Citrus & Pinellia Formula (Er Chen Tang). This classical formula is the basis for nearly any formula that is used when phlegm-damp is the underlying pattern. It is used when phlegm-damp from the spleen blocks the flow of qi and interferes with the normal functions of the spleen and stomach. It can be used for clear or white, sticky phlegm in the lungs, as well as many problems of the stomach and spleen caused by phlegm-damp. Its primary action is to rectify the qi so that the qi can transform fluids properly.
Chinese Medical Actions
Drains dampness, transforms phlegm, regulates qi, harmonizes the spleen and stomach.
Indications
Bronchitis, chronic or lingering
Chest, stifling sensation in
Complexion, sallow or dull
Cough, with clear or white sputum
Diaphragm, stifling sensation in
Dizziness
Gastritis, chronic
Hangover
Meniere’s disease
Morning sickness
Nausea
Palpitations
Retention of food or fluids in stomach
Ulcer, peptic
Vomiting
Citrus & Pinellia Formula (Er Chen Tang) 60 tablets
Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum (Pinellia, ginger-cured / Zhi Ban Xia)
Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Tangerine Peel / Chen Pi)
Poria (Poria, Hoelen, Tuckahoe / Fu Ling)
Glycyrrhizae Radix Preparata (Chinese Licorice Root, honey-fried / Zhi Gan Cao)

