Composition and usage of Dingchuan Decoction
Dingchuan Decoction, also known as Arrest Wheezing Decoction, comes from the book "Health Prescriptions" and is a Qi-regulating medicine. Its main ingredients include:
Ginkgo : shelled, crushed and fried until golden, 20 pieces (9g)
Ephedra : 3 grams (9g)
Perilla seeds : 2 yuan (6g)
Licorice : one qian (3g)
Coltsfoot : 3 qian (9g)
Almonds : peeled and pointed, 1.5 yuan (4.5g)
Mulberry bark : roasted with honey, 3 grams (9g)
Scutellaria baicalensis : lightly stir-fried, 1.5 yuan (4.5g)
Processed Pinellia : If not available, soak it in liquorice soup for seven times, remove the umbilicus and use it, 3 qian (9g)
The efficacy and indications of traditional chinese medicine Dingchuan Decoction
effect
The main effect of Dingchuan Decoction is to promote and descend lung qi, clear away heat and resolve phlegm.
Indications
Dingchuan Decoction is mainly used to treat asthma caused by phlegm-heat in the lungs. Its symptoms include asthma-like cough, shortness of breath due to excessive phlegm, thick yellow phlegm, or slight cold, yellow and greasy tongue coating, and slippery and rapid pulse.
The recipe of Dingchuan Decoction
The formula of Dingchuan Decoction includes the following Chinese medicinal materials:
Ephedra
almond
Licorice
Pinellia
Scutellaria baicalensis
Morus alba bark
Ginkgo
Coltsfoot
Suzi
Xuanfei Pingchuan Group
Ingredients : Ephedra, Apricot Kernel
Efficacy : Induces sweating and relieves exterior symptoms, clears the lungs and relieves asthma, dredges lung qi, resolves phlegm and relieves cough, and makes breathing smooth.
Blending and enhancing group
Ingredients : Licorice
Efficacy : Regulates various medicines, relieves the irritation to the lungs caused by overly strong drugs, avoids damage to the lungs caused by dryness and heat, and enhances the overall therapeutic effect.
Anti-reverse and phlegm-resolving group
Ingredients : Pinellia
Efficacy : Reduces nausea and vomiting, dries dampness and resolves phlegm, improves respiratory symptoms and enhances treatment effects.
Heat-clearing and phlegm-resolving group
Ingredients : Scutellaria baicalensis, Morus alba bark
Efficacy : Clears away heat and purges fire, descends qi and relieves asthma, makes the lung qi descend, achieves the effect of relieving asthma and relieving cough, inhibits phlegm formation and promotes phlegm discharge.
Xifei Dingchuan Group
Ingredients : Ginkgo, Coltsfoot, Perilla
Efficacy : It can soothe the lungs and relieve asthma, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, and effectively relieve symptoms such as asthma and cough.
How to use traditional chinese medicine Dingchuan Decoction Dingchuan Decoction
The usage of Dingchuan Decoction is usually to boil the above herbs in water and then take it in divided doses. The specific usage is as follows:
Water consumption : 450 ml
Decoction time : boil 300 ml
Directions : Take 150 ml each time, slowly at any time.
Main efficacy of Dingchuan Decoction
Dingchuan Decoction has the effects of clearing away lung qi and relieving asthma, clearing away heat and resolving phlegm. It is mainly used to treat asthma, cough, shortness of breath with excessive sputum, thick and yellow sputum, or mild wind-cold, yellow and greasy tongue coating, slippery and rapid pulse, etc. caused by external wind-cold and internal phlegm-heat.
Traditional chinese medicine Dingchuan Decoction Modern Applications
Dingchuan Decoction is commonly used in modern medicine to treat bronchial asthma, asthmatic bronchitis, etc., and is used to treat patients with phlegm-heat in the lungs.
Diet therapy combined with adjuvant therapy
When using Dingchuan Decoction, taking it with proper diet therapy can enhance the efficacy. Here are some suggestions:
Pear soup : Pears have the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs. You can cut the pears into slices and cook them into soup, then add a small amount of rock sugar, which will help clear away heat and reduce phlegm.
Tremella and lotus seed soup : Tremella and lotus seeds both have the effect of moistening the lungs and promoting salivation. When cooked into a soup, they can assist the Dingchuan Decoction in its heat-clearing and phlegm-resolving effects.
Lily porridge : Lily has the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving cough. When cooked into porridge with rice, it can assist in the treatment of cough and asthma.
Precautions
Dingchuan Decoction is composed of warm and dry medicines, so it is not suitable for people without phlegm and heat. It is not suitable for people with long-term asthma and lung and kidney yin deficiency.
Conclusion
Dingchuan Decoction is a traditional Chinese medicine prescription, mainly used to treat asthma, cough and other symptoms caused by wind-cold and phlegm-heat. Its formula includes Chinese medicinal materials such as ephedra, almond, liquorice, pinellia, scutellaria, mulberry bark, ginkgo, coltsfoot flower, perilla seed, etc. Each ingredient has different effects and functions, and they work together to achieve the therapeutic effect of clearing the lungs and relieving asthma, clearing away heat and resolving phlegm.