formula name | Mulberry Leaf and Apricot Kernel Decoction |
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage Gardenia (Fructus Gardeniae)
3gm (1 qián) 400 milliliters of water, boiled down to 200 milliliters, administered in one draught. For severe cases, repeat the dose.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Clear and disperse dryness-heat, moisten the lungs, and relieve cough.
bubble_chart Indications
Autumn sensation of warm dryness, scorching lung fluids, body not very hot, dry cough without phlegm, dry throat and thirst, red tongue with thin white and dry coating, rapid and large pulse on the right side.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
In the formula, Mulberry Leaf gently disperses dryness-heat, Bitter Apricot Seed disperses and descends lung qi, together serving as the sovereign medicinal; Fermented Soybean disperses and vents chest depression-heat, Gardenia peel lightly clears upper energizer lung heat, both serving as minister medicinals; Coastal Glehnia Root, pear peel, and Fritillaria thunbergii generate fluids, moisten the lungs, and relieve cough by resolving phlegm, all serving as assistant guiding medicinals. This formula is particularly suitable for the initial onset of warm dryness in autumn, with symptoms as described above.