HERB FORMULAS
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Pin Yin |
Dosage |
Actions |
Rx. Scutellariae | Huang Qin | 3-18g | Clears Heat, dries Dampness, drains Fire and detoxifies. With Zhi Zi, powerfully clears and drains lurking Heat from the Lungs with fever, fullness in the chest, cough with yellow sputum and epistaxis or hematemesis. With Da Huang, for constipation. |
Cx. Mori | Sang Bai Pi | 6-18g | Drains Heat from the Lungs, stops cough, calms wheezing, promotes urination and reduces edema. With Huang Qin, drains Heat from the Lungs, and stops cough and wheezing. |
Rx. Ophiopogonis | Mai Men Dong | 6-15g | Moistens the Lungs, nourishes Yin, stops cough, nourishes Stomach Yin, generates fluids and moistens the Intestines. With Bei Sha Shen, for dry cough with little Phlegm and a parched throat due to Lung Dryness or Heat injuring the Lung Yin. |
Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | 3-10g | Promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dysfunction. With Che Qian Zi, for Heart Fire Transferring to the Small Intestine channel causing edema and painful urinary dysfunction. |
Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | 4-15g | Promotes urination, clears Damp-Heat, clears the Lungs, expels Phlegm and stops cough. With Bai Mao Gen, unblocks Lin , cools the Blood and stops bleeding for Damp-Heat clumping to cause scanty urination with pain and hematuria. With Mai Men Dong and Bei Sha Shen, for Lung Yin Deficiency cough. |
Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi | 3-12g | Clears Heat, reduces Fire, eliminates irritability, reduces swelling and activates the Blood. |
Poria | Fu Ling | 9-18g | Promotes urination and leaches out Dampness. With Che Qian Zi, for Lin Syndrome, especially Milky Lin. |
Hb. Phylostachys Nigra | Zhu Ye | 6-15g | Clears Heat, relieves irritability, generates Body Fluids and promotes urination. |
Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | 1.5-10g | Clears Heat, drains Dampness, drains Fire and resolves Fire toxicity. With Huang Qi, drains pathogenic Heat from the Upper and Middle Jiaos. With Huang Qin and Zhi Zi, for high fever, irritability, dry mouth and throat, and dark urine due to Fire toxin in the three burners. |
Rx. Glehniae | Bei Sha Shen | 9-30g | Nourishes Lung and Stomach Yin, clears Lung Heat, generates fluids and tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin. |
Bul. Lilii | Bai He | 9-30g | Nourishes the Yin, moistens the Lungs, clears Heat and stops cough. |
Rz. Imperatae | Bai Mao Gen | 9-30g | Clears Heat, promotes urination and clears Heat from the Stomach and Lungs. With Che Qian Zi, unblocks Lin , cools the Blood and stops bleeding for Damp-Heat has clumped to cause scanty urination with pain and hematuria. With Sang Bai Pi, for asthma and wheezing from Lung Heat. |
Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang | 3-15g | Drains Heat, purges accumulations, drains Fire, clears Heat, transforms Dampness and promotes urination. With Huang Lian, for a feeling of fullness and distention due to Heat accumulation. With Huang Lian and Huang Qin, for whole body Damp-Heat. |
Sm. Armeniacae | Xing Ren | 3-10g | Stops cough, calms wheezing, moistens the Intestines and unblocks bowels. With Mai Men Dang, for dry cough due to Dryness and Heat injuring the Lungs. |
- Clears Heat
- Promotes water metabolism
- Dredges Lung Qi
- Lung Heat
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CONTRAINDICATIONS |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
For a thick orange coating over nose: | For constipation: | ||
+ Concha Ostreae | Mu Li | + Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang |
+ Thallus Eckloniae | Kun Bu | + Sm. Cannabis | Huo Ma Ren |
+ Sp. Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao | + Sm Pruni | Yu Li Ren |
For a dry Internal nose: |
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+ Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi | ||
+ Folium Mori | Sang Ye |