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Explanation

This pill, sometimes also called Li Fei Tang or just Li Fei, nourishes Lung-Yin and strengthens
the Lung and Kidney's Defensive-Qi systems. It is absorbing and is therefore good for
night-sweating from Lung-Yin deficiency. It also contains stopping-bleeding herbs (Bai Ji) and
can therefore be used if there is expectoration of scanty, blood-specked sputum.

The tongue presentation appropriate to this remedy is a Red body in the front.

Lung and Kidney-Yin Deficiency

Prescription

Bai He Gu Jin Tang
(Lilium Consolidating Metal Decoction)

Bai He Bulbus Lilii 15 g

Mai Men Dong Tuber Ophiopogonis japonici 9 g

Xuan Shen Radix Scrophulariae ningpoensis 9 g

Sheng Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae 9 g

Shu Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae praeparata 9 g

Dang Gui Radix Angelicae sinensis 6 g

Bai Shao Radix Paeoniae albae 9 g

Jie Geng Radix Platycodi grandiflori 6 g

Chuan Bei Mu Bulbus Fritillariae cirrhosae 6 g

Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis 3 g

Clinical Manifestations

Chronic asthma with infrequent attacks which usually occur at night, wheezing, breathlessness
on exertion, dry throat, night sweating, backache, tinnitus, dry cough, 5-palm heat.

Tongue: Red and without coating in the front part.

Pulse: Floating-Empty.

Explanation

• Bai He and Mai Men Dong nourish Lung-Yin.


• Xuan Sheng Shen Di nourish Kidney-Yin and clear any Empty-Heat.