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Herbs & Actions
| Pharmaceutical Latin | Pin Yin | Dosage | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry-fried Cx. Mori | Chao Sang Bai Pi | 10-30g | Drains stagnant Heat from the Lungs and stops cough and wheezing. With Di Gu Pi and Gan Cao, for cough with thick sputum, fever, irritability and thirst due to Phlegm-Heat Obstructing the Lungs. |
| Cx. Lycii Radicis | Di Gu Pi | 10-30g | Cools the Blood, clears Deficiency Fire, clears Heat, clears Lung Heat and stops cough. With Sang Bai Pi, for Lung Heat cough or wheezing. |
| Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao | 1-30g | Moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm, stops cough, clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and harmonizes. |
| Sm. Oryzae | Geng Mi | 8-30g | Protects the Stomach from the Cold properties of the other herbs. |
Formula Actions
- Drains (Hidden) Heat from the Lungs
- Calms wheezing (asthma)
- Stops coughing
- Relieves dyspnea
Syndromes
- Liver Fire Scorches the Lungs
- Lung Heat
- Cough due to Yin Deficiency caused by Lung Heat
- Children who alternate between Excess and Deficiency
Clinical Manifestations
- Coughing (high and clear sounding)
- Wheezing
- Fever
- Skin that feels hot to the touch
- Symptoms worse in the late afternoon
- Dry mouth
- Little or difficult to expectorate sputum
- Burning pain in the chest and hypochondrium
- Yellow sputum
- Hemoptysis
- A warm steaming sensation from the skin that is most prominent in the late afternoon
- Maybe constipation
- Impatience
- Dry throat
- Hurried respiration leading to dyspnea
- Irritability
- Dyspnea
- Afternoon fever
- Anhidrosis
- Dizziness
- Conjunctival congestion
- Dry, bitter taste in the mouth
- T: Red
- C: Yellow
- P: Thready and rapid - maybe wiry
Treats
- Inverted menses (nosebleed during menstruation)
- Upper respiratory tract infection
- Upper respiratory tract bleeding
- Acute bronchitis
- Pneumonia
- Pertussis
- Pulmonary tuberculosis (initial stage)
- Pleurisy
- Pneumonitis from measles
- Mild asthmatic cough
- Herpes simplex
- Epistaxis
- Rosacea
- Cough
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Constipation
- Bronchiectasis
- Dyspnea
- Epstein-Barr virus syndrome
- Hypertension
- Acute tonsillitis
- Chronic tonsillitis
- Asthma
- Infantile measles
- Infantile pneumonia
- Tracheitis
- Common cold
- Conjunctivitis
- Bronchial asthma
- Loffler’s Syndrome
- Tropical eosinophilia
- Early-stage measles
- Urticaria
- Hemoptysis
- Acne vulgaris
- Dizziness
- Fever
- Lung cancer
- Myalgic encephalomyelitis
Contraindications
- Contraindicated for those with coughing and wheezing from Wind-Cold, Wind-Heat or Damp-Phlegm.
- Modify to protect the Spleen from the Cold herbs.