Gan Jiang Rhizoma Zingiberis officinalis.Patent Remedy
Qi Guan Yan Ke Sou Tan Chuan Wan
(Bronchial Cough, Phlegm and Dyspnoea Pill)
Qian Hu Radix Peucedani
Xing Ren Semen Pruni armeniacae
Yuan Zhi Radix Polygalae tenuifoliae
Sang Ye Folium Mori albae
Chuan Bei Mu Bulbus Fritillariae cirrhosae
Chen Pi Pericarpium Citri reticulatae
Pi Pa Ye Folium Eriobotryae japonicae
Kuan Dong Hua Flos Tussilaginis farfarae
Dang Shen Radix Codonopsis pilosulae
Ma Dou Ling Fructus Aristolochiae
Wu Wei Zi Fructus Schisandrae chinensis
Sheng Jiang Rhizoma Zingiberis officinalis recens
Da Zao Fructus Ziziphi jujubaeExplanation
This pill tonifies Spleen-Qi, resolves Phlegm and stimulates the descending of Lung-Qi. It is
suitable for chronic wheezing with a background of Spleen deficiency and Phlegm. It is
appropriate for both Cold or Hot Phlegm.
Case History 4.2
Wheezing: Spleen Deficiency-Female, Age 45
A 45-year-old woman had been suffering from asthma for 8 years since she stopped smoking.
She found it difficult to breathe in and had a constant nasal discharge. She constantly felt catarrh
in her throat and chest and sometimes coughed up some sticky-yellow phlegm. She often
experienced a feeling of oppression of the chest and slight nausea. She was slightly deaf in one
ear and her urine was rather pale. She often complained of bad digestion, slight thirst and acid
regurgitation. She frequently had hiccups for long periods of time.
She was overweight, particularly around her stomach and abdomen. Her tongue body was of a
normal colour although slightly Purple on the sides (chest area), was very Swollen, and with a
Stomach crack in the middle with a rough, dirty-yellow coating in it (Plate 4.2(106)). Her pulse
was definitely Slippery on the whole and slightly Weak on the right side.