Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis
Sang Bai Pi Cortex Radicis Mori albae
Bai Qian Radix et Rhizoma Cynanchii stautoni
Meng Shi Lapis Chloritis
Wu Zhi Mao Tao Radix Fici simplicissimae
Man Hu Tui Zi Semen Elaeagni glabrae thunbergiiExplanation
This remedy mostly tonifies Lung- and Spleen-Qi and restores the descending of Lung-Qi.
However, it has quite a broad action as it also tonifies the Kidney's grasping of Qi and mildly
nourishes Lung-Yin.
The tongue presentation appropriate to this remedy is a Pale tongue.
Lung-Yin Deficiency
Clinical Manifestations
Shortness of breath, chronic breathlessness, sweating at night, 5-palm heat, dry throat, dry cough
with scanty sputum, malar flush.
Tongue: Red and dry without coating, or Red with coating and transversal cracks in the Lung
area.
Pulse: Floating-Empty of Fine, Rapid and Weak in the right Front position.
Lung-Yin deficiency can occur in combination with Lung-Qi deficiency. Yin-deficiency is more
common in old people. Only in very advanced cases the tongue would be completely without
coating. In other cases it could have a rootless coating or lack a coating only in the front part.
Treatment Principle
Nourish Lung-Yin and restore the descending of Lung-Qi.
Acupuncture
General Prescription
LU-9 Taiyuan, LU-7 Lieque and KI-6 Zhaohai in combination, BL-43 Gaohuangshu, Ren-4
Guanyuan, BL-13 Feishu, Du-12 Shenzhu. Reinforcing method.
Explanation