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Fang namePlatycodon Decoction
sourceJisheng Fang
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[Preparation method and dosage]

Platycodon Root (Radix Platycodonis)
Astragalus Root (Radix Astragali seu Hedysari)
Fresh Ginger Rhizome (Rhizoma Zingiberis)
Thunberg Fritillary Bulb (Bulbus Fritillariae Thunbergii)
Chinese Angelica (Radix Angelicae Sinensis)
Trichosanthes Seed (Fructus Trichosanthis)
Coix Seed (Semen Coicis)
Stephania Tetrandra (Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae)
Liquorice Root (Radix Glycyrrhizae)
Bitter Apricot Seed (Semen Armeniacae Amarum)
Lily Bulb (Bulbus Lilii)

[Efficacy]

dispelling phlegm, expelling pus, tonifying qi, nourishing blood, expelling pus, promoting muscle growth.

[Indications]

Lung abscess, heart and chest congestion, dull pain, cough phlegm, blood or vomiting pus and blood, feeling depressed, spontaneous sweating night sweat, dry throat, thirst, swelling and pain in both feet, red and yellow urine, and astringent stool.

[Prescription]

This prescription is suitable for patients whose lung abscess does not heal over time and whose qi and blood are gradually declining. In the prescription, Platycodon Root ventilating lung and resolving phlegm, expelling pus to eliminate carbuncle, is used together with Liquorice Root, that is, "Jingui Yaolue" Platycodon Decoction has the functions of dispelling phlegm, expelling pus, clearing heat and removing toxin. Use Trichosanthis Fruit together with Fritillaria Bulb, White Mulberry Root-Bark, Bitter Apricot Seed to clear the lung and resolving phlegm, invigorating qi and widening the chest, dispersing stagnation and eliminating carbuncle, moistening intestines to relieve constipation; Astragalus Root replenishing qi to rise yang, supporting sores and promoting muscle growth; YAO> nourishing blood and regulating blood, subduing swelling to relieve pain, expelling pus myogenic; Lily Bulb moistening lung and relieving cough; Submature Bitter Orange moving qi phlegm phlegm ; Coix Seed, Stephania Tetrandra clearing heat to drain pus, diuretic and swelling.

[Key points of syndrome differentiation]

  1. Lung abscess. Pain in chest and chest over time.
  2. cough phlegm with pus and blood.
  3. spontaneous sweating night sweat.
  4. Red urine and hard stool.

[Addition and subtraction]

  1. Very hot: add Skullcap Root, Heartleaf Houttuynia Herb, Patrinia.
  2. Qi blood deficiency is weak: add White Atractylodes Rhizome, Prepared Rehmannia Root.
  3. Yin deficiency: Add Ophiopogon Tuber, Dendrobium.

[Modern application]

Lung abscess, empyema, bronchiectasis, pneumonia, cough.

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