清燥救肺湯

Name

Decoction for Relieving Dryness of the Lung

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.

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.

Administration

Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.