Prescription for Ventilating the Lung to Dispel Dryness
Shashen Maidong Tang
Name
The Prescription of Shashen Maidong Tang
Source
Wen Bing Tiao Bian
Ingredients
Sha Shen 9 g,Yu Zhu 6 g,Raw Gan Cao 3 g,Sang Ye 4.5 g,Mai Dong 9 g,Bian Dou 4.5 g,Tian Hua Fen 4.5 g.Explanation
Mai Dong and Yu Zhu: Clearing heat and moistening dryness, nourishing the lung and stomach.
Sha Shen: Clearing lung fire and tonifying lung yin.
Tian Hua Fen and Bian Dou: Clearing stomach fire and tonifying stomach fluid.
Raw Gan Cao: Purging fire and harmonizing the spleen and stomach.
Sang Ye: Dispersing wind-heat, clearing lung-heat and moistening the dryness.
The Effect of Shashen Maidong Tang
Effect
Clear heat and promote the secretion of saliva or body fluid, nourish yin and moisten the lung.
Administrations
Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken twice.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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