Yin tonics
Qing zao jiu fei tang
Eliminate Dryness and Rescue the Lungs Decoction
- Chinese name
- 清燥救肺汤
- Group
- Yin tonics
- English name
- Eriobotrya and Ophiopogon Combination
Moistens the lungs in dryness, strengthens qi and nourishes the essence of the lung.
Indications
For dry cough without phlegm, fever, headache and a dry throat and nose. Also for upper respiratory infections, coughing up blood, cough with flu and asthma.
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Amount |
|---|---|
| Mulberry leaf (sang ye) | 3 g |
| Gypsum (shi gao) | 10 g |
| Donkey-hide gelatin (e jiao)animal | 2,4 g |
| Mai men dong (ophiopogon) | 3,6 g |
| Black sesame (hei zhi ma) | 2,4 g |
| Ginseng (ren shen) | 2 g |
| Apricot kernel (xing ren)toxic | no amount |
| Loquat leaf (pi pa ye) | 3 g |
| Licorice root (gan cao) | 2 g |
- Tongue
- red and dry with a thin white coating
- Pulse
- weak, thin and thready