Banxia Houpu Decoction in Treating Plum Blossom Qi and Pharyngolaryngitis

Mei Renqi is recorded in Synopsis of the Golden Chamber: "Banxia Houpu Decoction is the main medicine for treating women's throat." Therefore, Banxia Houpu decoction has become a classic prescription to treat this disease.

The disorder of liver and spleen is the root of this disease. The main causes are stagnation of liver-qi, moving against the stomach, accumulation of dampness in the stomach, production of phlegm, loss of qi in the liver and stomach, stagnation of phlegm in the throat due to rising of qi, and coagulation of phlegm, so it is advisable to strengthen the spleen, soothe the liver and resolve phlegm.

The prescription is Pinellia ternata, Magnolia Officinalis, Poria, Ginger, Folium Perillae, seven liters of water, four liters of water, four times of warm clothing, three times during the day and once at night.

Banxia Houpu decoction is used to promote qi circulation, dissipate stagnation, reduce adverse flow and eliminate phlegm, and is mainly used for plum blossom qi. If you have something in your throat, you can't cough it up, you can't swallow it, you feel chest tightness, or you cough and vomit.

Banxia Houpu Decoction comes from Synopsis of the Golden Chamber, and the description of syndrome types in the prescription is concise, such as burning sensation in the woman's throat. It's like something stuck between your throat, which you can't swallow or spit out, so it's good to say that plum is angry, even including some pharyngitis now. You said yes, went to the hospital to check that there was nothing; When you say nothing, the patient always feels something.

Traditional Chinese medicine is used to calling it plum pit gas, but there is only one kind of gas, but it looks like something the size of plum pit is stuck in the throat, which can't be swallowed or spit out. Does not affect the swallowing diet, just a small piece. This is mainly due to lack of emotion, discomfort of qi and stagnation of qi. Because of qi stagnation, body fluid can not be dispersed normally, but accumulated into phlegm and saliva, which aggravated the obstruction of qi movement. This syndrome is due to local aggregation, which makes the airway unfavorable.

The pathogenesis here is not only plum nucleus gas, but also closely related to the formation of phlegm. Phlegm turbidity is produced when qi stagnation is unfavorable and body fluid distribution is abnormal. In the past, it was said that "qi is full of fire, and liquid is full of phlegm". Qi-filled body fluid does not mean that all qi is excessive, but in some areas, depression is excessive, which will turn into phlegm and saliva, which will be hot. So this prescription is to regulate qi and eliminate phlegm.

There are Pinellia ternata, Magnolia Officinalis, Poria and Perilla leaves in the prescription, named after Pinellia ternata and Magnolia Officinalis. Pinellia ternata and magnolia officinalis must be the main drugs. Pinellia ternata is a phlegm-resolving drug, which can dissipate stagnation and reduce qi. It can not only eliminate dampness and phlegm, but also promote qi circulation and dissipate stagnation. Therefore, it is unfavorable for swallowing caused by phlegm drinking affecting the airway, and it is impossible to swallow and vomit. This is of course the most suitable place. Pinellia ternata and magnolia officinalis are used together here. Magnolia officinalis is beneficial to the qi between the chest and diaphragm, and it will be used for all chest qi stagnation. Generally speaking, Poria cocos only emphasizes the effect of invigorating spleen and infiltrating dampness, but Poria cocos can also rise first and then fall, which can not only make the blocked body fluid go up to the throat, but also help Pinellia ternata and Magnolia Officinalis to reduce qi, eliminate phlegm and promote fluid production. Folium Perillae enters qi and blood, and is a medicine for liver meridian and lung meridian. Here you can promote qi circulation, soothe the liver and regulate blood. Perilla leaves have a small amount of miscarriage protection and a large amount of pain relief.

At present, we see plum blossom gas and pharyngitis, some of which are hot and some are empty. This prescription is mild in nature, with Pinellia tuber temperature, Magnolia officinalis temperature, ginger temperature, Perilla leaf temperature and poria cocos, and is suitable for thin and white tongue coating. Now we often see this symptom. On the one hand, it is an emotional problem. After a long time, it is often yin deficiency and fever. In this case, it is not symptomatic for us to treat with warm and dry drugs. There are also pharyngitis and pharyngolaryngitis, most of which are lung qi deficiency. Using this medicine is just to break the gas, because the circulation of qi is effective and can't be effective. Need to replenish lung qi and resolve phlegm.