Folio Bound VIEWS - Chinese Medicine

• Ren-22 restores the descending of Lung-Qi and resolves Phlegm.


• Ren-17 moves Qi in the chest and affects the Lung channel. With direct moxa, it can
  dispel Cold from the Lungs.


• ST-40 and P-6 open the chest, relieve breathlessness and resolve Phlegm.

Herbal Treatment

Prescription

She Gan Ma Huang Tang
(Belamcanda-Ephedra Decoction)

She Gan Rhizoma Belamcandae chinensis 6 g

Ma Huang Herba Ephedrae 9 g

Gan Jiang Rhizoma Zingiberis officinalis 3 g

Xi Xin Herba Asari cum radice 3 g

Ban Xia Rhizoma Pinelliae ternatae 9 g

Zi Wan Radix Asteris tatarici 6 g

Kuan Dong Hua Flos Tussilaginis farfarae 6 g

Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis 3 g

Wu Wei Zi Fructus Schisandrae chinensis 3 g

Da Zao Fructus Ziziphi jujubae 3 dates

Explanation

• She Gan and Ma Huang restore the descending of Lung-Qi, stop wheezing, resolve
  Phlegm, calm breathlessness and benefit the throat.


• Gan Jiang, Xi Xin and Ban Xia warm the Lungs and resolve Cold Phlegm.


• Zi Wan, Kuan Dong Hua and Gan Cao resolve Phlegm and stop cough.


• Wu Wei Zi absorbs Lung-Qi and moderates the scattering effect of the other herbs
  (especially Ma Huang and Xi Xin).


• Da Zao harmonizes.

Variations