Chinese: Ge Gen Jia Ban Xia Tang
English: Kudzu Decoction plus Pinellia
Source: Shanghanlun (Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases)
Pulse: floating, tight, rapid
Tongue: slightly red body, thin, greasy fur
Abdomen: medium to strong abdominal wall strength
Indications: This herbal formula has been used for patients with following health conditions and symptoms:
- Common cold
- Headaches
- Stiff neck and upper back
- Chills
- Fever (without sweating)
- Aversion to cold
- Aversion to wind
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Excessive phlegm
There are many other health conditions that may respond well to this herbal formula, in particular patients exhibiting indicative traditional diagnostic signs and symptoms.
Herbs in This Formula
- Kakkon (Puerariae Radix) 6g
- Mao (Ephedrae Herba) 3g
- Hange (Pinelliae Rhizoma) 4g
- Shakuyaku (Paeoniae Radix) 3g
- Taiso (Jujubae Fructus) 3g
- Keihi (Cinnamomi Cortex), 2g
- Kanzo (Glycyrrhizae Radix) 2g
- Shokyo (Zingiberis Rhizoma) 3g
Note: Suggested dosages of each herb in Kampo formulas are often smaller than those of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Individual dosages of herbs may be adjusted depending on each patient’s condition, constitutional patterns, quality of the herbs, and other factors involved.