This side is from Taiping Huimin and Hutchison Bureau, and its composition is not complicated. It only needs four kinds of medicinal materials, which four kinds? Pinellia ternate, dried tangerine peel, poria cocos and licorice. Let's take a look at how this prescription eliminates phlegm and dampness.
Pinellia ternata is the main force of resolving phlegm, which is dry and strong, can dispel dampness and resolve phlegm, reduce adverse reactions and stop vomiting, and reduce the generation of wet phlegm through its warm and dry nature. Pinellia ternata can also eliminate phlegm and then excrete it.
Chenpi is also a good medicine for eliminating dampness and phlegm. It tastes bitter. Chinese medicine says that bitterness can dry dampness. Combined with Pinellia ternata, it can enhance the effect of resolving phlegm and eliminating dampness. In addition, dried tangerine peel can also promote the movement of qi, that is, the humidification of qi.
Poria cocos is used for wetting and diuresis. As we all know, phlegm-dampness is actually condensed by the evil of water-dampness, so removing phlegm in the body is to remove waste water in the body, and poria cocos can just eliminate the evil of water-dampness, thus playing a role in eliminating phlegm.
This kind of licorice is equivalent to a peacemaker, used to reconcile various drugs, help these herbs to eliminate suspicion, thus giving full play to the real efficacy of the prescription, and licorice can also replenish the spleen and stomach.
The above is Erchen decoction, which can eliminate dampness and phlegm, regulate qi and regulate middle energizer. It is a special expectorant prescription. What are the characteristics of phlegm-dampness constitution? Here, Dr. Shen tells you a few points for your reference.
First, friends with phlegm and dampness love oil. Usually, after getting up in the morning and washing your face, a layer of greasy things will appear on your face in a short time, and your hair is easy to get oily.
Second, the throat is prone to phlegm and it is not easy to cough up. In addition, people with phlegm-dampness constitution are generally fatter, snore and have loose stools.
Third, the whole body will feel sleepy and uncomfortable, and the limbs will be sleepy, and it is easy to feel chest tightness. This is because phlegm in the body is like a dark cloud in the sky. Dark clouds can cover the sun, so that people will naturally feel chest tightness and discomfort.
Fourth, look at the tongue map. Usually, people with phlegm-dampness constitution have thick tongue with white and thick fur.
If you have these conditions, it is more common to have phlegm-dampness in your body. You can use Erchen Decoction to dry dampness and resolve phlegm, regulate qi and balance the middle, and get rid of dampness from head to toe.