What are the effects and functions of Wen Dan Tang?

Wen Dan Tang is actually mainly used to help regulate qi and resolve phlegm, improve short-term deficiencies or problems of qi stagnation and phlegm. It is also clinically used to treat common diseases such as chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, and chronic bronchitis.

1. Wen Dan Tang

Prescription song: Warm the gallbladder with Xia Ru, Zhi Chen, and add Poria, ginger, and jujube to cook. It can regulate Qi, resolve phlegm, and benefit the gallbladder and stomach, and eliminate symptoms of gallbladder depression and phlegm disturbance.

Meaning of the prescription: This prescription is mostly caused by insufficient gallbladder qi in the body, coupled with emotional frustration, gallbladder failure to release qi, qi stagnation causing phlegm, internal disturbance caused by phlegm, and disharmony between the gallbladder and stomach. The gallbladder is the residence of purity. It likes tranquility and hates disturbance. If the gallbladder is disturbed by evil and loses its tranquility, the person will be timid and easily frightened, restless and unable to sleep, have many strange dreams at night, and be frightened and uneasy; if the gallbladder and stomach are not in harmony and the stomach cannot descend, the person will vomit phlegm or have hiccups and palpitations; if phlegm obscures the clear orifices, the person may suffer from dizziness or even epilepsy. The treatment is suitable for regulating qi and resolving phlegm, harmonizing the stomach and promoting bile secretion.

In the formula, Pinellia ternata is pungent and warm, and can dry out dampness, resolve phlegm, harmonize the stomach and stop vomiting, so it is the main medicine. I use bamboo shavings, which are sweet and slightly cold, and can clear away heat, resolve phlegm, relieve restlessness and stop vomiting. Pinellia ternata and Rhizoma Anemarrhenae are used together, one warming and the other cooling, and they can resolve phlegm and harmonize the stomach, stop vomiting and relieve restlessness; Tangerine peel is pungent and warm, and can regulate Qi and relieve stagnation, dry out dampness and resolve phlegm; Citrus aurantium is pungent and slightly cold, and can descend Qi and relieve stagnation, eliminate phlegm and relieve abdominal distension. Tangerine peel and Citrus aurantium combined have one warming and one cooling effect, and their ability to regulate qi and resolve phlegm is enhanced. It is supplemented with Poria cocos to strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness to stop the source of phlegm; ginger and jujube are added to the decoction to harmonize the spleen and stomach, and ginger can also control the toxicity of Pinellia ternata. Use licorice as a messenger to harmonize the various medicines.

2. Functions and indications of Wen Dan Tang

Function: Regulate Qi and resolve phlegm, harmonize the stomach and promote bile secretion.

Indications: Gallbladder depression and phlegm disturbance syndrome. Timid and easily frightened, dizziness, palpitations, restlessness and insomnia, many strange dreams at night; or nausea, hiccups, dizziness, and epilepsy. The tongue coating is white and greasy, and the pulse is stringy and slippery.

Clinical application: It is often used to treat neurosis, acute and chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, chronic bronchitis, Meniere's disease, menopausal syndrome, epilepsy and other diseases caused by gallbladder depression and phlegm.

Usage: This prescription is commonly used to treat insomnia, palpitations, vomiting, dizziness, and epilepsy caused by gallbladder depression and phlegm disturbance. In clinical application, the key points of syndrome differentiation are restlessness, insomnia, dizziness, palpitations, nausea, white and greasy tongue coating, and wiry and slippery pulse.