Formulas · Transform Phlegm 化痰 · Uihak Gangmok (醫學綱目)

Gastrodia and Pinellia Decoction

Cheonmabanha-tang

한글 천마반하탕 · Pinyin Tian Ma Ban Xia Tang

天麻半夏湯

Composition 構成

Cheonma Tian Ma
天麻 천마 · Gastrodia

4 g
Chief 君
Banha Ban Xia
半夏 반하 · Pinellia

4 g
Chief 君

processed
Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

2.8 g
Deputy 臣

橘皮, 7 pun
Siho Chai Hu
柴胡 시호 · Bupleurum

2.8 g
Deputy 臣

7 pun
Hwanggeum Huang Qin
黃芩 황금 · Scutellaria

2 g
Deputy 臣

wine-fried (酒炒), 5 pun
Baekbokryeong Fu Ling
白茯苓 백복령 · Poria (white)

2 g
Deputy 臣

5 pun
Jeonho Qian Hu
前胡 전호 · Peucedanum

2 g
Deputy 臣

5 pun
Hwangryeon Huang Lian
黃連 황련 · Coptis

1.2 g
Assistant 佐

3 pun
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

6 g
Envoy 使

3 slices
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

2 g
Envoy 使

mix-fried (灸), 5 pun

Total 28.8 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.

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Actions 效能

Treats wind phlegm dizziness with a wish to vomit

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Wind phlegm — dizziness with nausea

Biomedical correlates

Vertigo with nausea

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治風痰眩暈欲吐. 天麻ㆍ半夏(製) 各一錢, 橘皮ㆍ柴胡各七分, 黃芩(酒炒)ㆍ白茯苓ㆍ前胡ㆍ甘草(灸) 各五分, 黃連三分. 右剉, 作一貼, 入薑三片, 水煎服. 《綱目》

Translation

Treats wind phlegm dizziness with a wish to vomit. Gastrodia and pinellia (processed) 1 don each; tangerine peel and bupleurum 7 pun each; scutellaria (wine-fried), white poria, peucedanum and licorice (mix-fried) 5 pun each; coptis 3 pun. Cut up, make one packet, add 3 slices of ginger, decoct in water and take. — Uihak Gangmok 綱目 (Donguibogam · Du)

Clinical commentary 臨床

Gastrodia is the tradition's medicinal for a head that will not stay still, and it heads four of this chapter's dizziness formulas. Vertigo with nausea is what all of them describe. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.