HERB FORMULAS

LIANG XIAO WAN - 涼痚丸 - COOL WHEEZING PILLS

English: Cool Wheezing Pills
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Hb. Ephedrae Ma Huang 30g Induces sweating, releases the Exterior, disseminates and facilitates Lung Qi, calms wheezing and stops coughing.
With Xing Ren, for Wind-Cold cough and wheezing.
Rz. Aconiti Preparata Zhi Chuan Wu 30g Expels Wind-Dampness, disperses Cold, warms and activates the channels and stops pain.
Hb. cum Rx. Asari Xi Xin 30g Disperses Wind-Cold and Internal Cold, warms the Lungs, transforms Phlegm and Thin Mucus and alleviates pain.
With Ma Huang, alleviates cough and wheezing due to Phlegm caused by Wind-Cold.
With Kuan Dong Hua and Zi Wan, for chronic, persistent cough.
Per. Zanthoxyli Chuan Jiao 30g Warms the Middle Jiao, disperses Cold and dispels Dampness.
Alumen Ming Fan 30g Clears Heat and expels Phlegm.
Fr. Gleditsiae Zao Jiao 30g Dispels Phlegm.
With Ming Fan, for asthma due to profuse Phlegm.
Lime-processed Rz. Pinelliae Zhi Ban Xia 30g Dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
Arisaemae cum Bile Dan Nan Xing 30g Clears Heat and dissolves Phlegm.
Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren 30g Stops cough and calms wheezing.
With Gan Cao and Ma Huang, for cough with profuse sputum, nasal obstruction and a hoarse voice.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 30g Moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm and stops cough.
With Ma Huang and Xing Ren, for coughing or wheezing due to Wind-Cold Attacks the Lungs.
Rx. Asteris Zi Wan 60g Relieves coughs and expels Phlegm.
Flos Farfare Kuan Dong Hua 60g Moistens the Lungs, descends Qi, stops cough and transforms Phlegm.
With Zi Wan, for cough with difficult-to-expectorate sputum.
With Xing Ren, for cough and wheezing due to Phlegm Obstruction.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Activates the Spleen
  • Dries Dampness
  • Expels Phlegm
  • Purges the Lungs

SYNDROMES

  • Cold Phlegm Obstructs the Lungs

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Cough with copious, thin, white, frothy sputum
  • Chest and diaphragm congestion with full feeling
  • Dyspnea which is worse when lying down
  • Panting with rales in the throat which usually occurs when exposed to Cold
  • Sometimes asthma
  • Maybe cold upper back
  • A greenish-blue, stagnant facial complexion
  • No thirst or
  • A preference for warm drinks
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Maybe a slight fever
  • Headache
  • Itchy throat
  • Sneezing
  • Runny nose
  • Body aches
  • Maybe itchy skin at the beginning of the acute stage
  • T: Pink
  • C: Thick, white and greasy or sticky
  • P: Slippery or Floating and tight

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and make into pills with honey and fresh ginger juice. Take 6g each morning with a decoction of Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao and Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang.

MODIFICATIONS