Perilla leaves, mulberry root bark (washed clean, coated with honey, roasted until yellow), green tangerine peel (white part removed), schisandra berries (selected), apricot kernels (peeled, tips removed, stir-fried), ephedra (nodes removed), licorice root (roasted), each in equal parts.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take 6 grams each time, boil with 200 ml of water until reduced to 140 ml, and administer while warm.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Ventilating the lungs to dispel cold, relieve cough, and resolve phlegm.

bubble_chart Indications

The lungs are affected by wind-cold, with symptoms including a cough with copious phlegm, headache, aversion to cold accompanied by fever, no thirst, a pale tongue with a white coating, and a floating pulse.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

In the formula, Perilla Leaf and Ephedra, with their pungent and warm properties, disperse wind-cold and serve as the sovereign; Bitter Apricot Seed and White Mulberry Root-Bark moisten dryness and resolve phlegm, descending and benefiting lung qi, while green tangerine peel regulates qi to harmonize the middle, acting as ministers; Schisandra Fruit and Liquorice Root, with their sour and sweet flavors, transform into yin, astringe the lung, generate fluids, and relieve cough and wheezing, serving as assistants. The combination of these herbs collectively achieves the effects of ventilating the lung, dispersing cold, relieving cough, and resolving phlegm.