21 ginkgo seeds (shelled, stir-fried until yellow, cracked), 9g each of ephedra, coltsfoot flower, and mulberry bark (honey-roasted), 6g perilla seeds, 9g prepared pinellia (if unavailable, soak in licorice decoction seven times), 4.5g each of peeled and pointed apricot kernels and slightly stir-fried scutellaria, and 3g licorice.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

The above ingredients are filed and crushed. Use 450 ml of water, decoct to 300 ml. Take 150 ml each time, not limited to specific times, and consume slowly.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Ventilating lung and relieving panting, clearing heat and resolving phlegm.

bubble_chart Indications

Wind-cold externally binds, phlegm-heat congesting the lung, asthma cough, thick yellow phlegm, chest tightness and panting, wheezing sounds in the throat, or aversion to cold with fever, thin yellow tongue coating, slippery and rapid pulse. Currently used for bronchial asthma, asthmatic bronchitis, acute bronchitis, and acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

In the formula, Ephedra ventilates the lung and relieves panting, while Ginkgo Seed astringes the lung and relieves dyspnea, one opening and one closing serve as the sovereign; Bitter Apricot Seed, Cultivated Purple Perilla Fruit, Pinellia, and Coltsfoot Flower descend qi and resolve phlegm as the minister; White Mulberry Root-Bark and Skullcap Root clear lung heat as the assistant; Liquorice Root harmonizes the various herbs and also moistens the lung as the envoy. When combined and used together, they collectively achieve the effects of ventilating the lung, relieving panting, resolving phlegm, and draining heat.

New contraction of wind-cold, without sweating and panting, without internal phlegm-heat, or long-term asthma with qi deficiency and weak pulse, should not be used. Ginkgo seeds are slightly toxic and should not be taken in excess or for a long time.