Effect
Ventilating the lung to dispel dryness with drugs warm and moist in nature, facilitating the flow of the lung-Qi to remove phlegm. .
Indications
Cool-dryness-syndrome manifested as mild headache, aversion to cold without sweet, cough with dilute sputum, stuffy nose, dry throat, whitish tongue coating and taut pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis and pulmonary emphysema.
Ingredients
Folium Perillae (Zisuye) 6 g,
Rhizoma Pinelliae (Banxia) 6 g,
Poria (Fuling) 6 g,
Radix Peucedani (Qianhu) 6 g,
Radix Platycodi (Jiegeng) 6 g,
Zhi Qiao (Fructus Aurantii) 6 g,
Zhi Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) 6 g,
Rhizoma Zingiberis (Shengjiang) 6 g,
Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae (Jupi) 6 g,
Semen Armeniacae Amarum (Xingren) 6 g,
Fructus Jujubae (Dazao) 2 dates.
Explanation
Su Ye and Qian Hu: Inducing diaphoresis to dispel pathogens.
Xing Ren and Jie Geng: Facilitating the flow of the lung-Qi.
Ban Xia and Fu Ling: Removing dampness and resolving phlegm.
Zhi Qiao and Ju Pi: Regulating Qi and relieving the chest stuffiness.
Sheng Jiang, Da Zao and Gan Cao: Regulating Ying and Wei.
Administration
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.