Other manifestations would include numbness and paralysis of the limbs, tiredness, a tongue
with a thick-sticky coating and a Slippery-Wiry pulse.
The above formulae to resolve Phlegm are compared and contrasted in Table 12.1Table 12.1.
Patent Remedies
Er Chen Wan
(Two Old Pill)
Ban Xia Rhizoma Pinelliae ternatae
Chen Pi Pericarpium Citri reticulatae
Fu Ling Sclerotium Poriae cocos
Zhi Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis praeparata
Sheng Jiang Rhizoma Zingiberis officinalis recens
Wu Mei Fructus Pruni MumeExplanation
This is a general remedy which is suitable for a wide variety of types of Phlegm, especially if
combined with acupuncture. It has the same ingredients and functions as the prescription of the
same name.
The tongue presentation appropriate to this remedy is a Swollen body with a sticky coating.
Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan
(Clearing Qi and Resolving Phlegm Pill)
Dan Nan Xing Rhizoma Arisaematis praeparata
Gua Lou Semen Trichosanthis
Huang Qin Radix Scutellariae baicalensis
Zhi Shi Fructus Citri aurantii immaturus
Chen Pi Pericarpium Citri reticulatae
Fu Ling Sclerotium Poriae cocos
Xing Ren Semen Pruni armeniacae
Ban Xia Rhizoma Pinelliae ternataeExplanation
This remedy is suitable only for Phlegm-Heat affecting the Lungs. It has the same ingredients