HERB FORMULAS

SANG DAN XIE BAI TANG - 桑丹瀉白泻 - MULBERRY LEAF AND MOUTAN DECOCTION TO DRAIN THE WHITE

English: Mulberry Leaf and Moutan Decoction to Drain the White
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi 12g Drains Heat from the Lungs, stops cough and calms wheezing.
With Di Gu Pi and Gan Cao, for cough with thick sputum, fever, irritability, and thirst due to Phlegm-Heat Obstructing the Lungs.
Fol. Mori Sang Ye 9g Calms the Liver, clears Heat from the Lungs, stops cough, moistens Dryness, cools the Blood and stops bleeding.
Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi 4.5g Clears Heat, cools and harmonizes the Blood and clears Liver Fire.
Cx. Lycii Di Gu Pi 15g Clears and drains Heat in the Lung.
With Sang Bai Pi, for Lung Heat cough or wheezing.
Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru 6g Clears Heat, transforms Hot Phlegm, cools the Blood and stops bleeding.
Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu 9g Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm, stops cough and nourishes and moistens the Lungs.
Sm. Oryzae Geng Mi 9g Tonifies the Qi of the Lungs, Spleen and Intestines, stops restlessness, stops thirst and generates fluids.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 1.8g Moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm, stops cough and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
Fr. Jujube Da Zao 4g Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears the Liver
  • Drains and protects the Lungs

SYNDROMES

  • Liver Fire Scorching the Lungs

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Cough that causes pain in the chest and flanks
  • An inability to bend or rotate the trunk
  • May be hemoptysis or
  • Coughing up Blood-streaked sputum
  • T: Rather dry and red
  • C: Little or none
  • P: Rapid and wiry

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For a cough due to Liver Fire Attacking the Lungs with Phlegm-Heat with severe insomnia and restlessness: For a cough due to Liver Fire Attacking the Lungs with Blood-streaked sputum:
+ 10g Cx. Moutan
+ 6g Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
+ 10g Nodus Nelumbinis
+ 10g Hb. Lophatheri Dan Zhu Ye
+ 30g Hb. Agrimoniae
For a cough due to Liver Fire Attacking the Lungs with constipation: For a cough due to Liver Fire Attacking the Lungs with chest or flank pain:
+ 6-9g Rx. et Rz. Rhei
+ 9g Rx. Curcumae
For a cough due to Liver Fire Attacking the Lungs with severe Lung Heat:
_+ 9g Fr. Toosendan
For a cough due to severe Liver Fire Attacking the Lungs:
+ 6-9g Rx. Gentianae
+ 9g Fr. Gardeniae
For a cough due to Liver Fire Attacking the Lungs with fidgeting, insomnia and a dry mouth due to Heart Heat:
+ 9g Fol. Eriobotryae
For a cough due to severe Liver Fire Attacking the Lungs with thick, yellow sputum:
+ 3g Rz. Coptidis
+ 4.5g Indigo Naturalis
+ 9g Hb. Lophatheri
+ 45. Concha Cyclinae/ Meretricis
+ 15g Sm. Benincasae
+ 30g Hb. Houttuyniae