Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang (半夏白术天麻汤)
Hi friends! Have you ever had a patient struggling with dizziness, headaches, or that heavy, foggy feeling in their head?
🌿Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang might be the formula to consider! This classic TCM prescription helps clear Wind-Phlegm, strengthen the Spleen, and restore balance.
Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang (半夏白术天麻汤)
✔ Strengthens the Spleen 🏋️♂️ – Treats the root cause of Damp-Phlegm buildup
✔ Dispels Dampness 💦 – Clears excess moisture causing heaviness and congestion
✔ Transforms Phlegm 🌀 – Reduces thick, stubborn Phlegm that affects the head
✔ Soothes the Liver 🌿 – Relieves tension from Liver Qi Stagnation
✔ Extinguishes Wind 🍃 – Calms dizziness, vertigo, and tremors
Key Symptoms:
💫 Dizziness & vertigo (may be severe)
🤕 Recurrent headaches
😵💫 Heavy, foggy feeling in the head
🤢 Nausea & vomiting
🫁 Copious sputum & sinus congestion
🚶 Weakness in hands & feet
🦶 Cold feet & fatigue
Common Uses:
📌 Meniere’s disease
📌 Benign positional vertigo
📌 Neurotic vertigo
📌 Chronic headaches & migraines
📌 Dizziness from Spleen Qi Deficiency & Phlegm
📌 Numbness & joint pain due to Dampness
🔑Key Herbs & Their Functions:
🌿 Zhi Ban Xia – Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, stops nausea
🌿 Tian Ma – Extinguishes Wind, relieves dizziness & headaches
🌿 Bai Zhu – Strengthens Spleen, drains Dampness
🌿 Ju Hong (Chen Pi) – Regulates Qi, transforms Phlegm
🌿 Fu Ling – Supports the Spleen, leaches out Dampness
🌿 Gan Cao – Harmonizes the formula & supports - digestion
🌿 Sheng Jiang – Warms the Middle, stops nausea
🌿 Da Zao – Nourishes the Spleen & harmonizes herbs
🚫Caution/Contraindication:
- Not for dizziness from Liver Yang Rising or Blood Deficiency
- Avoid if there are Kidney or Liver Yin Deficiencies