HERB FORMULAS

ASTHMA #3

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Ephedrae Ma Huang 3-10g Disseminates and facilitates Lung Qi, calms wheezing and stops coughing.
With Xing Ren, for Wind-Cold coughing and wheezing.
With Xing Ren, Chen Pi and Hou Po, for wheezing and dyspnea due to Qi and Phlegm Stagnation.
Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren 3-10g Stops coughing and calms wheezing./
With Zi Su Zi, for coughing and wheezing with constipation.
With Zi Su Ye and Zhi Ban Xia, for a dry cough due to Wind-Cold.
Sm. Perillae Zi Su Zi 3-10g Stops coughing, calms wheezing, descends Qi and dissolves Phlegm.
With Bai Jie Zi and Lai Fu Zi, for wheezing from Phlegm and thin mucus leading to Qi Stagnation, focal distention in the chest, anorexia and indigestion.
With
Sm. Sinapis Bai Jie Zi 3-15g Warms the Lungs, regulates Qi and expels Phlegm.
With Lai Fu Zi, restores the smooth flow of Qi and reduces Phlegm to treat coughing and wheezing especially when the chest and diaphragm feel full of Phlegm, particularly Cold-Phlegm and when the descent of Lung Qi is impaired.
With Zi Su Zi and Lai Fu Zi, for a cough with copious, clear, bubbly sputum and pain, fullness and distention of the chest due to water accumulation in the chest and diaphragm or Cold-Phlegm Obstructs the chest and flanks.
Sm. Lepidii/ Descurainiae Ting Li Zi 3-10g Drains the Lungs, reduces Phlegm and calms wheezing.
With Da Zao, for coughing with excessive sputum, wheezing and chest fullness with pain due to Phlegm preventing the descent of Lung Qi.
With Zi Su Zi, for Accumulation of Phlegm and thin mucus leading to Lung Qi constraint and blockage with coughing and wheezing which is worse when lying down, edema of the tissues of the face and head, stifling fullness and discomfort in the chest and a reduction in the flow of urine.
With Zhi Ban Xia, Qian Hu and Hou Po, for coughing and wheezing due to Rebellious Qi and Phlegm.
Fr. Gleditsiae Zao Jiao 1-5g Dispels Phlegm.
With Da Zao, for Phlegm Accumulation in the chest, with coughing.
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 3-15g Dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
With Hou Po, for Phlegm-induced coughing, vomiting, and epigastric and abdominal distention.
Cx. Magnoliae Hou Po 3-10g Descends Rebellious Qi, dries Dampness, reduces Phlegm and calms wheezing.
With Xing Ren, strongly descends Qi, disperses Phlegm-Dampness and calms wheezing to treat cough and wheezing from Phlegm-Dampness leading to Lung Qi Stagnation.
With Zi Su Zi and Rou Gui, for coughing and wheezing due to Excess above and Deficiency below with clogging of Phlegm.
With Xing Ren, and Ma Huang for coughing and wheezing with copious sputum due to congested fluids.
With Zi Su Zi, Rou Gui and Dang Gui, for coughing and wheezing due to Excess in the Upper Jiao (Phlegm Obstructs Lung Qi) with Deficiency in the Lower Jiao (Kidney Deficiency).
Rx. Peucedani Qian Hu 3-10g Expels Phlegm and descends Qi.
Pheretima Di Long 4-15g Clears Heat, unblocks and promotes movement in the channels and collaterals, clears Heat, and stops muscle spasms of the airways to relieve wheezing.
Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi 3-9g Astringes the leakage of Lung Qi, stops coughing, tonifies the Kidneys, astringes Jing and tonifies Qi.
Sm. Raphani Lai Fu Zi 4.5-12g Descends Qi and reduces Phlegm.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 3-9g Regulates and descends Qi, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
With Zhi Ban Xia, for a stifling sensation in the chest and coughing with excessive white, viscous sputum due to Phlegm-Damp Obstruction.
Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui   Warms the Kidneys, Spleen and Heart, strengthens Yang and Ming Men Fire and leads the Fire back to its source to prolong inhalation.
Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu 3-12g Spreads Liver Qi, relieves Stagnation, disperses Wind-Heat and resolves Phlegm and congestion.
With Qian Hu, for Wind-Heat constraining the Lungs leading to a stifling sensation in the chest and a productive cough.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 3-15g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, stops coughing and treats dyspnea.
With Zi Su Zi and Zhi Ban Xia, for coughing and wheezing due to Phlegm clogging the airways.
With Chen Pi and Zhi Ban Xia, for Lung and Kidney Yin Deficiency with overflowing water turning to Phlegm, with coughing, wheezing and nausea marked by profuse, salty sputum.
With Zi Su Zi, Zhi Ban Xia, Hou Po and Qian Hu, for coughing, dyspnea, shortness of breath and profuse sputum.
Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang 1-10g Warms the Lungs, stops coughing and reduces the toxicity of other herbs.
With Zhi Ban Xia, for a productive cough due to Phlegm-Dampness.
With Ma Huang, strongly creates sweating to treat all externally contracted Wind-Cold disorders, especially those in which Wind-Cold has constrained Lung Qi with cough and wheezing and the failure of Lung Qi to descend causing nausea and vomiting.
Fol. Perillae Zi Su Ye 3-10g Improves Lung function, expands the chest and-relieves Cold induced wheezing.
With Lai Fu Zi and Xing Ren, for Disperses Phlegm and alleviates wheezing.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 3-14g Moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm, stops coughing, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.
With Ma Huang and Xing Ren, for coughing or wheezing due to Wind-Cold Attacks the Lungs.
Fr. Jujube Da Zao 10-30g Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
With Sheng Jiang, prevents Phlegm accumulation.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Warms and Reinforces Kidney Yang
  • Supports Wei Qi

SYNDROMES

  • Kidney Yang Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Chronic wheezing
  • Inhalation more difficult than exhalation
  • Worse with exertion, fatigue or Cold
  • Lumbago: low back feels cold, weak and aching
  • Feeling chilled
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Cold limbs
  • General debility
  • Pale or cyanotic face
  • Dark rings under the eyes
  • Facial puffiness
  • Spontaneous sweating
  • Frequent colds
  • Urinary frequency with abundant, clear urine or
  • Oliguria with pitting edema
  • Maybe nocturia
  • Lethargy
  • Listlessness
  • Withdrawn, subdued behavior
  • Knees feel cold and aching
  • Dizziness
  • Tinnitus
  • Impotence
  • Spermatorrhea
  • Premature ejaculation
  • Low libido
  • Female infertility ("uterus cold and infertile")
  • Maybe anorexia
  • Maybe loose stools
  • Maybe chronic diarrhea or "cock crow" diarrhea
  • T: Pale and swollen or Purplish/bluish
  • C: Thin and white
  • P: Deep and thready - maybe slow or Imperceptible or Large, deficient and rootless

TREATS

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