Folio Bound VIEWS - Chinese Medicine

• Ban Xia resolves Phlegm and subdues rebellious Qi.


• Kuan Dong Hua stops cough and wheezing.


• Gan Cao harmonizes.

Variations

• If there are simultaneous symptoms of exterior Cold add Gui Zhi Ramulus Cinnamomi
  cassiae and Sheng Jiang Rhizoma Zingiberis officinalis recens.


• If there are symptoms of Fire (as opposed to Heat) such as constipation, dark urine, dry
  stools, dry mouth and a dry-yellow tongue coating, add Da Huang Rhizoma Rhei and
  Mang Xiao Mirabilitum.


• If there is vomiting of sticky-yellow phlegm add Zhi Mu Radix Anemarrhenae
  asphodeloidis, Hai Ge Ke Concha Cyclinae sinensis and She Gan Rhizoma Belamcandae
  chinensis.


• If Heat has injured the Yin add Mai Men Dong Tang Ophiopogon Decoction.


• If Phlegm is the main problem without any clear-cut hot or cold symptom, use San Zi
  Yang Qin Tang Three-Seed Nourishing the Parents Decoction.

Patent Remedies

Zhi Sou Ding Chuan Wan
(Stopping Cough and Calming Breathlessness Pill)

Ma Huang Herba Ephedrae

Xing Ren Semen Pruni armeniacae

Shi Gao Gypsum fibroum

Zhi Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis praeparata

Explanation

This remedy corresponds to the prescription for combined Greater Yang and Bright Yang
patterns of the Six Stages from the "Discussion of Cold-induced Diseases". However, its main
impact is to clear Lung-Heat and restore the descending of Lung-Qi.