HERB FORMULAS

QING ZAO JIU FEI TANG

English: Eliminate Dryness and Rescue the Lung Decoction
Also Known As: Eriobotrya and Ophiopogon Combination
Decoction to Eliminate Dryness in the Lung
Dryness Clearing and Lung Rescuing Decoction
Decoction for Clearing Away Dryness and Treating Lung Disorders

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Fol. Mori Sang Ye 6-12g Clears and disperses Lung Dryness and stops cough.
With Shi Gao, treats Warm Dryness Attacks the Lungs.
With Xing Ren, for headache, fever, and dry non-productive cough from External Warm-Dryness disorders.
Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao 9-20g Clears Lung Heat and nourishes Body Fluids.
With Ren Shen, for Excessive Heat with Qi Deficiency.
With Ren Shen and Mai Men Dong, for Excessive Heat with Qi and Yin Deficiencies.
Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong 3-10g Moistens the Lungs, nourishes Yin, stops cough and generates Fluids.
With Sang Ye, Shi Gao, Pi Pa Ye and E Jiao, for Warm-Dryness Injuring the Lungs with fever, cough, wheezing and fullness and pain in the chest and lower rib areas.
Colla Corii Asini E Jiao 2-9g Moistens the Lungs and nourishes Yin.
With Sang Ye, Mai Men Dong, Shi Gao, Pi Pa Ye and Xing Ren, for Dryness injuring Lung Yin.
Sm. Sesame Hei Zhi Ma 2-3g Moistens the Lungs and nourishes Yin.
With Sang Ye, for dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus, and headache due to Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiencies with ascendant Yang and numbness, flank pain, and constipation due to Blood or Yin Deficiency.
(Sm. Cannabis) (Huo Ma Ren) (3-6g) (Moistens the Lungs and Large Intestine and nourishes Yin.)
Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren 2-10g Descends Lung Qi, moistens the Lungs and stops cough and wheezing.
With Mai Men Dong, for dry cough due to Heat and Dryness damaging the Lungs.
With Sang Ye, for dry, non-productive cough due to Wind-Heat Attacks the Lungs.
Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye 3-10g Descends Lung Qi, moistens the Lungs, transforms Phlegm and clears Lung Heat.
With Xing Ren, for non-productive cough due to Lung Heat.
With Sang Ye, harmonizes the Lungs and Liver and harmonizes the Stomach.
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 2-6g Strengthens Lung Qi and generates Fluids.
With Gan Cao, strengthens Qi and harmonizes the middle.
(Rx. Pseudostellariae) (Tai Zi Shen) (9-30g) (Substitutes for Ren Shen.)
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 1-6g Moistens the Lungs, stops cough, clears Heat and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Eliminates Dryness
  • Moistens the Lungs

SYNDROMES

  • Perverse Dryness Attacks the Lungs
  • Warm Dryness Attacks the Lungs
  • Qi and Yin Deficiencies Due to Heat and Dryness in the Lungs
  • Zao Tan - Dry Phlegm

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Dry, hacking cough with little or no sputum
  • Flushed face
  • Sputum is difficult to expectorate
  • Restlessness
  • Maybe hemoptysis
  • Hiccoughs
  • Cough may cause chest pain
  • Dyspnea
  • Dry or sore throat
  • Upper respiratory tract infection
  • Hoarse voice
  • Asthma
  • Dry lips and mouth
  • Fever
  • Shortness of breath
  • Hemoptysis
  • Constipation
  • Thirst
  • Dry skin and hair
  • Dryness in nose
  • Sensation of fullness in chest
  • Epistaxis
  • Hypochondriac pain
  • Chills and fever
  • Headache
  • Anhidrosis
  • Irritability
  • Itching
  • T: Red tip, dry
  • C: Thin, yellow, or White and dry, or None
  • P: Superficial, maybe rapid or Big and weak or Deficient, big and rapid

TREATS

  • Pertussis
  • Asthma
  • Upper respiratory tract infection
  • Pulmonary tuberculosis
  • Influenza
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Chronic sore throat
  • Emphysema
  • Acute and chronic bronchitis
  • Pneumonia
  • Tracheitis
  • Sinusitis
  • Allergies
  • Some symptoms of Lung cancer
  • Alopecia areata
  • Atelectasis

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with Deficiency without an Exterior Condition.
  • Use caution for those with Spleen Deficiency.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For copious, sticky Phlegm: For cough with hemoptysis:
+ Bul. Fritillariae Chuan Bei Mu + Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ Sm. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Ren + Cacumen Biotae Ce Bai Ye
For constipation:
+ Hb. Agrimoniae Xian He Cao
+ Sm. Persicae Tao Ren
or
+ Sm. Cannabis Huo Ma Ren + Cacumen Biotae Ce Bai Ye
or
 + Hb. Agrimoniae Xian He Cao
+ Sm. Persicae Tao Ren + Rz. Bletillae Bai Ji
+ Sm. Cannabis Huo Ma Ren
For Lung atrophy due to Heat:
+ Hb. Cistanches Rou Cong Rong + Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
For dehydration or Blood Dryness:
+ Rz. Phragmitis Lu Gen
+ Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang + Indigo Qing Dai
For hoarseness or loss of voice:
+ Gecko Ge Jie
+ Fr. Chebulae He Zi
For extreme Heat:
+ Sm. Oroxyli Mu Hu Die + Cornu Rhinoceri Xi Jiao
For consumptive pulmonary diseases due to Lung Yin Deficiency with Excess Fire:
+Cornu Antelopis Ling Yang Jiao
+ More Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + Calc. Bovis Niu Huang
+ More Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
For nasal Dryness:
    - Sm. Sesame Hei Zhi Ma
    - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
    - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
    +10g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
    + 10g Rx. Glehniae Bei Sha Shen