The classification of expectorant and representative formulae are as follows:
1. Drying dampness and resolving phlegm: Drying dampness and resolving phlegm is applicable to wet phlegm. Representative formulas such as Er Chen Tang, warm gallbladder soup, and so on.
2. Clearing away heat and resolving phlegm: clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, applicable to hot phlegm syndrome. Representative formulas include Qing Qi Pill, Xiao Shen Chest Tang, and Rolling Phlegm Pill.
3. Moistening and drying phlegm: moistening and drying phlegm, applicable to dry phlegm. The representative formula such as Bei Mu Gua Puzu San.
4. Warming cold phlegm: Warming cold phlegm agents, applicable to cold phlegm disease. Representative formulas include Ling Gan Wu Wei Jiang Xin Tang and San Zi Yang Zi Tang.
5. Treating wind and transforming phlegm: This is an agent for treating wind and transforming phlegm, applicable to wind-phlegm syndrome. Representative formulas such as Semixia and Atractylodes Macrocephalae Tianma Soup and Definitive Eclampsia Pill.
The specific use of which way to dispel phlegm, need to be based on the patient's dialectic Chinese medicine practitioner can only guide the use of medication. Do not use your own medicine to avoid delays.
Categories of expectorants include drying dampness and resolving phlegm, treating wind and resolving phlegm, and warming and resolving cold phlegm, etc. Representative formulas include Er Chen Tang, Bamboo Roots Soup, and Ling Gan Wu Wei Jiang Xin Tang.
1, Er Chen Tang: the ingredients include half-summer, orange red, white poria, licorice. Semixia belongs to the gentleman drug, with the effect of drying dampness and resolving phlegm, harmonizing the stomach and lowering the rebelliousness. Tangerine red is the subject medicine, the main effect is to dry dampness, phlegm, qi stagnation. Poria cocos and licorice are then used to resolve phlegm and strengthen the spleen. The above drugs together, the main effect is to dry dampness, phlegm, qi and neutralization, can be used for the treatment of damp phlegm syndrome, the more common symptoms are cough and phlegm, heavy limbs, white slippery tongue.
2, half-summer atractylodes tianma soup: ingredients include half-summer, atractylodes tianma, poria, atractylodes, half-summer and atractylodes tianma belong to the monarch drug, has the effect of drying dampness and phlegm, descending the reverse vomiting. Atractylodes macrocephala and Poria are the ministerial herbs, which have the function of strengthening the spleen and dispelling dampness. Then the auxiliary herbs such as orange red and licorice can help to resolve phlegm and quench wind, strengthen the spleen and dispel dampness, and can treat the syndrome of wind-phlegm upward disturbance, the symptoms of which will be manifested as dizziness, headache, and whitish fur on the tongue.
3, Ling Gan Wu Wei Jiang Xin Tang: the main ingredients include poria, licorice, fine Xin, ginger and so on. Ginger belongs to the gentleman medicine, has the effect of warming the lungs and dispersing cold, warming and transporting the spleen yang. The subject's herb is Sinensis, which can help ginger to warm the lungs and disperse cold. Poria and licorice can warm the lung and promote osmosis, and strengthen the spleen. These herbs together have the effect of warming the lungs and resolving the drinking water, which can alleviate coughing and phlegm, clear and thin, white color.
Besides the above, the classification of the formula also includes moistening dryness and resolving phlegm, clearing heat and resolving phlegm. It is not recommended to use medicines blindly, and you need to receive a pulse and face-to-face consultation from a professional doctor first, and then use medicines dialectically.