Name of Formula: er chen tang ( he ji ju fang)

Uses: chronic bronchitis, chronic gastritis.

fu ling 19 g, chen pi 19 g, ban xia 12 g,

gan cao 4 g, sheng jang 3 slices.

Bowl with two and a half bowls of water.

Drink an hour after meal while warm.

Note: The name of formula "er chen tang" literally means

"two aged (ingredients) soup". The ingredients chen pi and

ban xia are considered to be best when they have been aged

for long time (chen).

An classical text mentioned that zhi ke, chen pi, ban xia, lang du,

ma huang, zhu yu should be aged (chen); then they are more effected.

Thus those six herbs mentioned above are called "liu chen", meaning

six aged (herbs). This formula "er chen" means "two aged (herbs)."

主治﹕胃炎。寒咳﹕濕痰咳嗽，痰多色白，胸膈痞悶，

惡心嘔吐，肢體困倦，頭暈心悸。

以上各證常見於慢性氣管炎。

處方﹕

茯 苓  五 錢,  陳皮 四錢,  半夏 三 錢,