Product Description
Ding Chuan Tang Modified Granules
Brand: Treasure of the East Extract Granules Formulas
English name: Gingko Decoction Granules
Unit Size: 100 gram bottle
Potency: 5:1 extract granules
Contraindications: Inappropriate in cases of externally-contracted wind-cold which present with an absence of sweating and internal phlegm-heat. Also inappropriate in cases of chronic asthma with qi deficiency and a frail pulse. - Bensky
Chinese Symptomology: Coughing and wheezing with copious, thick, and yellow sputum, labored breathing. There may also be simultaneous fever and chills. - Bensky
Western Symptomology: Chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, bronchiolitis - Bensky
Actions: Disseminates and redirects the Lung qi, arrests wheezing, clears heat, and transforms phlegm. - Bensky
Pattern: Wind-cold constraining the exterior and phlegm-heat smoldering in the interior. - Bensky
Tongue: Greasy, yellow tongue coating
Pulse: Slippery, rapid pulse
This [formula] is [for] wheezing caused by wind-cold constraining the exterior and phlegm-heat smoldering in the interior. This usually occurs in patients with a constitutional tendency toward excessive phlegm who contract wind-cold. When this occurs, the Lung qi is obstructed, its directional flow is disrupted, and the constrained qi transforms into heat. This gives rise to wheezing with thick, yellow sputum that is difficult to expectorate. The greasy, yellow coating on the tongue and the slippery, rapid pulse are also signs of heat and phlegm. Depending on how long this process takes, the patient may still show symptoms of an exterior condition, notably simultaneous fever and chills. --Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Formulas & Strategies.
Concentrated powders of natural herbal products tend to absorb moisture from the air. Hence, it is necessary for the manufacturer to add a suitable amount of excipient to stabilize the concentrated herbal products. Non-GMO starch which contains maltodextrin, are used as excipients.