HERB FORMULAS

PI PA QING FEI YIN - 枇杷清肺饮 - ERIOBOTRYA DECOCTION TO CLEAR THE LUNG

English: Eriobotrya Decoction to Clear the Lung
Also Known As: Loquat Decoction to Clear the Lung
Decoction of Folium Eriobotrya for Removing Heat from the Lung

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Fol. Eriobotrya Pi Pa Ye 6-15g Transforms Phlegm, clears Lung Heat and descends Lung Qi.
With Huang Lian, Zhi Zi and Sang Bai Pi, for cough with copious yellow Phlegm due to Lung Heat.
Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi 6-9g Drains Heat from the Lungs, stops cough and calms wheezing.
Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian 3-9g Clears Heat, drains Dampness, drains Fire, resolves Fire toxicity, clears Heat and stops bleeding.
Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai 3g Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao, drains Fire and relieves Fire toxicity.
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 1g Tonifies Qi, generates Body Fluids and stops thirst.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 1g Moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm, stops cough, clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Cool the Blood
  • Eliminate Dampness
  • Invigorate the Blood
  • Clear Lung Heat

SYNDROMES

  • Damp-Heat in the Lungs
  • Lung Heat
  • Blood Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Redness of the bulb of the nose
  • The redness blanches upon pressure
  • Red papules, tubercles and acne and inflammatory infiltration around them
  • Whiteheads or blackheads
  • Dry nose
  • Dry mouth
  • Burning sensation
  • Constipation
  • Dry stool
  • T: Red or Red tip
  • C: Thin and yellow
  • P: Wiry and slippery or Slippery and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For Blood Heat: For Damp-Heat in the Lungs:
- Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
- Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai - Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao + 9g Flos Sophorae Huai Hua Mi
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang + 30g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
+ 15g Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen + 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi + 9g Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao + 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 9g Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
+ 9g Fr, Forsythiae Lian Qiao +30g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
+ 9g Sp. Prunellae Xia Ku Cao + 9g Flos Carthami Hong Hua
+ 9g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
or
For Damp-Heat: in the Lungs with constipation:
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
- Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai + 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao + 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 9g Flos Sophorae Huai Hua Mi + 9g Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ 30g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi + 15g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
+ 9g Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi + 15g Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen Hao
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
For Damp-Heat in the Lungs with notable pus-pockets:
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+30g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen - Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
+ 9g Flos Carthami Hong Hua - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ 6g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang + 9g Flos Sophorae Huai Hua Mi
For pustules:
 + 30g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
+ Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua + 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ Hb. Violae Zi Hua Di Ding + 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
For dry stool:
+ 9g Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ Fol. Isatidis Da Qing Ye + 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ Steamed Rx.et Rz. Rhei Shu Da Huang + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
+30g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
For constipation:
 + 9g Flos Carthami Hong Hua
+ 3-15g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang + 15 Flos Chrysanthemi Indici Ye Ju Hu
or
+ 30g Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying
+ Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi
or
For marked Blood Stagnation:
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 12g Spina Gleditsiae Zao Jiao Ci + 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 12g Sm. Vaccariae Wang Bu Liu Xing + 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 9g Flos Carthami Hong Hua + 9g Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ 1.5-3g Hirudo Shui Zhi + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
For Phlegm nodulation:
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + 15g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao + 15g Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen Hao
+ 9g Rz. Sparganii San Leng
+ 9g Rz. Curcumae E Zhu + 30g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
+ 9g Thallus Eckloniae Kun Bu + 30g Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying
+ 9g Hb. /sargassii Hai Zao + 15g Hb Violae Zi Hua Di Ding
For fever and thirst:
For Damp-Heat in the Lungs with constipation:
+ Gypsum Fibrosum Recens Sheng Shi Gao - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu + 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
For a pus-filled head:
+ 9g Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
For hard red nodules:
+ Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao + 15g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
For more pronounced Heat:
+ 15g Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen Hao
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 30g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao + Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ 15g Lithospermi/ Arnebiae Zi Cao
For Damp-Heat in the Lungs with obvious seborrhea:
+ 15g Flos Sophorae Immaturus Huai Hua Mi - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For marked Dampness and turbidity:
+ 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 21g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren + 9g Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ 9g Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis Ku Shen + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
+ 9g Rz. Smilacis Glabrae Tu Fu Ling + 15g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
+ 15g Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen Hao
   
    +30g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
    + 12g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
   
    + 30g Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi