Constraint (wen dan tang) (YTS)

Case by: Ye Tian-Shi

Constrained heat with acid regurgitation. Warm Gallbladder Decoction (wen dan tang) plus Gardeniae Fructus (zhï zî), Moutan Cortex (mû dän pí), Curcumae Radix (yù jïn), Zingiberis Rhizomatis Succus (jiäng zhï), and dry-fried Coptidis Rhizoma (châo huáng lián).

Commentary:

Warm Gallbladder Decoction (wen dan tang) contains Bambusae Caulis in taeniam (zhú rú), Aurantii Fructus immaturus (zhî shí), Pinelliae Rhizoma preparatum (zhì bàn xià), Citri reticulatae Pericarpium (chén pí), Poria (fú líng), Glycyrrhizae Radix (gän câo), Zingiberis Rhizoma recens (shëng jiäng), and Jujubae Fructus (dà zâo). From Material Medica III　(Ｅａｓｔｌａｎｄ　ｐｒｅｓｓ):

Ginger Juice (薑汁 jïang zhï) – pharmaceutical　name: Zingiberis Rhizomatis Succus:　Ginger juice is acrid and warm, stronger at dispersing and　in settling the Stomach than Zingiberis Rhizoma recens　(shëng jiäng). It is best for alleviating nausea and breaking　up phlegm to reduce coughing. Ginger juice is very commonly　used in herb preparation to increase the anti-nausea　effect, for example, when used to treat Bambusae Caulis　in　taeniam (zhú rú) or Pinelliae Rhizoma (bàn xià).”

Original Chinese: 某 郁热吞酸。温胆汤加山栀丹皮郁金姜汁炒黄连。