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slightly Slippery on the Lung position. Her tongue was Red, dry, and without coating in the front
part (Plate 8.1(164)).

Diagnosis This is a case of retention of Phlegm-Heat in the Lungs on a background
of Lung-Yin deficiency. The Phlegm-Heat is indicated by the
sticky-yellow sputum and Slippery pulse quality on the Lung position,
while the Lung-Yin deficiency is apparent from the thin body, the dry
skin, the Floating-Empty pulse and the Red tongue without coating in
the front part (Lung area).

Treatment The treatment principle adopted was to resolve Phlegm, clear Heat,
nourish Lung-Yin and clear Lung Empty-Heat. She was treated with
herbs only and the decoction used was a variation of Qing Jin Hua Tan
Tang Clearing Metal and Resolving Phlegm Decoction:

Huang Qin Radix Scutellariae baicalensis 6 g

Zhi Zi Fructus Gardeniae jasminoidis 4 g

Zhi Mu Radix Anemarrhenae asphodeloidis 6 g

Zhe Bei Mu Bulbus Fritillariae thunbergii 6 g

Gua Lou Semen Trichosanthis 9 g

Sang Bai Pi Cortex Mori albae radicis 4 g

Chen Pi Pericarpium Citri reticulatae 4.5 g

Fu Ling Sclerotium Poriae cocos 6 g

Jie Geng Radix Platycodi grandiflori 4.5 g

Mai Men Dong Tuber Ophiopogonis japonici 6 g

Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis 3 g

Tian Men Dong Tuber Asparagi cochinchinensis 6 g

Kuan Dong Hua (honey-treated) Flos Tussilaginis farfarae 9 g

Di Gu Pi Cortex Lycii chinensis radicis 4 g

Explanation The original formula was used as a whole since it corresponds well to
the treatment aim of resolving Phlegm, clearing Heat and restoring the
descending of Lung-Qi.

Tian Men Dong was added to nourish Lung-Yin.

Kuan Dong Hua was added to restore the descending of Lung-Qi and

stop cough.

Di Gu Pi was added to clear Lung Empty-Heat.

This patient made a complete recovery after 3 months of taking herbal

decoctions along similar lines as the one above.

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