This corresponds to the stage following an invasion of Wind-Cold or Wind-Heat, when the
pathogenic factor turns into Heat and it settles in the Lungs. All the symptoms point to
Lung-Heat.
Treatment Principle
Clear Heat, resolve Phlegm, clear the Lungs.
Acupuncture
General Prescription
LU-5 Chize, LU-1 Zhongfu, L.I.-11 Quchi, ST-40 Fenglong, DU-14 Dazhui. Reducing method,
no moxa.
Explanation
- LU-5 clears Lung-Heat.
- LU-1 clears Lung-Heat and relieves fullness and pain in the chest.
- L.I.-11 clears Heat.
- ST-40 resolves Phlegm.
- Du-14 clears Heat.
Herbal Treatment
Prescription
Sang Bai Pi Tang
(Cortex Mori Decoction)
Sang Bai Pi Cortex Mori albae radicis 9 g
Huang Qin Radix Scutellariae baicalensis 6 g
Huang Lian Rhizoma Coptidis 3 g
Zhi Zi Fructus Gardeniae jasminoidis 4 g
Chuan Bei Mu Bulbus Fritillariae cirrhosae 4 g
Xing Ren Semen Pruni armeniacae 6 g
Su Zi Fructus Perillae frutescentis 6 g
Fa Ban Xia Rhizoma Pinelliae ternatae 6 g