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Formula理气剂· 行气

半夏厚朴汤

Bàn Xià Hòu Pò Tāng

Pinellia and Magnolia Bark Decoction

From the Jin Gui Yao Lue, this formula treats plum-pit qi (mei he qi)—the sensation of something stuck in the throat that can neither be swallowed nor expelled. Composed of ban xia, hou po, fu ling, sheng jiang, and zi su ye, it addresses qi constraint with phlegm congelation from emotional frustration.

Source《伤寒论》金匮要略 · 妇人杂病脉证并治

Treatment Principle

行气散结，降逆化痰

Move qi and dissipate nodulation; descend rebellion and transform phlegm

Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
半夏Bàn Xià	君Sovereign	12g	化痰散结，降逆和胃
厚朴Hòu Pò	臣Minister	9g	下气除满
茯苓Fú Líng	佐Assistant	12g	渗湿健脾，使湿无所聚
生姜Shēng Jiāng	佐Assistant	15g	和胃止呕，并制半夏之毒
紫苏叶Zǐ Sū Yè	使Courier	6g	芳香疏散，宣通郁结

Treats Patterns · 主治证型

梅核气

Méi Hé Qì

Plum Pit Qi

Preparation · 煎服法

水煎服。

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-08

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半夏厚朴汤Bàn Xià Hòu Pò Tāng

Pinellia and Magnolia Bark Decoction

Herb	Pinyin	Role	Dose
半夏	Bàn Xià	Jun (Sovereign)	12g
厚朴	Hòu Pò	Chen (Minister)	9g
茯苓	Fú Líng	Zuo (Assistant)	12g
生姜	Shēng Jiāng	Zuo (Assistant)	15g
紫苏叶	Zǐ Sū Yè	Shi (Courier)	6g

Preparation: 水煎服。

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  title        = {Bàn Xià Hòu Pò Tāng 半夏厚朴汤 (Pinellia and Magnolia Bark Decoction)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
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  urldate      = {2026-04-17},
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Herb

Role

Dosage

Notes

半夏Bàn Xià

君Sovereign

12g

化痰散结，降逆和胃

下气除满

12g

渗湿健脾，使湿无所聚

生姜Shēng Jiāng

佐Assistant

15g

和胃止呕，并制半夏之毒

紫苏叶Zǐ Sū Yè

使Courier

芳香疏散，宣通郁结

Herb

Pinyin

Role

Dose

半夏

Bàn Xià

Jun (Sovereign)

12g

厚朴

Hòu Pò

Chen (Minister)

茯苓

Fú Líng

Zuo (Assistant)

12g

生姜

Shēng Jiāng

Zuo (Assistant)

15g

紫苏叶

Zǐ Sū Yè

Shi (Courier)

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