thirst, sweating, a red face, a Red tongue and a Rapid pulse. Fire, however, is more drying,
affects the Mind more and may cause bleeding. Thus, in addition to the above manifestations,
Fire also causes mental restlessness, dark urine, dry stools, very dry tongue coating, a bitter
taste, dry mouth and a deeper pulse.
In this case, there is Lung-Fire as opposed to Lung-Heat and the manifestations would be: a
barking cough with profuse yellow-purulent or blood-flecked expectoration, fever, constipation
or dry stools, dark urine, a red face, dry mouth, mental restlessness, a Red tongue with a
thick-dry-yellow or dark brown or even black coating and a Deep-Full and Rapid pulse. In such
a case, clearing Heat is not enough; we need to drain Fire by moving downwards, which is what
this formula does.
Variations
- To enhance the antitussive effect add Kuan Dong Hua Flos Tussilaginis farfarae, Sang
Bai Pi Cortex Mori albae radicis and Xing Ren Semen Pruni armeniacae.
Patent Remedies
Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan
(Clearning Qi and Resolving Phlegm Pill)
Dan Nan Xing Rhizoma Arisaematis praeparata
Gua Lou Semen Trichosanthis
Huang Qin Radix Scutellariae baicalensis
Zhi Shi Fructus Citri aurantii immaturus
Chen Pi Pericarpium Citri reticulatae
Fu Ling Sclerotium Poriae cocos
Xing Ren Semen Pruni armeniacae
Ban Xia Rhizoma Pinelliae ternataeExplanation
This pill has the same ingredients and functions as the homonymous prescription. It clears
Lung-Heat and resolves Phlegm. It is ideal for acute Phlegm-Heat in the Lungs following an
invasion of Wind-Heat.
The tongue presentation appropriate to this remedy is a Red tongue with a sticky-yellow coating;
the tongue-body may be Red only in the front part.
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