ERB FORMULAS

SAN ZI YANG QIN TANG

English: Three Seed Decoction to Nourish One’s Parents
Also Known As: Decoction of Three Seeds Nourishing the Parents

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Sm. Sinapis Bai Jie Zi 6-9g Warms the Lungs, regulates Lung Qi, resolves Phlegm and relaxes the diaphragm.
With Lai Fu Zi restores the smooth flow of Qi and reduces Phlegm to treat coughs and wheezing especially when the chest and diaphragm feel full of Phlegm, particularly Cold-Phlegm, and the descent of Lung Qi is impaired.
With Lai Fu Zi and Zi Su Zi for cough with copious, clear, bubbly sputum, and pain, fullness, and distention of the chest due to Cold-Phlegm Obstructs the chest and flanks.
Fr. Perillae Zi Su Zi 6-9g Stops cough, calms wheezing, descends Qi and dissolves Phlegm.
Sm. Raphani Lai Fu Zi 6-9 Reduces Food Stagnation, transforms accumulation, eliminates distention, descends Qi and reduces Phlegm.

FORMULA ACTIONS

Descends Qi, Relaxes the diaphragm, Reduces Food Stagnation and Resolves Phlegm

SYNDROMES

  • Cold in the Lungs with Food Stagnation
  • Cold Phlegm Obstructs the Lungs
  • Han Tan
  • Elderly person with a weak Spleen and Stomach and Phlegm due to Food Stagnation
  • Emergency Rebellious Qi Conditions

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Cough
  • Wheezing
  • Copious sputum
  • Chest distention
  • Anorexia
  • Indigestion
  • Hiccough
  • Shortness of breath
  • T: Normal
  • C: Greasy, white
  • P: Slippery

TREATS

  • Chronic bronchitis
  • Bronchial asthma
  • Emphysema

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For severe Cold: For severe coughing and wheezing:
+ More Sm. Sinapis Bai Jie Zi + More Fr. Perillae Zi Su Zi
For severe Food Stagnation: For hard, firm stools:
+ More Sm. Raphani Lai Fu Zi +Mel (honey) Feng Mi
For Spleen Yang Deficiency with copious, watery sputum, nausea, and vomiting:
For severe wheezing, a stifling sensation in the chest, and difficulty expectorating:
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum
+ Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren
+ Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang
+ Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis
+ Fr. Amomi Sha Ren
For concurrent Wind-Cold:
For cold sensations: + Rx. Peucedani Qian Hu
+ Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang
+ Fol. Perillae
For acute asthma due to Cold:
For asthma due to Phlegm Stagnation:
+ Pheretima/Lumbricus Di Long + Sm. Lepidii Ting Li Zi
+ The Three Unbinding Decoction
San Ao Tang
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
For asthma, cough and profuse sputum:
+ Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + Poria Fu Ling
+ Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi + Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren
+ Poria Fu Ling + Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po
+ Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
For asthma, cough and profuse sputum:
For vascular Bi:
 + Rx. Ephedrae Ma Huang
+ 15g Poria Fu Ling + Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren
+ 9g Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke + Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ 6g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia    
   
+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi    
+ 6g Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou    
+ 12g Pheretima Di Long    
+ 30g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren