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Herbs & Actions
| Pharmaceutical Latin | Pin Yin | Dosage | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum | Zhi Ban Xia | 9-45g | Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, descends Rebellious Qi and stops vomiting. With Chen Pi, for productive cough and a stifling sensation in the chest due to Phlegm-Damp Obstruction or Spleen Qi Deficiency. With Fu Ling, for Phlegm, thin mucus and turbid Dampness. With Huang Qin, for Phlegm-Heat induced Rebellious Qi with cough, nausea, and vomiting. |
| Arisaemae cum Bile | Dan Nan Xing | 9-45g | Clears Heat and dissolves Phlegm. |
| Dry-fried Rx. Scutellariae | Chao Huang Qin | 6-30g | Clears Heat, dries Dampness, drains Fire and detoxifies. |
| Sm. Trichosanthis | Gua Lou Ren | 6-30g | Clears Heat and transforms Hot Phlegm and expands the chest. |
| Dry-fried Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Chao Zhi Shi | 6-30g | Breaks up Stagnant Qi, reduces accumulation, descends Qi and transforms Phlegm. With Chen Pi, strengthens the Middle Jiao. |
| Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi | 6-30g | Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm, dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm and Descends Qi. |
| Poria | Fu Ling | 6-30g | Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and transforms Phlegm. With Zhi Ban Xia and Chen Pi, for nausea, vomiting, chest fullness and distention and anorexia due to congested fluids. |
| Sm. Armeniacae | Xing Ren | 6-30g | Stops cough and calms wheezing. |
Formula Actions
- Clears Heat
- Dissolves Phlegm
- Descends Qi
- Stops cough
Syndromes
- Phlegm-Heat Congests the Lung
- Phlegm-Heat Obstructs the Middle Jiao
- Re Tan
Clinical Manifestations
- Rapid breathing with a harsh voice
- Cough with expectoration of copious thick, purulent, yellow-green sputum or blood-flecked, foul-smelling pus (as in Lung abscess)
- The sputum is difficult to expectorate
- Maybe chills and fever
- Dyspnea
- Fullness and distention in the chest and diaphragm
- Nausea
- Asthma
- Epigastric fullness and distention
- Chest pain
- Pain in the ribs
- Dry mouth
- Constipation
- Scanty, dark urine
- T: Scarlet
- C: Yellow or Yellow and greasy or Yellow and smooth
- P: Rapid or Rapid and smooth or Slippery and rapid
Treats
- Hemoptysis
- Cough
- Pneumonia
- Emphysema
- Chronic tracheitis
- Oliguria
- Asthma
- Nausea
- Impotence
- Palpitations
- Constipation
- Bronchitis
- Upper respiratory tract infection
- Bronchiectasis
- Chronic rhinitis
- Sinusitis
- COPD
- Fever
- Prostatic hypertrophy
- Cervical lymphadenopathy
- Dyspnea
Contraindications
- Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency.
- Contraindicated for those with Dryness.
- Contraindicated for those with Wind-Cold.