Name
Decoction for Relieving Dryness of the Lung
The Prescription of 清燥救肺汤
Source
The Book Yi Men Fa Lv
Ingredients
Sang Ye (Folium Mori) 9 g,Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum) 7.5 g,Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) 2 g,Xing Ren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum) 2 g,Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) 3 g,Hu Ma Ren (Fructus Cannabis) 3 g,Pi Pa Ye (Folium Eriobotryae) 3 g,E Jiao (Colla Corii Asini) 2.4 g,Mai Dong (Radix Ophiopogonis) 3.6 g.Explanation
Sang Ye:The principal drug, ventilating the lung to dispel dryness.
Shi Gao: Removing heat in the Lung Channel.
Mai Dong: Removing dryness from the lung.
Xing Ren and Pi Pa Ye: Facilitating the flow of the lung-Qi.
E Jiao and Hu Ma Ren: Moistening the lung and nourishing Yin.
Ren Shen and Gan Cao: Invigorating Qi and regulating the function of the middle-Jiao.
The Effect of 清燥救肺汤
Effect
Removing dryness and moistening the lung.
Indications
Impairment of the lung due to warm-dryness, marked by headache, fever, dry cough without sputum, belching, dyspnea, dry throat, restlessness, thirst, dry tongue without coating, and weak large rapid pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as respiratory tract infection, pneumonia and pulmonary tuberculosis.
Administrations
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.