| formula name | Cough-Stopping Powder |
bubble_chart Efficacy
Resolving phlegm and ventilating the lungs to relieve cough.
Cough, itchy throat, white phlegm, or slight fever and chills, thin white tongue coating.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
In the formula, Schizonepeta disperses wind and releases the external, expelling external pathogens; Aster is bitter and warm, moistening the lungs and relieving cough; stemona root is sweet and bitter, effective in resolving phlegm; Platycodon Root is pungent and bitter, skilled in ventilating the lungs and resolving phlegm; Willowleaf Rhizome is pungent, sweet, and neutral, adept at descending qi and resolving phlegm; Dried Tangerine Peel is bitter, pungent, and warm, capable of regulating qi and resolving phlegm; Liquorice Root is sweet and neutral, harmonizing the various herbs and also having an antispasmodic effect on the throat.
bubble_chart Syndrome Differentiation
This formula is a commonly used remedy for cough. It can be used for initial symptoms of wind-cold, mild exterior pathogens, cough, and throat itchiness.
bubble_chart Formula Modification
- external contraction wind-cold exterior pathogen Severe cases: add Saposhnikovia Root, Perilla Leaf.
- cough with excessive phlegm: add Pinellia, Poria.
- difficulty in expectorating phlegm: add Belamcanda Rhizome, Arctium.
- dampness-heat cough: add Peucedanum, Cardamon Fruit.
- aversion to cold and headache: add Dahurian Angelica, Asarum.
- internal heat and thirst: add Gardenia, Skullcap Root, smallpox powder.
- wind-heat cough: add Mulberry Leaf, Chrysanthemum Flower, Mentha.
bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications
Although this prescription is mild, it is slightly pungent and warm, so it is not suitable for yin deficiency and laborious cough.
bubble_chart Modern Application
This formula dispels phlegm, suppresses cough, induces sweating, reduces fever, and inhibits subcutaneous nodule bacilli and influenza viruses. It is used for upper respiratory tract infections, acute and chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, whooping cough, and cough.
