- LU-5 and LU-1 clear Lung-Heat and restore the descending of Lung-Qi.
- Ren-17 subdues rebellious Qi in the chest and restores the descending of Lung-Qi.
- G.B.-21 subdues rebellious Qi and makes Qi descend.
Herbal Treatment
Prescription
Xie Bai San Variation and Dai Ge San
(Draining Whiteness Powder and Indigo-Concha Cyclinae Powder)
Sang Bai Pi Cortex Mori albae radicis 9 g
Di Gu Pi Cortex Lycii chinensis radicis 6 g
Zhi Mu Radix Anemarrhenae asphodeloidis 6 g
Huang Qin Radix Scutellariae baicalensis 6 g
Huang Qin Radix Scutellariae baicalensis 6 g
Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis 3 g
Jie Geng Radix Platycodi grandiflori 4.5 g
Qing Pi Pericarpium Citri reticulatae viridae 4.5 g
Chen Pi Pericarpium Citri reticulatae 4.5 g
Qing Dai Indigo naturalis 6 g
Hai Ge Ke Concha Cyclinae sinensis 12 g
Long Dan Cao Radix Gentianae scabrae 6 g
Explanation
- Sang Bai Pi, Di Gu Pi, Zhi Mu, Huang Qin, and Gan Cao clear Lung-Heat, restore the
descending of Lung-Qi and stop cough. - Jie Geng, Qing Pi and Chen Pi resolve Phlegm and subdue rebellious Qi.
- Qing Dai, Hai Ge Ke and Long Dan Cao resolve Phlegm-Heat and clear Liver-Fire.
Variations
- If symptoms of Heat are pronounced add Zhi Zi Fructus Gardeniae jasminoidis and Mu
Dan Pi Cortex Moutan radicis. - If there is a lot of Phlegm and severe cough add Zhu Ru Caulis Bambusae in Taeniis, Su