Li Fei Wan
(Benefiting the Lungs Pill)
Dong Chong Xia Cao Sclerotium Cordicipitis chinensis
Ge Jie Gecko
Bai He Bulbus Lilii
Wu Wei Zi Fructus Schisandrae chinensis
Bai Ji Rhizoma Bletillae striatae
Bai Bu Radix Stemonae
Mu Li Concha Ostreae
Pi Pa Ye Folium Eriobotryae japonicae
Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensisExplanation
This remedy nourishes Lung-Yin and benefits fluids. The tongue presentation appropriate to this
remedy is a body which is Red in the front without coating.
Lung and Kidney Deficiency
Clinical Manifestations
Chronic breathlessness, attacks brought on by exertion, difficulty in inhalation, loss of weight,
depression, oedema of ankles, cold limbs, sore back, dizziness, weak knees.
Tongue: Pale, Swollen.
Pulse: Deep, Weak, Slow.
This corresponds to Yang deficiency of both Lungs and Kidneys, with the Kidneys unable to
grasp Qi. This results in the situation described in Chinese medicine as "Fullness above and
Emptiness below", i.e. deficiency of the Kidneys with relative Fullness in the Lungs.
This pattern is due to Kidney-Yang deficiency hence the oedema of ankles, cold limbs, weak
knees, dizziness, depression, Pale and Swollen tongue and Deep and Weak pulse. As Kidneys
control inhalation, typically the patient would find it more difficult to breathe in.
Treatment Principle
Tonify and warm the Kidneys, stimulate the descending of Lung-Qi.
Acupuncture