HERB FORMULAS

SANG JU YIN

English: Mulberry Leaf and Chrysanthemum Decoction
Also Known As: Morus and Chrysanthemum Combination
Decoction of Morus Leaf and Chrysanthemum

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Fol. Mori Sang Ye 6-12g Relieves Wind-Heat, clears Lung Heat and stops cough.
 With Ju Hua, for cough and redness, swelling and pain of the eyes due to Wind-Heat.
With Ju Hua, Jie Geng and Xing Ren, for cough.
Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua 3-10g Relieves Wind-Heat from Upper Jiao, Liver and eyes.
Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao 4.5-12g Clears Heat, relieves toxicity and expels Wind-Heat.
Hb. Menthae Bo He 2.4-6g Disperses Wind-Heat, vents rashes, benefits the throat and clears the head and eyes.
With Ju Hua, for Wind-Heat headache.
Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng 3-9g Regulates Lung Qi, stops cough, expels Phlegm, benefits the throat and directs the actions of the formula to the upper body.
With Gan Cao, for hoarseness and throat swelling and pain due to Wind-Heat Attacks the Lungs.
Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren 6-9g Regulates Lung Qi and stops cough and wheezing.
With Sang Ye, for dry, non-productive cough due to Wind-Heat Attacks the Lungs.
Rz. Phragmitis Lu Gen 6-18g Clears Lung Heat, generates Fluids and vents rashes.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 1.5-6g Tonifies Qi, moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm, stops cough, clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and harmonizes.
With Jie Geng, for throat soreness and swelling.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Disperses Wind Heat
  • Stops Cough
  • Clears the Lungs

SYNDROMES

  • Wind-Heat Attacks the Lungs (initial stage)
  • Wen Bing Wei Stage Dry Heat
  • Summer Heat with Damp
  • Damp Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Cough with thick, sticky, yellow sputum
  • Sore, red, swollen throat
  • Slight thirst, with desire to drink cold liquids
  • Runny or blocked nose with thick yellow discharge
  • Dizziness
  • Vertigo
  • Maybe chest pain
  • Slight fever with perspiration
  • Slight chills
  • Eye pain
  • Photophobia
  • Aversion to Wind
  • Maybe dyspnea with flared nostrils
  • Headache
  • T: Red tip
  • C: Thin and yellow or white
  • P: Superficial and rapid

TREATS

  • Acute tonsillitis
  • Common cold
  • Acute conjunctivitis
  • Tracheitis
  • Upper respiratory tract infection
  • Influenza

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with an External Wind-Cold Invasion.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For cough with profuse difficult to expectorate Phlegm: For bloody sputum:
+ Per. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Pi + Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
+ Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii
+ Nodus Nelumbinis
For conjunctivitis due to Wind-Heat:
For Qi-Stage Heat and Dryness with cough and/or dyspnea:
- Pr. Armeniacae Xing Ren
+ Gypsum
- Rx. Platycodi
+ Rx. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ Sm. Cassiae (Cao) Jue Ming Zi For severe Lung Heat:
+ Sp. Prunellae Xia Ku Cao + Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ Fr. Tribuli
+ Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu
For Blood Heat:
 For Ying-Stage Heat:
- Rz. Phragmitis
 + Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
Hb. Menthae Bo He + Cornu Rhinoceri Xi Jiao
+ Rx. Ophiopogonis
For severe thirst:
+ Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang + Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen
+ Cx. Moutan Radicis Mu Dan Pi
For dyspnea or slight wheezing:
For severe throat pain:
 + Gypsum Shi Gao
+ Fr. Lasiosphere/Calvatia Ma Bo Rx. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ Fr. Arctii Niu Bang Zi
For cough with yellow sputum:
+ Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen + Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
For pertussis:
 + Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ Powder of Natural Indigo and Cyclina
Dai Ge San
 + Rx. Houtuyniae Yu Xing Cao
Three-Unbinding Decoction
San Ao Tang
For rhinitis, allergic rhinitis and hay fever:
    + 9g Fr. Xanthii Cang Er Zi
    + 9g Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi
   
    + 6g Flos Magnoliae Xin Yin Hua