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小半夏加伏苓湯

The Prescription of 小半夏加伏苓湯

Source

The book Jin Gui Yao Lue

Ingredients

Explanation

Ban Xia: The principal drug, being pungent in flavor and warm in nature, dispersing accumulation of pathogens, letting the adverse flow of the stomach-Qi go downwards to arrest vomiting.

Sheng Jiang: Being pungent in taste and warm in nature, dispersing accumulation of pathogens, regulating the stomach to arrest vomiting.

Fu Ling: Inducing diuresis and draining dampness, invigorating the spleen and inducing tranquilization.

The Effect of 小半夏加伏苓湯

Effect

dispel retained fluid, and direct qi downward, Induce diuresis and drain dampness.

Indications

Dizziness, palpitation ,fluid retention, vomiting, fullness in the epigastrium.

Administrations

Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken twice.