HERB FORMULAS
English: | Modified Schizonepeta and Pinellia Formula |
Also Known As: | Modified Powder of Inulae |
Pharmaceutical Latin |
Pin Yin |
Dosage |
Actions |
Flos Inulae | Xuan Fu Hua | 9-12g | Descends Qi, expels Phlegm and resolves Phlegm Stagnation in the Lung. With Zhi Ban Xia, for vomiting, cough, wheezing and epigastric distention due to congested fluids. With Zhi Ban Xia and Xi Xin for coughing and wheezing due to Cold and Phlegm attacking the Lungs. With Sheng Jiang, Zhi Ban Xia and Ma Huang, for Accumulation of Phlegm with Exterior conditions |
Rx. Peucedani | Qian Hu | 6-10g | Expels Phlegm, descends Qi and expels Wind. With Chai Hu, for Wind-Heat constraining the Lungs, leading to a stifling sensation in the chest and cough with profuse sputum. |
Sm. Sinapis | Bai Jie Zi | 6g | Warms the Lungs, regulates Qi and expels Phlegm. |
Hb. Asari | Xi Xin | 3g | Releases exterior Wind and Cold, disperses Internal Cold, warms the Lungs and transforms Phlegm. With Ma Huang, alleviates cough and wheezing due to Phlegm caused by Wind-Cold. With Chai Hu, for headache due to trauma or Wind-Cold obstructing the channels. |
Rx. Stemonae | Bai Bu | 9g | Stops cough and moistens the Lungs. With Chuan Bei Mu, for cough and chest pain due to Phlegm Heat. |
Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae | Chuan Bei Mu | 3g | Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm, stops cough and nourishes and moistens the Lung. With Xing Ren, for cough and wheezing with copious sputum, wheezing and cough from externally contracted Lung disorders, non-productive cough from Lung Deficiency disorders and coughing of thick, yellow sputum due to Phlegm-Fire. |
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum | Zhi Ban Xia | 6-10g | Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm and Descends Rebellious Qi. With Fu Ling, expels Phlegm and stops nausea and vomiting, hiccups, coughs with clear, profuse Phlegm and loose and watery stools and treats Phlegm, thin mucus and turbid Dampness. |
Hb. Ephedrae | Ma Huang | 3g | Releases the Exterior, disperses Cold, moves Lung Qi and stops wheezing. With Xing Ren, for Wind-Cold cough and wheezing. |
Sm. Armeniacae | Xing Ren | 3g | Stops cough and wheezing. With Sang Ye, for headache, fever, and dry non-productive cough from External Warm-Dryness disorders. With Sang Ye and Ju Hua, for non-productive dry cough due to Wind-Heat. With Ma Huang, for cough and wheezing due to Excess. With Ma Huang and Gan Cao, for cough with profuse sputum, nasal obstruction and a hoarse voice. |
Fol. Mori | Sang Ye | 9g | Disperses Wind-Heat, clears Heat from the Lungs, moistens Dryness
and stops cough. With Ju Hua, for Wind-Heat induced cough. |
Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | 9g | Disperses Wind and clears Heat. |
Fr. Forsythiae | Lian Qiao | 9g | Clears Heat (especially in the Upper Jiao) and relieves toxicity. |
Rx. Platycodi | Jie Geng | 3g | Opens the Lungs, spreads Lung Qi, expels Phlegm and pus and directs the effects of other herbs to the upper body. With Sang Ye and Ju Hua Wind-Heat cough with mild fever and thirst. With Zhi Ban Xia, for cough due to Wind-Cold Invasion or long-standing Phlegm-Dampness. With Gan Cao and Huang Qin, disseminates Lung Qi, expels Phlegm, resolves toxicity, and expels pus for productive cough with hoarseness, pain and swelling of the throat due to Wind-Heat. |
Rz. Chuanxiong | Chuan Xiong | 3g | Regulates Qi, expels Wind-Cold, alleviates pain and treats headaches With Chai Hu and Chi Shao, for Liver Qi and Blood stagnation generating headache. With Xi Xin for Shao Yin Cold headache. With Chai Hu and Ju Hua, for Shao Yang headache. |
Hb. Schizonepetae | Jing Jie | 9g | Releases the Exterior, expels Wind and moves Qi. With Jie Geng and Gan Cao, for acute cough associated with External disorders. |
Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao | 3g | Moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm, stops cough, clears Heat, alleviates pain and moderates and harmonizes the properties of other herbs. With Ma Huang and Xing Ren, for coughing or wheezing due to Wind-Cold Attacking the Lungs. With Xing Ren and Chuan Bei Mu, for Heat induced dry cough. With Jie Geng, for pain and swelling of the throat. With Sang Ye and Jie Geng, for Wind-Heat Invading the Lungs. With Xing Ren and Chuan Bei Mu, for Heat induced dry cough. |
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra | Chi Shao | 6g | Clears Heat, cools the Blood, activates Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, eliminates pain and clears Liver Fire. |
Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang | 3g | Releases the Exterior, disperses Cold, warms the Lungs and stops cough. With Da Zao, for External Wind-Cold. 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. |
Fr. Jujube | Da Zao | 3g | Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs. With Shen Jian, adjusts the Ying and Wei for treatment of Tai Yang Zhong Feng. |
Fr. Aurantii | Zhi Ke | 3g | Breaks up Stagnant Qi, descends Qi, and transforms Phlegm. |
Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | 3g | Disperses Wind-Heat and resolves Phlegm and congestion. With Zhi Ke, for a stifling sensation in the chest, abdominal pain, poor appetite, and irregular bowel movements. |
Rx. Scutellariae | Huang Qin | 3g | Clears Lung Heat and Dries Dampness. With Chai Hu, for Heat in the Shao Yang with alternating chills and fever and nausea. |
Poria | Fu Ling | 2g | Promotes urination, resolves Dampness and transforms Phlegm. With Huang Lian, drains pathogenic Heat from the Upper and Middle Jiaos for high fever, redness, swelling and pain of the head and face, dry mouth, parched throat, ulcerations of the mouth and tongue, epistaxis, rashes and irritability in warm-febrile disease. |
- Dispels Wind-Cold and Heat
- Resolves Phlegm
- Alleviates cough
- Wind-Cold and Heat with Phlegm Retention
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