What you will learn
Traditional therapeutic uses
Main indications: feeling of a lump in the throat, tightness in the throat and chest, spasms of the esophagus, chronic laryngitis, gastrointestinal disturbances.
In Chinese energy, this preparation transforms Mucosities, dissipates Accumulations, lowers the Energy which goes against the current, harmonizes the Stomach.
Associated symptoms : cough with profuse sputum, tongue with a wet, white and oily coating.
Dosage
As this formula comes in different forms and different strengths, it is important to follow the manufacturer's recommendations.
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Ban Xia Hou Po Wan is a very effective product to treat the syndrome of plum kernel : this feeling of having a lump in your throat that you cannot swallow or spit. This stagnation of the Energy of the Liver, on a ground of phlegm, is generally caused by an emotional shock or personal problems. Frustrations and annoyances, associated with a feeling of helplessness, will tie up the circulation of the Energy of the Liver. The Spirit becomes depressed: frequent sighs and irritability. If the Energy goes against the current, the Mucosities will agglomerate and give this feeling of a lump in the throat.
Historical
This formula is cited in the volume "Jin Gui Yao Lue" Indispensable formula of the golden cabinet written by the famous doctor Zhang Zhong Ing at the time of the Hans (206 BC to 220 AD).
Cons-indications
In case of heat with red face, bitter mouth and red tongue with little coating.
Composition
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Name in pine yin |
Pharmaceutical name |
Therapeutic actions |
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Ban Xia |
Rhizoma pinelliae ternatae (Pinellia ternata rhizomes) |
Dissolves phlegm, drains moisture. |
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Hou Po |
Cortex magnolia officinalis (bark of magnolia) |
Circulates Energy, dries Moisture, dissolves clumps. |
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Fu Ling |
Sclerotium poriae cocos (filamentous fungus) |
Eliminates moisture, tones the Spleen, diuretic. |
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Sheng Jiang |
Rhizoma zingiberis officinalis (dried ginger) |
Harmonize the average health home, stop nausea and vomiting. |
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Zi Su Ye |
Folium perillae frutescentis (Perilla frutescens leaves) |
Focuses the action of the formula on the throat, circulates Energy, helps the average health home. |
On the shelves
The products of the following companies meet the good manufacturing practices of theAustralian Therapeutic Goods Administration, which are currently regarded as the highest standards in the world for the evaluation of the manufacturing processes of products from the Chinese Pharmacopoeia.
As these brands are generally reserved for practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine, they may not be found over the counter and may have to be obtained from an acupuncturist or a health professional.
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Available from distributors of acupuncture equipment and traditional Chinese medicine.
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Research and writing: Arlette Rouleau, Ac., OAQ and Pierre Lefrançois |
ReferencesBensky Dan, and Barolet Randall, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Formulas & Strategies, Seattle, Eastland Press, 1990 |
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