Memorize Herbs: Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang

Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang

Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang - "Pinellia Atractylodis Macrocephalae and Gastrodi"
key Sx: up-stirring of wind with phlegm (dizziness, vertigo, headache, chest oppression, nausea, vomiting, copious sputum, poor appetite, lethargy) (T: white greasy tongue coat) (P: wiry slippery)
Action: Strengthen SP, clear Damp, transform phlegm, extinguish wind

Remember:
When Xia got banned from volleyball for doing something foolish with a chimpanzee her granny cow took her to tian ma square and said "don't worry, I will buy you some fresh ginger and dates to make you feel better!"

Chen Pi, Ban Xia, Fu Ling, Zhi Gan Cao, Sheng Jiang, Da Zao, Bai Zhu, Tian Ma

Cautions / Contraindications:
cc: dizziness and HA due to LYR caused by LV/KD yin def and blood deficiency

Common Modifications

Severe vertigo with phlegm transformed into heat (+Jiang Can, +Dan Nan Xing)
Severe headache (+Man Jing Zi, +Bai Ji Li)
Repeat onset (+Chuan Xiong)
Severe vomiting (+Dai Zhe Shi, +Xuan Fu Hua)
With Qi Deficiency (+Dang Shen, +Huang Qi)
Large amount of phlegm, severe stuffy chest, watery tongue, slippery pulse (+Ze Xie, +Gui Zhi)

Modern Applications

Pulmonary emphysema, Meniere's syndrome, dysfunction of vegetative (autonomic) nerve, cerebral arteriosclerosis, hypertension, benign poitional vertigo)

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