Perilla Seed Decoction to Descend Qi

太平惠民和劑局方

Zisuzi; Banxia (washed with water seven times) 2.5 liang each; Chuan Danggui (remove reed) 1.5 liang; Gancao (prepared) 2 liang; Qianhu (remove reed), Houpo (remove coarse bark, stir-fried with ginger juice) 1 liang each; Rougui (remove bark) 1.5 liang (one edition has Chenpi, white removed, 1.5 liang). Each dose: 2 daqian; water 1.5 zhan; add fresh ginger 2 slices, jujube 1 piece, Zisu 5 leaves; decoct together until reduced to eight fen; remove dregs and take warm, regardless of time. (Taiping Huimin Heji Jufang)

Grind the above into a fine powder. Each dose: 2 daqian (6 g); water 1.5 zhan; add fresh ginger 2 slices, jujube 1 piece, Zisu leaves 5 leaves; decoct together until reduced to eight fen; remove dregs and take warm, regardless of time. (Modern usage: add fresh ginger 2 slices, jujube 1 piece, Zisu leaves 2-5 g; decoct in water; the amount is determined according to the proportions of the original formula.)

湯劑

Direct Qi downward and calm wheezing, expel Phlegm and stop cough.

Wheezing cough with shortness of breath, profuse Phlegm and saliva, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, upper excess and lower deficiency; or lumbar pain, weak legs, fatigue of the limbs, or edema of the limbs, with a white slippery or white greasy tongue coating.

For profuse phlegm-fluid with panting, cough, and rebellious qi making it difficult to lie down: add Chenxiang: 3.

The medicinal nature of this formula is rather warm and drying, and it mainly descends qi and dispels phlegm. It must be used only when there is Yang deficiency with fear of cold and no exterior pattern. It is not suitable for panting and cough due to dual deficiency of lung and kidney yin, profuse phlegm with middle deficiency, or patterns of lung heat with phlegm and panting.