HERB FORMULAS

QING ZAO JIU FEI TANG - 清燥救肺湯 - ELIMINATE DRYNESS AND RESCUE THE LUNG DECOCTION

English: Eliminate Dryness and Rescue the Lung Decoction
Also Known As: Eriobotrya and Ophiopogon Combination
Decoction to Eliminate Dryness in the Lung
Dryness Clearing and Lung Rescuing Decoction
Decoction for Clearing Away Dryness and Treating Lung Disorders

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Fol. Mori Sang Ye 6-12g Clears and disperses Lung Dryness and stops cough.
With Shi Gao, treats Warm Dryness Attacks the Lungs.
With Xing Ren, for headache, fever, and dry non-productive cough from External Warm-Dryness disorders.
Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao 9-30g Clears Lung Heat and nourishes Body Fluids.
With Ren Shen, for Excessive Heat with Qi Deficiency.
With Ren Shen and Mai Men Dong, for Excessive Heat with Qi and Yin Deficiency.
Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong 3-10g Moistens the Lungs, nourishes Yin, stops cough and generates Fluids.
With Sang Ye, Shi Gao, Pi Pa Ye and E Jiao, for Warm-Dryness Injuring the Lungs with fever, cough, wheezing and fullness and pain in the chest and lower rib areas.
Colla Corii Asini E Jiao 2-9g Moistens the Lungs and nourishes Yin.
With Sang Ye, Mai Men Dong, Shi Gao, Pi Pa Ye and Xing Ren, for Dryness injuring Lung Yin.
Sm. Sesame Hei Zhi Ma 2-3g Moistens the Lungs and nourishes Yin.
With Sang Ye, for dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus, and headache due to Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with ascendant Yang and numbness, flank pain, and constipation due to Blood or Yin Deficiency.
(Sm. Cannabis) (Huo Ma Ren) (3-6g) (Moistens the Lungs and Large Intestine and nourishes Yin.)
Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren 2-10g Descends Lung Qi, moistens the Lungs and stops cough and wheezing.
With Mai Men Dong, for dry cough due to Heat and Dryness damaging the Lungs.
With Sang Ye, for dry, non-productive cough due to Wind-Heat Attacks the Lungs.
Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye 3-10g Descends Lung Qi, moistens the Lungs, transforms Phlegm and clears Lung Heat.
With Xing Ren, for non-productive cough due to Lung Heat.
With Sang Ye, harmonizes the Lungs and Liver and harmonizes the Stomach.
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 2-6g Strengthens Lung Qi and generates Fluids.
With Gan Cao, strengthens Qi and harmonizes the middle.
(Rx. Pseudostellariae) (Tai Zi Shen) (9-30g) (Substitutes for Ren Shen.)
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 1-6g Moistens the Lungs, stops cough, clears Heat and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Eliminates Dryness
  • Moistens the Lungs

SYNDROMES

  • Perverse Dryness Attacks the Lungs
  • Warm Dryness Attacks the Lungs
  • Qi and Yin Deficiency Due to Heat and Dryness in the Lungs
  • Zao Tan - Dry Phlegm
  • Atrophy disorder (Wei Syndrome) due to Lung Heat with Fluid Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Dry, hacking cough with little or no sputum
  • Flushed face
  • Sputum is difficult to expectorate
  • Restlessness
  • Maybe hemoptysis
  • Hiccups
  • Cough may cause chest pain
  • Dyspnea
  • Dry or sore throat
  • Upper respiratory tract infection
  • Hoarse voice
  • Asthma
  • Dry lips and mouth
  • Fever
  • Shortness of breath
  • Hemoptysis
  • Decreased urination
  • Constipation
  • Thirst
  • Dry skin and hair
  • Dryness in nose
  • Sensation of fullness in chest
  • Epistaxis
  • Hypochondriac pain
  • Chills and fever
  • Headache
  • Anhidrosis
  • Irritability
  • Itching
  • T: Red tip, dry
  • C: Thin, yellow, or White and dry, or None
  • P: Superficial, maybe rapid or Big and weak or Deficient, big and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with Deficiency without an Exterior Condition.
  • Use caution for those with Spleen Deficiency.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For copious, sticky Phlegm: For cough with hemoptysis:
+ Bul. Fritillariae Chuan Bei Mu + Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ Sm. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Ren + Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye
For constipation:
+ Hb. Agrimoniae Xian He Cao
+ Sm. Persicae Tao Ren
or
+ Sm. Cannabis Huo Ma Ren + Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye
or
 + Hb. Agrimoniae Xian He Cao
+ Sm. Persicae Tao Ren + Rz. Bletillae Bai Ji
+ Sm. Cannabis Huo Ma Ren
For Lung atrophy due to Heat:
+ Hb. Cistanches Rou Cong Rong + Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
For dehydration or Blood Dryness:
+ Rz. Phragmitis Lu Gen
+ Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang + Indigo Qing Dai
For hoarseness or loss of voice:
+ Gecko Ge Jie
+ Fr. Chebulae He Zi
For extreme Heat:
+ Sm. Oroxyli Mu Hu Die + Cornu Rhinoceri Xi Jiao
For consumptive pulmonary diseases due to Lung Yin Deficiency with Excess Fire:
+Cornu Antelopis Ling Yang Jiao
+ More Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + Calculus Bovis Niu Huang
+ More Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
For nasal Dryness:
For sore throat:
- Sm. Sesame Hei Zhi Ma
+ Periostracum Cicadae Chan Tui - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ Rx. Asteris Zi Wan - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ Rx. Stemonae Bai Bu +10g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
For laryngitis due to Wind-Cold:
+ 10g Rx. Glehniae Bei Sha Shen
+ Hb Schizonepetae Jing Jie
For laryngitis due to Phlegm-Heat:
+ Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng + Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu
For laryngitis with constipation:
+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang + Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng
For pneumonia with severe cough and dyspnea:
For laryngitis with Lung and Kidney Deficiency:
+ Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ Fr. Perillae Zi Su Zi + Rx Glehniae/ Adenophorae Sha Shen
For pneumonia with severe constipation:
+ Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang - Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
+ Charred Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi Tan + Hb. Dendrobii Shi Hu
For pneumonia with chest pain:
 + Fr Chebulae He Zi
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao + Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
+ Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo
For epistaxis:
For alopecia areata:
 + Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
+ Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua + Rx. Rubiae Qian Cao Gen
For alopecia areata with headache:
 + Charred Nodus Nelumbinis Rhizomatis Ou Jie Tan
- Sm. Sesame Nigrum Hei Zhi Ma
+ Sm. Cannabis Huo Ma Ren
For hemoptysis:
+ Sm. Pruni Yu Li Ren - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
For hemoptysis with severe bleeding:
 + 9g Rx. Adenophorae/ Glehniae Sha Shen
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 9g Rx. Adenophorae/ Glehniae Sha Shen + 12g Charred Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Tan
+ 12g Charred Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Tan + 12g Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye
+ 12g Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye
For hemoptysis with constipation:
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 9g Rx. Rubiae Qian Cao Gen + 9g Rx. Adenophorae/ Glehniae Sha Shen
+ 12g Hb. Agrimoniae Xian He Cao
+ 18g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen + 12g Charred Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Tan
or
 + 12g Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + 9g Sm. Persicae Tao Ren
+ 9g Rx. Adenophorae/ Glehniae Sha Shen + 9g Sm. Cannabis Huo Ma Ren
For Wei Syndrome with high fever, thirst and sweating:
+ 12g Charred Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Tan - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
- Colla Corii Asini E Jiao
+ 12g Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye + More (30g) Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
+ Patent Medicine
Yun Nan Bai Yao
+ Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
For Wei Syndrome with a dry cough with scanty or copious phlegm:
 + Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ Rx. Glehniae Bei Sha Shen
+ Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu
For cough:
+ Rx. Adenophorae Nan Sha Shen
+ Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
For severe Lung Heat and Dryness:
For severe Stomach Dryness:
+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ 9g Rz. Polygonati Odorati Yu Zhu
For concomitant Blood Deficiency:
+ 12g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 9g Rx. Glehniae Bei Sha Shen
For concomitant Qi Deficiency:
For constipation with dry stools:
+ 15g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
+ 6g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang + 9g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
For coughing due to Lung Dryness:
For coughing due to severe Lung Dryness:
+ 6g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu + 6g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
For coughing due to Lung Dryness with Blood Deficiency:
+ 9g Rz. Polygonati Odorati Yu Zhu
+ 6g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu + 9g Rx. Glehniae Bei Sha Shen
+ 15g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
For coughing due to Lung Dryness with Qi Deficiency:
+ 12g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
For coughing due to Lung Dryness with constipation and dry stools:
+ 6g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ 15g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
+ 6g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu + 9g Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
+ 6g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
For coughing due to Lung Dryness with damaged Stomach Yin:
For acute asthma, bronchitis, upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia and pertussis:
+ 6g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + 9g Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
+ 9g Rx. Adenophorae Nan Sha Shen + 9g Rz. Polygonati Odorati Yu Zhu
For acute asthma, bronchitis, upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia and pertussis with a sore throat:
+ 12g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
For acute asthma, bronchitis, upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia and pertussis with a epistaxis, hemoptysis or Blood-streaked Phlegm:
+ 9g Rx. Adenophorae Nan Sha Shen
+ 9g Rz. Belamcandae She Gan - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
For acute asthma, bronchitis, upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia and pertussis with constipation:
 + 9g Rx. Adenophorae Nan Sha Shen
+ 12g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + 12g Nodus Nelumbo Rhizomatis Ou Jie
+ 9g Rx. Adenophorae Nan Sha Shen
+ 3g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
For peripheral neuropathy:
For peripheral neuropathy with severe Stomach Fluid Damage:
+ Benefit the Stomach Decoction
Yi Wei Tang
+ Benefit the Stomach Decoction
Yi Wei Tang
 - Colla Corii Asini E Jiao
- Colla Corii Asini E Jiao - Sm. Sesame Hei Zhi Ma
- Sm. Sesame Hei Zhi Ma - Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren
- Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen - Rz. Polygoni Odorati Yu Zhu
- Rock Sugar Bing Tang - Rock Sugar Bing Tang
+ 12g Rx. Glehniae Bei Sha Shen + 12g Rx. Glehniae Bei Sha Shen
+ 12g Rx. Pseudostellariae Tai Zi Shen + 12g Rx. Pseudostellariae Tai Zi Shen
+ 12g Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao + 12g Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
+ 9g Sm. Cannabis Huo Ma Ren + 9g Sm. Cannabis Huo Ma Ren
+ 9g Hb. Dendrobii Shi Hu
For peripheral neuropathy with severe Heat pathogenic factors:
+ 9g Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen
For polymyositis/dermatomyositis:
+ Benefit the Stomach Decoction
Yi Wei Tang
- Colla Corii Asini E Jiao
- Sm. Sesame Hei Zhi Ma - Colla Corii Asini E Jiao
- Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye - Sm. Sesame Hei Zhi Ma
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen - Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 30g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen - Rock Sugar Bing Tang
+ 9g Sm. Cannabis Huo Ma Ren + 12g Rx. Glehniae Bei Sha Shen
+ 9g Ram. Mori Sang Zhi + 12g Rx. Pseudostellariae Tai Zi Shen
+ 9g Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo
+ 12g Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
+ 9g Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi + 9g Sm. Cannabis Huo Ma Ren
+ 12g Fol. Bambusae Zhu Ye
For polymyositis/dermatomyositis with a high fever, thirst, and sweating:
+ 12g Rz. Phragmitis Lu Gen
For polymyositis/dermatomyositis with coughing and Phlegm:
- Colla Corii Asini E Jiao
- Sm. Sesame Hei Zhi Ma - Colla Corii Asini E Jiao
- Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye - Sm. Sesame Hei Zhi Ma
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ 30g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen + 30g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
+ 9g Sm. Cannabis Huo Ma Ren + 9g Sm. Cannabis Huo Ma Ren
+ 9g Ram. Mori Sang Zhi + 9g Ram. Mori Sang Zhi
+ 9g Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo + 9g Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo
+ 9g Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi + 9g Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi
+ more (60g) Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao + 15g Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
+ 9g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
For polymyositis/dermatomyositis with limb numbness and insensitivity:
+ 9g Rx. Puerariae Ge Gen
+ 9g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao - Colla Corii Asini E Jiao
    - Sm. Sesame Hei Zhi Ma
    - Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye
    - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
    - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
    + 30g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
    + 9g Sm. Cannabis Huo Ma Ren
    + 9g Ram. Mori Sang Zhi
    + 9g Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo
   
    + 9g Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi
   
    + 9g Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu
    + 9g Rx. Clematidis Wei Ling Xian
    + 9g Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng