Formula
Pinellia Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium
半夏瀉心湯ban xia xie xin tang
1 source
7 herbs·from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)
In the Shanghan Lun (《傷寒論》) tradition, this formula is described for a glomus (pi) pattern following improper purging of a cold-damage illness: fullness below the heart that is not painful, distinguished from a hard, painful chest-bind. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：傷寒五六日，嘔而發熱者，柴胡湯證具，而以他藥下之，柴胡證仍在者，復與柴胡湯。…
Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·半夏瀉心湯（证治条文·宋本149）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Pinellia (Ban xia)半升
- Scutellaria (Huang qin)三兩
- Dried Ginger (Gan jiang)三兩
- Ginseng三兩
- Licorice三兩
- Coptis一兩
- Jujube (Da zao)十二枚
Citations
- Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·半夏瀉心湯（组成·宋本149）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its composition.
- Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·半夏瀉心湯（证治条文·宋本149）；hash 锚含方名唯一上下文片段Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its traditional indications.
- Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·半夏瀉心湯（煎服法·宋本149）；hash 锚含方名唯一上下文片段Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its preparation & usage.