Decoction to Clear Dryness and Rescue the Lung

醫門法律

Treats all qi fullness and stagnation, and all types of flaccidity, dyspnea, and vomiting. (Yimen Falu) -- For all qi depression, and all types of flaccidity, dyspnea, and vomiting caused by dryness, Yu's Qingzao Jiufei Tang governs. (Wenbing Tiaobian)

Frosted mulberry leaf 3 qian, Gypsum (calcined) 2 qian 5 fen, Licorice 1 qian, Ginseng 7 fen, Sesame seed (fried) 1 qian, Genuine donkey-hide gelatin 8 fen, Ophiopogon root (core removed) 1 qian 2 fen, Apricot seed (soaked, peel and tip removed, fried until yellow) 7 fen, Loquat leaf (hairs brushed off, coated with honey, roasted until yellow) 1 piece

One bowl of water, decoct to six fen; take boiling hot frequently in two or three portions. (Modern usage: decoct in water, take hot frequently.)

湯劑

Clear dryness and moisten the lung, nourish yin and benefit qi.

Warm-dryness damaging the lung pattern. Headache and body fever, dry cough without phlegm, qi counterflow with wheezing, dry mouth and thirst, dry nose and throat, vexation, chest fullness and hypochondriac pain, dry tongue with no coating or little coating, pulse vacuous, large, and rapid.

Chronic cough: combine with Chai Xian Tang.

In the formula, the original book used calcined Gypsum; modern clinical practice generally uses raw Gypsum, while calcined Gypsum is mainly for external use. As for the dosage of Gypsum, it should be determined according to the severity of the condition and with reference to the proportions in the original formula, so as to avoid an excessive dosage injuring lung qi.