HERB FORMULAS

MA XING SHI GAN TANG - 麻杏石甘湯 - EPHEDRA, APRICOT KERNEL, GYPSUM AND LICORICE DECOCTION

English: Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Gypsum and Licorice Decoction
Also Known As: Ma Huang and Apricot Seed Combination
Decoction of Ephedra, Armeniacae, Gypsum and Licorice
Ma Xing Gan Shi Tang
Ma Huang Xing Ren Shi Gao Gan Cao Tang

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Hb. Ephedrae Ma Huang 4-12g Strong diaphoretic, ventilates Lung Qi and stops wheezing.
With Xing Ren, for cough and wheezing due to Wind-Cold Attacks the Lungs.
With Shi Gao and Xing Ren, for cough from Heat Obstructing the Lungs with wheezing, flaring of the nostrils and fever and Wind-edema.
Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren 1-18g Disperses Lung Qi, stops cough and wheezing and resolves Phlegm.
With Ma Huang and Shi Gao, for Excess cough and wheezing with Lung Heat.
Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao 10-48g Clears Lung Heat, nourishes the Body Fluids and stops thirst.
With Ma Huang, for cough from Heat Obstructing the Lungs with wheezing, flaring of the nostrils and fever and Wind-edema.
With Ma Huang, Xing Ren and Zhi Gan Cao, for Lung Heat with cough and asthma.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 1-6g Harmonizes, tonifies Qi, moistens the Lungs, clears Heat, detoxifies, resolves Phlegm and stops cough.
 With Ma Huang and Xing Ren, for Wind-Cold Attacks the Lungs with coughing and/or wheezing.
With Shi Gao and Xing Ren, for Cough due to Lung Heat.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Disperses Wind-Heat
  • Stops Asthma
  • Clears the Lungs
  • Descends Qi

SYNDROMES

  • Wind-Heat Attacks the Lungs
  • Wind-Cold Transformed into Heat
  • Wen Bing - Qi Stage Lung Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Cough with thick sticky, yellow sputum
  • Sore, red, swollen throat
  • Thirst, with desire to drink cold liquids
  • Runny or blocked nose with thick yellow discharge
  • Vertigo
  • Dry throat
  • Dizziness
  • Fever with or without perspiration
  • Slight chills
  • Aversion to Wind
  • Headache
  • Dyspnea with flared nostrils and pain
  • Fidgeting
  • Labored breathing
  • Asthma
  • Shortness of breath
  • Spontaneous perspiration
  • Flushed face
  • Wheezing
  • Chest pain
  • Restlessness
  • Facial edema
  • T: Red
  • C: Yellow or White
  • P: Superficial and rapid or Slippery and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with asthma due to Wind-Cold.
  • Contraindicated when the pathogen lingers due to Qi Deficiency.
  • Contraindicated for children and the elderly with general weakness.
  • Contraindicated for those convalescing from chronic illness.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For Excess Heat: For recalcitrant asthma:
+ Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua + Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
+ Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
+ Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao + Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi
+ Fol. Isatidis Da Qing Ye Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang
For asthma or cough with profuse Phlegm:
For chills and anhidrosis:
+ Fr. Perillae Zi Su Zi + Hb. Schizonepetae Jing Jie
+ Sm. Lepidii/ Descurainiae Ting Li Zi + Hb. Menthae Bo He
For sinus inflammation or bronchial asthma:
 + Sm. Sojae Preparata Dan Dou Chi
+ Pheretima Di Long
For dyspnea:
For thick yellow sputum:
 + Sm. Lepidii/ Descurainiae Ting Li Zi
+ Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou + Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye
+ Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu
For erupted or unerupted measles with fever, thirst, cough and labored breathing:
or
 + Fol. Isatidis Da Qing Ye
+ Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou + Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu + Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For high fever, asthma and cough:
For weak or elderly patients:
 + Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ Rx. Astragali Huang Qi + Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Ren
+ Tub. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
For asthma with sweating due to Lung Heat:
For asthma without sweat due to Lung Heat:
+ 5x as much Gypsum / Shi Gao as Ephedra / Ma Huang
+ 3x as much Gypsum / Shi Gao as Ephedra / Ma Huang
For measles with with fever, dyspnea, and flared nostrils:
For stifling sensation in the chest with cough and profuse sputum:
 + Rx. Arnebiae/ Lithospermi Zi Cao
+ Sm. Lepidii Ting Li Zi + Stigma Croci Fan Hong Hua
+ Cx. Mori Sang Ba Pi
For Excess cough and dyspnea:
+ Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou + Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
For cough with sputum:
+ Cx. Lycii Di Gu Pi
+ Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng
For Blood in the sputum:
For fever, accelerated respiration, a thin yellow tongue coat and a rapid pulse:
+ Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
+ Fol. Perillae Zi Su Ye + Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye
+ Fol. Mori Sang Ye For a high fever:
+ Pheretima Di Long + Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
+ Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi + Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
For edema of the face and ankles:
For chest pain:
+ Sm. Lepidii/ Descurainiae Ting Li Zi + Per. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Pi
+ Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi + Fr. Luffae Retinervus Si Gua Luo
For cough:
For Wind-Cold with Internal Heat:
+ Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi + 12g Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 9g Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng
For Wind-Cold with Internal Heat and severe muscle aches:
 + 9g Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng
+ 9g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
+ 12g Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye + 9g Rx. Peucedani Qian Hu
+ 9g Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng + 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 9g Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng + 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 9g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi + 9g. Hb. Schizonepetae Jing Jie
+ 9g Rx. Peucedani Qian Hu
For Wind-Cold with Internal Heat and constipation:
+ 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 12g Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye
+ 9g. Hb. Schizonepetae Jing Jie + 9g Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng
+10g Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi + 9g Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng
+ 12g Fol. Perillae Zi Su Ye + 9g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
For patients who are generally weak:
 + 9g Rx. Peucedani Qian Hu
+ Less Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao + 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi + 9g. Hb. Schizonepetae Jing Jie
For acute bronchitis:
 + 3g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ Minor Sinking into the Chest Decoction
Xiao Xian Xiong Tang
For chronic bronchitis or bronchiectasis:
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For chronic bronchitis or bronchiectasis with Phlegm-Heat:
 + Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
For chronic bronchitis or bronchiectasis with constipation:
+ Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin + Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao + Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
+ Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua + Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
For chronic bronchitis or bronchiectasis with Qi Deficiency:
 + Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
For chronic bronchitis or bronchiectasis with damaged Yin:
+ Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin + Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ Rx. Astragali Huang Qi + Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu + Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
For pneumonia in children:
 + Rx. Pseudostellariae Tai Zi Shen
+ Indigo Naturalis Qing Dai
For pneumonia in children with rapid breathing and profuse sputum:
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For pertussis (as a syrup):
 + Indigo Naturalis Qing Dai
+ Rx. Stemonae Bai Bu + Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii Ting Li Zi + Fr. Perillae Zi Su Zi
+ Sm. Raphani Lai Fu Zi
+ Fr. Jujube Da Zao + Pheretima Di Long
+ Maltosum Yi Tang
For cough with dyspnea:
For asthma:
+ Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii Ting Li Zi
+ Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
+ Fr. Perillae Zi Su Zi
or
For severe asthma:
+ Spina Gleditsiae Zao Jiao Ci
+ Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao + Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
+ Fr. Perillae Zi Su Zi
or
+ Sm. Raphani Lai Fu Zi + Arisaema cum Bile Dan Nan Xing
+ Rz. Belamcandae She Gan + Rx. Peucedani Qian Hu
+ Pheretima Di Long
For asthma with Phlegm:
For asthma with Heat:
+ Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
+ Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao + Fr. Perillae Zi Su Zi
+ Fr. Perillae Zi Su Zi + Concretio Bambusae Silicea Tian Zhu Huang
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen + Arisaema cum Bile Dan Nan Xing
For asthma with a dry cough and little sputum:
+ Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru
+ Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
+ Fr. Perillae Zi Su Zi
For fever with Heat and Toxins:
+ Rx. Adenophorae/ Glehniae Sha Shen + Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
+ Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ Rz. Polygonati Odorati Yu Zhu + Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For fever with cough:
For fever with diarrhea:
+ Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng + Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
For acute pharyngitis:
For nasosinusitis:
+ Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen + Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi
+ Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying + Fr. Xanthii Cang Er Zi
For cough due to Lung Heat:
+ Flos Magnoliae Xin Yi Hua
+ 6g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
For cough due to Lung Heat with chest pain:
+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 6g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
+ 18g Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren + 12g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 12g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua + 18g Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren
+ 12g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi + 12g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu + 12g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
For severe cough due to Lung Heat:
+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ 6g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao + 9g Sm. Persicae Tao Ren
+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 9g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ 18g Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren
For severe cough due to Lung Heat with mild hemoptysis or Blood-streaked sputum:
+ 12g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua + 6g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
+ 12g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi + 12g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu + 18g Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren
+ 9g Fr. Aristolochiae Ma Dou Ling + 12g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
+ 9g Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye + 12g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
For cough due to Lung Heat with severe thirst:
+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ 6g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao + 12g Charred Rx. Rubiae Qian Cao Tan
+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 18g Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren + 9g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
+ 12g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua + 12g Charred Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye Tan
+ 12g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
For cough due to Lung Heat with a sore throat:
+ Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen + 6g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
For significant chest pain:
+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 9g Sm. Persicae Tao Ren + 18g Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren
+ 9g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin + 12g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
For hemoptysis or Blood-streaked sputum:
+ 12g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
+ 12g Charred Rx. Rubiae Qian Cao Tan + 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ 2 or 3 of the following:
+ 9g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen 9g Rz. Belamcandae She Gan
+ 12g Charred Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye Tan 15g Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
9g Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng
For copious yellow mucus and dyspnea:
3g Fructificatio Lasiosphere/Calvatiae Ma Bo
+ 6-9g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ 9g Sm. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Ren
For chest pain:
For chest pain with severe coughing:
+ 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu
+ 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu
+ 9g Per. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Pi
+ 9g Per. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Pi + 15g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
+ 15g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
For chest pain with External Wind-Heat:
+ 9g Honey-fried Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi + 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu
+ 6g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 9g Per. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Pi
For chest pain with hemoptysis:
+ 15g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
+ 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu + Sm. Sojae Preparata Dan Dou Chi
+ 6g Hb. Menthae Bo He
+ 9g Per. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Pi + 15g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
+ 15g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
For chest pain with thirst:
+ 9g Rz. Bletillae Bai Ji + 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu
+ 9g Hb. Agrimoniae Xian He Cao
+ 9g Fr. Aristolochiae Ma Dou Ling + 9g Per. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Pi
For bronchial asthma:
+ 15g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
+ 12g Per. Trichosanthis Gua Lo Pi + 9g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ 9g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
For bronchial asthma with a severe fever:
+ 6g Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng + 12g Per. Trichosanthis Gua Lo Pi
For bronchial asthma with profuse Phlegm and hasty panting:
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 9g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ 12g Per. Trichosanthis Gua Lo Pi + 6g Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 9g Fol. Mori Sang Ye
+ 9g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + 6g Hb. Menthae Bo He
+ 6g Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng + 15g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
+ 9g Sm. Lepidii/ Descuraniae Ting Li Zi
For bronchial asthma with severe Lung Heat:
+ 12g Per. Trichosanthis Gua Lo Pi
+9g Rz. Belamcandae She Gan + 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 6g Rz. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu + 9g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ 6g Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng
+ 6g Pheretima Di Long + 9g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
For bronchial asthma with constipation:
For asthma, bronchitis, cough and pertussis due to Phlegm-Heat:
+ 12g Per. Trichosanthis Gua Lo Pi
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 15g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
+ 9g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + 15g Sm. Benincasae Dong Gua Zi
+ 6g Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng + 15g Rz. Phragmitis Lu Gen
+ 3-6g Rx. Rhei Da Huang + 6g Pheretima Di Long
For asthma, bronchitis, cough and pertussis due to severe Phlegm-Heat:
For asthma, bronchitis, cough and pertussis due to Phlegm-Heat with severe wheezing and profuse mucus:
+ 15g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
+ 15g Sm. Benincasae Dong Gua Zi + 15g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
+ 15g Rz. Phragmitis Lu Gen + 15g Sm. Benincasae Dong Gua Zi
+ 6g Pheretima Di Long + 15g Rz. Phragmitis Lu Gen
+ two or three of the following:
+ 6g Pheretima Di Long
12g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 9g Rz. Belamcandae She Gan
12g Fol. Isatidis Da Qing Ye + 12g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
12g Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen + 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii Ting Li Zi
6g Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
For asthma, bronchitis, cough and pertussis due to Phlegm-Heat with constipation:
For asthma, bronchitis, cough and pertussis due to Phlegm-Heat during recovery with Yin Deficiency:
+ 15g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
+ 15g Sm. Benincasae Dong Gua Zi + 15g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
+ 15g Rz. Phragmitis Lu Gen + 15g Sm. Benincasae Dong Gua Zi
+ 6g Pheretima Di Long + 15g Rz. Phragmitis Lu Gen
+ 3-6g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang + 6g Pheretima Di Long
+ 12g Sm. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Ren + 12g Cx. Lycii Di Gu Pi
For acute asthma, bronchitis, upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia and pertussis due to Wind-Heat:
 + 12g Hb Artemisiae Annuae Qing Hao
+ 15g Fol. Mori Sang Ye
For acute asthma, bronchitis, upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia and pertussis with a sore throat:
+ 15g Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
+ 12g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua + 15g Fol. Mori Sang Ye
+ 15g Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
+ 12g Fr. Aristolochiae Ma Dou Ling + 12g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For acute asthma, bronchitis, upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia and pertussis with a epistaxis, hemoptysis or Blood-streaked mucus:
 + 12g Fr. Aristolochiae Ma Dou Ling
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 15g Fol. Mori Sang Ye + 9g Rz. Belamcandae She Gan
+ 15g Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
For acute asthma, bronchitis, upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia and pertussis with constipation:
+ 12g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
+ 15g Fol. Mori Sang Ye
+ 12g Fr. Aristolochiae Ma Dou Ling + 15g Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 12g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
+ 12g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
+ 12g Nodus Nelumbo Rhizomatis Ou Jie + 12g Fr. Aristolochiae Ma Dou Ling
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For asthma due to mixed Cold and Heat:
+ 3g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu
For asthma due to mixed Cold and Heat with Heat predominant:
+ 9g Per. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Pi + 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu
For asthma due to mixed Cold and Heat with Heat predominant:
+ 9g Per. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Pi
+ 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu + 9g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
+ 6g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 9g Per. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Pi
For severe asthma due to mixed Cold and Heat:
+ 3g Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang + 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu
+ 3g Hb. cum Rx. Asari Xi Xin
For asthma due to mixed Cold and Heat with External Wind-Heat Invasion:
+ 9g Per. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Pi
+ 3g Pheretima Di Long
+ 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu + 9g Sm. Lepidii/ Descuraniae Ting Li Zi
+ 9g Per. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Pi + 9g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po
+ 9g Sm. Sojae Preparata Dan Dou Chi
For asthma due to mixed Cold and Heat with profuse Phlegm:
+ 6g Hb. Menthae Bo He
+ 15g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua + 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu
For asthma due to mixed Cold and Heat with constipation:
+ 9g Per. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Pi
+ 9g Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng
+ 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu + 6g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
+ 9g Per. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Pi + 6g Arisaemae cum Bile Dan Nan Xing
+ 9g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
For pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP):
For fever, cough and dyspnea:
+ Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao
+ Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu + Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
For fever:
+ Hb. Artemisiae Annuae Qing Hao
+ 15g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
+ 6g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin Hb. Senecionis Scandens Qian Li Guang
For a fever due to severe Lung Heat:
+ 15g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao + Sm. Sojae Preparatum Dan Dou Chi
+ 6g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For a fever with profuse Phlegm:
+ 9g honey-fried Cx. Mori Mi Zhi Sang Bai Pi + 15g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
+ 6g Pheretima Di Long + 6g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For a fever with severe coughing:
+ 9g Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng
+ 15g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao + 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei MU
+ 6g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 9g Per. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Pi
+ 10g honey-fried Cx. Mori Mi Zhi Sang Bai Pi
For a fever with hemoptysis:
+ 9g Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye + 15g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
For a fever with severe hasty panting:
+ 6g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 15g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao + 9g Rz. Bletillae Bai Ji
+ 6g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 9g Hb. Agrimoniae Xian He Cao
+ 9g. Sm. Lepidii/ Descuraniae Ting Li Zi + 9g Fr. Aristolochiae Ma Dou Ling
+ 9g Rz. Belamcandae She Gan
For a fever with thirst:
+ 6g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu + 15g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
For a fever with constipation:
+ 6g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 15g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao + 9g Rz. Phragmitis Lu Gen
+ 6g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + +9g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ 9g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
For acute onset of asthmatic bronchitis:
For acute onset of asthmatic bronchitis with severe Internal Heat:
+ Minor Bupleurum Decoction
Xiao Chai Hu Tang
+ Minor Bupleurum Decoction
Xiao Chai Hu Tang
 - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen - Fr. Jujube Da Zao
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang + 9g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
- Fr. Jujube Da Zao + 30g Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying
+ 9g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen + 30g Rz. Phragmitis Lu Gen
+ 30g Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying + 30g Sm. Benincasae Dong Gua Ren
+ 30g Rz. Phragmitis Lu Gen
For acute onset of asthmatic bronchitis with severe dyspnea and profuse sputum:
+ 30g Sm. Benincasae Dong Gua Ren
+ Fol. Isatidis Da Qing Ye
+ Minor Bupleurum Decoction
Xiao Chai Hu Tang
For acute onset of asthmatic bronchitis with constipation and abdominal distention:
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ Minor Bupleurum Decoction
Xiao Chai Hu Tang
 - Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang
- Fr. Jujube Da Zao
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + 9g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang + 30g Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying
- Fr. Jujube Da Zao + 30g Rz. Phragmitis Lu Gen
+ 9g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen + 30g Sm. Benincasae Dong Gua Ren
+ 30g Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying + Rz. Belamcandae She Gan
+ 30g Rz. Phragmitis Lu Gen + Semen Lepidii/ Descurainiae Ting Li Zi
+ 30g Sm. Benincasae Dong Gua Ren
+ Rx. et Rx. Rhei Da Huang
For Phlegm-Heat:
+ Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou + Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
For Heat-induced damage to the channels with hemoptysis:
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu
+ Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen + Per. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Pi
+ Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye
For severe Lung blockage with an inability to lie down:
For coughing with nausea:
+ Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru + Fr. Perillae Zi Su Zi
+ Sm. Descurainiae seu Lepidii Ting Li Zi
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
For constipation:
For Lung Heat and Toxins with a large amount of foul-smelling, bloody pus and sputum:
+ Sm. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Ren
+ Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren
+ Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
For hemoptysis:
+ Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + 18g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
+ Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying + 12g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
+ Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao + 12g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 18g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
For hemoptysis with severe bleeding:
+ 12g Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye
+ 18g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
+ 12g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
For hemoptysis with chest pain:
+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 18g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
+ 18g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen + 12g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
+ 12g Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye + 12g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 18g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
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+ 12g Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye
or
 + 9g Sm. Persicae Tao Ren
+ 18g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao + 9g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ 12g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
For hemoptysis with a severe cough:
+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 18g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
+ 18g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen + 12g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
+ 12g Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye + 12g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 18g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
+ Rx. Notoginseng San Qi + 12g Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye
For hemoptysis with severe thirst:
+ 18g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao + 9g Fr. Aristolochiae Ma Dou Ling
+ 12g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi + 9g honey-fried Fol. Eriobotryae Mi Zhi Pi Pa Ye
+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 18g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
For hemoptysis with a severe sore throat:
+ 12g Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye + 18g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
+ 12g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
+ 9g Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen + 12g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For asthmatic dyspnea:
+ 18g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
+ 9g Fr. Perillae Zi Su Zi + 12g Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye
+ 12g Pheretima Di Long
For pneumonia:
+ 9g Rz. Belamcandae She Gan
+ 15g Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen + 15g Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
+ 12g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
For hemoptysis with a severe sore throat:
+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 18g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
+ 9g Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou + 12g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
+ 9g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi + 12g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 6g Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng + 18g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
For pneumonia with a severe cough and profuse, thick Phlegm:
+ 12g Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye
+ 15g Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen + 9g Rz. Belamcandae She Gan
+ 12g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + 9g Fructificatio Lasiosphere Ma Bo
+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 9g Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
For pneumonia with severe thirst:
+ 9g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi + 15g Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen
+ 6g Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng + 12g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ 30g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao + 12g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 12g Indigo Naturalis Qing Dai + 9g Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
+ 12g Concha Meretricis/Cyclinae Ge Qiao + 9g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
+ 6g Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng
For pneumonia with vexation, agitation and restlessness:
+ 9g Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen
For pneumonia with a dry, red tongue and dry lips:
+ 15g Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen
+ 12g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + 15g Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen
+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 12g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ 9g Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou + 12g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 9g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi + 9g Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
+ 6g Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng + 9g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
+ twice as much Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao + 6g Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng
+ 15g Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
+ 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi + 12g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
For pneumonia due to Phlegm-Heat Congests the Lungs:
For pneumonia due to Phlegm-Heat Congests the Lungs with constipation and abdominal distention:
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao
+ 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ 30g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao + 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii Ting Li Zi + 30g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
+ 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii Ting Li Zi
+ 9g Cx. Lycii Di Gu Pi
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 9g Cx. Lycii Di Gu Pi
+ 9g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi + 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 9g Powder of Natural Indigo and Cyclina
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+ 9g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
+ 9g Powder of Natural Indigo and Cyclina
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For pneumonia due to Phlegm-Heat Congests the Lungs with cyanotic face and lips:
+ 6g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ 6g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao
+ 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
For pneumonia due to Phlegm-Heat Congests the Lungs with profuse, thick yellow Phlegm:
+ 30g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
+ 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii Ting Li Zi
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao
+ 9g Cx. Lycii Di Gu Pi + 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 30g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao
+ 9g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi + 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii Ting Li Zi
+ 9g Powder of Natural Indigo and Cyclina
Dai Ge San
+ 9g Cx. Lycii Di Gu Pi
+ 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen + 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 9g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
+9g Flos Carthami Hong Hua
+ 9g Powder of Natural Indigo and Cyclina
Dai Ge San
+ 9g Sm. Persicae Tao Ren
+ 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao + 6g Arisaemae cum Bile Dan Nan Xing
+ 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu
For pneumonia due to Phlegm-Heat Congests the Lungs with severe Toxic Heat:
For Heat-type asthma:
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao + Fr. Perilla Zi Su Zi
+ Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo
+ 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao + Pheretima Di Long
+ 30g Hb. Houttuyniae Yu Xing Cao + Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
+ 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii Ting Li Zi + Sm. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Ren
+ Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu
+ 9g Cx. Lycii Di Gu Pi
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
or
+ 9g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi + 10g Fr. Perilla Zi Su Zi
+ 9g Powder of Natural Indigo and Cyclina
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 + 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii Ting Li Zi
+ 12g Rx. Polygoni Cuspidati Hu Zhang + 12g Pheretima Di Long
+ 12g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
+ 12g Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao + 18g Sm. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Ren
+ 10g Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu
For Heat-type asthma with coughing up thick, yellow sputum:
For Heat-type asthma with perspiration:
+ Fr. Perilla Zi Su Zi - Rx. Ephedrae Ma Huang
+ Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo + Fr. Perilla Zi Su Zi
+ Pheretima Di Long + Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo
+ Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi + Pheretima Di Long
+ Sm. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Ren + Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
+ Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu + Sm. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Ren
+ Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu
+ 18g Concha Meretricis/Cyclinae Ge Qiao
+ 15g Rx. Glehniae Bei Sha Shen + 30g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
or
For Heat-type asthma with a fever:
+ 10g Fr. Perilla Zi Su Zi + 10g Fr. Perilla Zi Su Zi
+ 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii Ting Li Zi + 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii Ting Li Zi
+ 12g Pheretima Di Long + 12g Pheretima Di Long
+ 12g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi + 12g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
+ 18g Sm. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Ren + 18g Sm. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Ren
+ 10g Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu + 10g Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu
+ 18g Concha Meretricis/Cyclinae Ge Qiao + 30g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
For Heat-type asthma with dyspnea and rebellious Qi:
+ 15g Rx. Glehniae Bei Sha Shen
    + Fr. Perilla Zi Su Zi
    + Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo
    + Pheretima Di Long
    + Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
    + Sm. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Ren
    + Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu
   
    + 10g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po
   
    + 6g Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum Chen Xiang
   
   
or
    + 10g Fr. Perilla Zi Su Zi
    + 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii Ting Li Zi
   
    + 12g Pheretima Di Long
    + 12g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
    + 18g Sm. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Ren
    + 10g Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu
   
    + 6g Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum Chen Xiang
   
    + 10g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po