| formula name | Inula Herb Powder |
Grind into powder, take 6 grams (2 qian) each time, with 300cc (one cup) of water, add five slices of Fresh Ginger Rhizome and one jujube, boil together until reduced to 180cc (six fen), strain and take hot. If no effect, take again.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Dispersing wind and dissipating cold, descending qi to eliminate phlegm.
External contraction of wind-cold invades the lungs, causing cough, difficulty in expectoration, or profuse sticky phlegm, blurred vision, headache, nasal congestion, and a heavy voice.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
In the formula, Inula Flower and Peucedanum disperse wind and release the external, descend qi to eliminate phlegm, relieve cough and calm wheezing; Schizonepeta disperses wind and dissipates cold; Asarum disperses cold and releases the exterior, warms the lung and resolves fluid retention; Red Peony Root paired with Liquorice Root, sour and sweet transforming into yin, nourishes lung fluid and soothes lung qi; Pineilia dries dampness and resolves phlegm, downbears counterflow to stop vomiting; Fresh Ginger Rhizome releases the flesh and disperses cold; Chinese Date tonifies qi and harmonizes the middle; Liquorice Root harmonizes all the herbs. The combination of these herbs can disperse wind and dissipate cold, diffuse the lung to downbear counterflow, resolve phlegm and relieve cough, thus gradually curing all symptoms.
bubble_chart Pattern Identification- cough with copious phlegm.
- nasal congestion with a heavy voice.
- dizziness and headache.
- floating and slippery pulse.
- white and greasy tongue coating.
bubble_chart Formula Modification
- Phlegm and saliva not flowing smoothly: add Poria, Dried Tangerine Peel.
- Cough and wheezing: add Bitter Apricot Seed, Magnolia Bark.
- Epigastric stuffiness: add Submature Bitter Orange, Platycodon Root.
- Fever and chills: add Bupleurum, Skullcap Root, Saposhnikovia Root.
- Cough with sweating: add Bitter Apricot Seed, Schisandra Fruit.
- Headache: add Sichuan Lovage Rhizome, Dahurian Angelica.
The original text states: "To treat cold-damage disease, if there is phlegm in the middle burner, it can cause high fever, headache, tightness of the neck tendons, and occasional chills and fever, all of which resemble common cold. However, (common cold) does not cause headache, which is the difference."
bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications
This formula is relatively pungent and warm in nature, so it should be used with caution for coughs caused by wind-heat.
bubble_chart Modern Application
Bronchitis, cough, bronchial asthma, common cold.
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