Lidan Paishi Pian is a sugar-coated tablet or film-coated tablet with a brown core, used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "remove damp-heat, increase the flow of bile and expel calculi".[1] It tastes bitter and salty.
It is used when there are symptoms of "cholelithiasis, infection of the biliary tract, and cholecystitis".[2]
A traditional Chinese doctor typically prescribes about 6 to 10 tablets for expelling calculi, and about 4 to 6 tablets for treating inflammation, twice a day.
| Name | Chinese (S) | Grams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herba Lysimachiae | 金钱草 | 250 | |
| Herba Artemisiae Scopariae | 茵陈 | 250 | |
| Radix Scutellariae | 黄芩 | 75 | |
| Radix Aucklandiae | 木香 | 75 | |
| Radix Curcumae | 郁金 | 75 | |
| Radix et Rhizoma Rhei | 大黄 | 125 | |
| Semen Arecae | 槟榔 | 125 | |
| Fructus Aurantii Immaturus (stir-baked with bran) | 枳实 (麸炒) | 50 | |
| Natrii Sulfas | 芒硝 | 25 | |
| Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis (processed with ginger) | 厚朴 (姜炙) | 50 |