Formulas that transform phlegm
Ding chuan tang
Arrest Wheezing Decoction
- Chinese name
- 定喘汤
- Group
- Formulas that transform phlegm
- English name
- Ephedra and Ginkgo Combination
Cools lung heat and loosens phlegm in asthma.
Indications
For asthma from heat in the lungs, chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma and emphysema, possibly with thirst, restlessness, fever, headache and spontaneous sweating.
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Amount |
|---|---|
| Ginkgo nut (bai guo) | 3–7 stuks |
| Ma huang (ephedra) | 6–9 g |
| Perilla seed (zi su zi) | 9–12 g |
| Coltsfoot flower (kuan dong hua)toxic | no amount |
| Apricot kernel (xing ren)toxic | no amount |
| Mulberry root bark (sang bai pi) | 9–12 g |
| Huang qin (Baikal skullcap) | 6–9 g |
| Ban xia, prepared (pinellia) | 9–12 g |
| Licorice root (gan cao) | 3–6 g |
- Tongue
- red with a yellow coating
- Pulse
- slippery and rapid