Mulberry Root Bark 9 gm, Platycodon Root 6 gm, Lycium Root Bark and Roasted Licorice Root 4.5 gm each, Anemarrhena Rhizome 2.1 gm.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Finely chew the above ingredients and prepare one dose. Boil with 300 ml of water until reduced to 150 ml, remove the dregs, and administer warm after meals.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Clearing lung fire, nourishing yin, and benefiting the throat.

bubble_chart Indications

Lung meridian latent fire, cough and panting, foul-smelling breath, thick and sticky nasal discharge and sputum, dry mouth and tongue, sore throat.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

Excessive fire in the lung meridian, hence White Mulberry Root-Bark and Chinese Wolfberry Root-Bark, with their bitter and slightly cold properties, are used as the sovereign to reduce latent fire in the lungs; Skullcap Root and Anemarrhena clear lung qi as the ministers; the sour and warm Wuwei is used to astringe lung qi, and Ophiopogon Tuber, with its sweet, bitter, and cold properties, enriches yin and produces fluid as the assistants; Platycodon Root ventilates the lung and resolves phlegm, and clears and benefits the throat as the envoy. Combined into a formula, it collectively achieves the effects of purging lung fire, clearing heat, nourishing yin, and benefiting the throat.