bubble_chart Efficacy

Nourishing yin and clearing heat, moistening dryness and resolving phlegm.

bubble_chart Indications

Lung and kidney yin deficiency, syndrome/pattern of deficiency-fire flaring up. Dry and sore throat, cough, panting, coughing up blood-tinged phlegm, feverish sensation in the palms and soles, red tongue with scant coating, thin and rapid pulse.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

This formula is commonly used to treat cough with bloody sputum caused by lung and kidney yin deficiency and flaming up of deficiency fire. In the formula, Lily Bulb and Ophiopogon Tuber nourish yin and moisten the lung, promoting fluid production, serving as the monarch herbs; Unprocessed Rehmannia Root, Prepared Rehmannia Root, and Scrophularia Root enrich yin and clear heat, benefiting the throat, serving as the minister herbs; Chinese Angelica and Peony Root nourish blood and benefit yin, while Platycodon Root and Fritillaria Bulb clear the lung and resolve phlegm, stopping cough, serving as the assistant herbs; Liquorice Root harmonizes all the herbs, serving as the envoy herb.

bubble_chart Syndrome Differentiation

1. Dry throat and mouth.
2. Cough and panting.
3. Blood in sputum.
4. Red tongue with little coating.
5. Thin and rapid pulse.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

1. Chest and hypochondriac distension and fullness: add Immature Orange Fruit, Bupleurum.
2. Loss of voice and sore throat: add Asparagus Root, Anemarrhena.
3. Cough panting: add Bitter Apricot Seed, Magnolia Bark, Submature Bitter Orange.
4. Lung subcutaneous node: add common bletilla pseudobulb, stemona root, Prunella.
5. Profuse yellow and thick phlegm: add Trichosanthis Fruit, Bamboo Shavings.
6. Cough with bloody phlegm: add lalang grass rhizome, hairyvein agrimonia herb.
7. Hemoptysis and chest tightness: combine with Seven-Li-Weight Powder.
8. Bronchiectasis hemoptysis: add Indigo.

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

1. Coughing up blood-stained sputum, if it is due to liver fire scorching the lungs or excessive heat in the lungs, this formula should not be used.
2. The ingredients of this formula are sweet, cold, and greasy, so those with spleen deficiency and loose stools should use it with caution.

bubble_chart Modern Application

Subcutaneous nodule of the lung, lung cancer, bronchiectasis with hemoptysis, pneumonia late stage (third stage), chronic hepatitis, chronic pharyngitis, chronic sore throat, flat warts.