ban xia bai zhu tian ma

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I am not sure if am I am guessing or remembering something here, but

this formula is a variation of er chen tang, which was used frequently

by zhu dan xi to remove turbidity caused by disruption of the qi

mechanism. In this type of case, it might be that spleen xu has caused

both phlegm and damp accumulation, which is then wafted upwards by the

liver wind. But this is abnormal as the normal liver ascent should not

cause wind. So what aggravates the liver. Well, the formula only

addresses one root pattern, which is spleen qi xu with bai zhu and fu

ling. Otherwise, it addresses wind and phlegm, two excess branches. Li

dong yuan said that spleen xu could lead to ministerial fire

counterflow. Since ministerial fire is mingmen, the lifegate, it also

overlaps with kidney yang. When the ministerial fire counterflows due

to qi weakness in the middle jiao, the yang of all organs can be

agitated. Perhaps this is the source of the liver wind.