ACUPUNTURA Y MASAJE TERAPÉUTICO

*Pinellia and Magnolia Bark Decoction (ban xia hou po tang)       

Chief: Ban Xia

Deputy: Hou Po, Fu Ling

Assistant: Sheng Jiang

Envoy: Zi Su Ye

Pattern: Plum-pit Qi; binding of Qi and Phlegm in the throat

Indications: A feeling of something caught in the throat that can neither be swallowed nor ejected, a stifling sensation in the chest and hypochondria, a moist or greasy, white tongue coating, and a wiry, slow or wiry, slippery pulse. There may also be coughing and vomiting.

Cautions and contraindications: This formula is contraindicated in patients presenting with a flushed face, a Bitter taste in the mouth, and a red tongue with scanty coating.       

This formula is comprised of Warm, Acrid, or fragrant substances which are drying and dispersing in nature and can therefore easily injure the Yin and fluids. Thus, the formula is appropriate only in cases of constrained Qi and phlegm.