formula | Lung-Clearing Decoction |
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage Decoct with ginger and take it after a meal.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Tonifying qi, moistening dryness, clearing the lung, and resolving phlegm.
bubble_chart Indications
Damp phlegm qi counterflow causing cough.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
In the formula, Bitter Apricot Seed ventilates the lung and resolves phlegm, relieving cough and dispersing cold evil; Fritillaria Bulb clears fire and dissipates nodules, moistens dryness and resolves phlegm; Schisandra Fruit astringes lung qi and calms cough; Poria eliminates dampness and regulates the spleen; red tangerine exocarp moves qi and benefits qi; Liquorice Root harmonizes the middle; Platycodon Root clears the lung and benefits the diaphragm, carrying the medicine upward; Fresh Ginger Rhizome assists Bitter Apricot Seed in dispersing cold evil from the exterior.
bubble_chart Pattern Identification
For those with a cough accompanied by copious and sticky phlegm that is easy to expectorate, as well as chest tightness and mild wheezing, this can be used.
bubble_chart Formula Modification
- Runny nose: Add Mentha, Saposhnikovia Root, Perilla Leaf, Skullcap Root.
- Thirst and sore throat: Add Gypsum, Anemarrhena.
- Chronic cough due to lung deficiency: Add Ginseng, Astragalus Root.
- Cough with hoarseness: Add Chinese Wolfberry Root-bark.
- Severe stomach fire: Add Gypsum, Coptis Rhizome.
- Excessive lung fire: Add white mulberry bark, Chinese Wolfberry Root-bark, Skullcap Root.
bubble_chart Modern Application
Chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, common cold cough, chronic pharyngitis.
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