[Preparation method and dosage]
Pineilia (Rhizoma Pinelliae)
the big one washed 8 pieces Aster (Radix Asteris)
3 liǎng The above 9 ingredients, use 2400cc of water (1 dǒu 2 shēng), boil ephedra for two times, remove scum, all the medicines inside, decoted to 600cc (3 shēng), administer in 3 warm doses.
[Efficacy]
ventilating lung and resolving phlegm, relieving cough and asthma.
[Indications]
Lung distension, cough and abnormal rising of qi, there is a sound of water chicken in the throat, and aversion to cold with fever, the mouth is not thirsty. Foamy phlegm or white phlegm, tongue coating is white and greasy, and pulse is floating and tight.
[Prescription]
This prescription is suitable for asthma and cough caused by cold fluid retention in the lungs, lung failure and ascending counterflow. In the prescription, Belamcanda Rhizome opens phlegm knots; Ephedra ventilating lung to dispel cold; Aster, Coltsfoot Flower , Pineilia HelpBelamcanda Rhizome descending qi and resolving phlegm; Fresh Ginger Rhizome, Asarum HelpEphedra dissipating cold and resolving retained fluid; and fear of excessive dissipation and damage to healthy qi, so Schisandra Fruit is used to converge lung qi, Chinese Date Anzhong, harmonize various medicines, make combined medicinals for relieving exterior with astringents, remove the evil without harming the good, it is an effective formula commonly used for cold, fluid retention and cough and asthma.
[Key points of syndrome differentiation]
- Wheezing and coughing.
- phlegm is foamy.
- Not thirsty.
- The coating is white and greasy.
- The pulse is floating and tight.
[Addition and subtraction]
- Hanshen: add Dried Ginger.
- Dry mouth with heat symptoms: Add gypsum, White Mulberry Root-Bark, Heartleaf Houttuynia Herb.
- Severe wheezing and coughing: add Pepperweed Seed.
- Food accumulation: Add hawthorn fruit, Millet Sprout, Germinated Barley, Medicated Leaven YAO>.
[Modern application]
Bronchial asthma, whooping cough, chronic bronchitis, swollen lungs, lung edema, and clear cough phlegm.