhi, Shi Chang Pu, Ye Jiao Teng and Zhen Zhu Mu. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that clear Heat and transform Phlegm.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
ban xia	9 g
chen pi	9 g
fu ling	15 g
gan cao	6 g
zhi shi	6 g
zhu ru	12 g
huang lian	6 g
yuan zhi	6 g
shi chang pu	9 g
ye jiao teng	30 g
zhen zhu mu	30 g

Actions and indications

Clears Heat and transforms Phlegm

Phlegm-Heat
Coughing up yellow, sticky phlegm that is hard to bring up
Short, rapid breathing with a coarse voice; dyspnea
Restless feverishness and a sore throat
Dry stools and constipation

Harmonizes the Stomach

Nausea and vomiting, belching and acid reflux
Gnawing, vague hunger, or loss of appetite
Bitter taste, distended abdomen, fullness of the chest or epigastrium, and pain along the ribs

Calms the Shen

Anxiety, nervousness, irritability and restlessness
Waking in the early hours without being able to get back to sleep
Dizziness and vertigo
Manic behaviour
Tongue scarlet with a yellow coat that may be greasy or smooth; pulse slippery and rapid, or wiry

Modern uses

Anxiety
Anxiety neurosis
Convalescence after a febrile illness
Post-viral syndrome
Acid reflux
Dyspnea
Anorexia

Symptoms

Abdominal distention
Acid regurgitation
Anxiety
Belching
Bitter taste in the mouth
Chest fullness
Constipation
Cough
Dizziness
Dry stools
Epigastric distention
Fever
Gnawing hunger
Hypochondriac pain
Insomnia
Irritability
Mania
Nausea
Nervousness
Poor appetite
Restlessness
Shortness of breath
Sore throat
Sputum difficult to expectorate
Vomiting
Yellow sputum

Modifications

Severe anxiety: + hu po, + suan zao ren

Names

Pinyin	shi yi wei wen dan tang
English Name	Eleven-Ingredient Decoction to Warm the Gallbladder

Classification

Category: Clear Heat and Transform Phlegm