HERB FORMULAS

PI PA YE QING FEI TANG - 枇杷叶清肺汤 - ERIOBOTRYA CLEAR THE LUNGS DECOCTION

English: Eriobotrya Clear the Lungs Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye 9g Transforms Phlegm, clears Lung Heat and descends Lung Qi.
With Xing Ren, for Lung Heat induced non-productive cough, or cough with viscous sputum that is difficult to expectorate, with chest pain and a dry throat.
Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren 9g Stops cough and calms wheezing.
Spora Lygodii Hai Jin Sha 9g Clears Heat, promotes urination, unblocks painful urinary dysfunction and expels stones.
Faeces Bombycis Can Sha 9g Harmonizes the Stomach and transforms turbid Dampness.
Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi 9g Promotes urination, clears Damp-Heat, clears the Lungs, expels Phlegm and stops cough.
With Ze Xie, for Lin Syndrome, edema and distention.
Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie 9g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and settles Ministerial Fire in the Kidneys by draining Damp-Heat from the lower Jiao.
With Mu Tong, for Lin Syndrome with scanty urine and edema.
With Chi Fu Ling, facilitates the removal of water and leaches out Dampness to treat stagnant water and Dampness leading to edema, jaundice, diarrhea, Milky Lin, and scanty, difficult urination with abdominal distention.
Polyporus Zhu Ling 9g Dispels Damp-Heat.
With Chi Fu Ling, for Lin syndrome, scanty urine, edema, loose stools, vaginal discharge, jaundice, leg Qi and diarrhea.
With Ze Xie, drains Damp, unblocks and drains urinary pathways and drains Heat from the Bladder.
Caulis Akebiae Mu Tong 6g Promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dysfunction.
With Ze Xie, for Pelvic infections.
Olibanum Ru Xiang 6g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi and reduces swelling.
Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng 4.5g Opens the Lungs, spreads Lung Qi, expels Phlegm and benefits the throat.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Lung Heat
  • Moves Qi
  • Disinhibits water

SYNDROMES

  • Lung Heat with Qi Stagnation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Uneasy, inhibited urination
  • Drips and drops, but lack of free flow
  • Lower abdominal distention and pain
  • A dry throat with a desire to drink
  • Vexation and chest oppression
  • Uneasy respiration
  • Maybe cough
  • Maybe Phlegm panting
  • T: Red
  • C: Yellow
  • P: Slippery and rapid

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