HERB FORMULAS

RUN HOU WAN - 潤喉囊 - MOISTEN THE LARYNX PILL

English: Moisten the Larynx Pill
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Powdered Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao Fen 1.5-14g Moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm, stops cough, clears Heat and relieves Fire toxicity.
Borax Peng Sha 1.5-6g Relieves toxicity, prevents putrefication, clears Heat and dissolves Phlegm.
Table Salt Shi Yen   No Information
Mirabilitum Purum Xuan Ming Fen 4-18g Clears Heat and reduces swelling, used topically for ulcers of the mouth.
With Peng Sha, topically for redness and swelling of the throat and ulcerations of the mouth.
Fr. Mume Wu Mei 3-30g Astringes leakage of Lung Qi, stops leakage of sweat, stops coughs, generates Fluids and alleviates thirst.
Powdered Water Chestnut Pi Chi Fen   No Information

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Moistens the Lungs
  • Resolves Phlegm
  • Stops cough
  • Clears Heat
  • Relieves Fire toxicity

SYNDROMES

  • Phlegm-Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Hoarseness of the voice
  • Daily worsening of the hoarseness which continues unabated
  • Talking takes a great effort
  • Sensation of an abnormal object in the pharynx
  • Dry cough with scanty phlegm which causes the patient to attempt clear his throat frequently
  • Throat is dark red and swollen
  • No desire for large amounts of fluids
  • Vocal cords are dark red swollen and appear like a stick with an uneven, rough surface covered by a sticky exudate
  • The glottis cannot be properly opened or closed and a fissure is visible
  • Chest, abdominal and epigastric discomfort and distention
  • Dry throat, which is alleviated by drinking small amounts of fluids

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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