Chinese Herbal Formulas That Scour Phlegm and Open the Orifices

Gun Tan Tang

Vaporize Phlegm Pill

Main Actions for Gun Tan Tang

The functions of this chinese medicine formula is to drain fire while clearing away phlegm. This TCM herbal formula is best suited for conditions of excess heat with chronic long lasting phlegm or phlegm fire.

Indications and Symptoms for Gun Tan Tang

mania and withdrawal, palpitations, anxiety, severe continuous palpitations leading to possible coma, cough and wheezing with thick yellow sputum, focal distention, sense of stuffiness within the chest, dizziness, vertigo, tinnitis, constipation, facial tics, insomnia, strange dreams, pain in the joints, choking sensation

Tongue – yellow thick greasy coat

Pulse – rapid, soft

Medicinal Ingredients of Gun Tan Tang

Duan Meng Shi (Calcined Lapis Micae seu Chloriti) - 30g.

-clears phlegm, direct Qi downwards to calm wheezing, alleviates palpitations

Da Huang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, Rhubarb Root and Rhizome) - 240g.

-drains upper burner fire through large intestine, directs lung Qi downwards

Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis, Baical Skullcap Root, Scutellaria, Scute) - 240g.

-clears upper burner fire

Chen Xiang (Lignum Aquilariae, Aloeswood, Aquilaria) - 15g.

-regulates Qi, promotes fluid circulation throughout the body

Preparation Instructions of Gun Tan Tang

When preparing this chinese medicine formula all the natural herbal ingredients should be ground into a powder and formed into pills with water. Each dosage consists of 6-9 gramswhich should be taken 1-2 times per day with warm water.

Additional Points on Gun Tan Tang

When the appropriate symptoms are present this alternative medicine herbal formula is able to treat such disorders as hysteria, anxiety neurosis, manic depression, schizophrenia, pediatric seizure disorder, seizure disorder, Meniere’s disease, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, bronchial asthma, acute bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.