Er Dong Er Mu Tang - 二门二母汤 - Two Dong And Two Mu Decoction

English:	Two Dong and Two Mu Decoction
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Asparagi	Tian Men Dong	10g	Moistens the Lungs, nourishes the Kidneys, generates fluids and resolves Phlegm. With Mai Men Dong, for a dry cough, thirst and other symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and injured fluids.
Rx. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong	10g	Moistens the Lungs, nourishes Yin and stops coughing. With Tian Men Dong, for Lung and Kidney Yin Deficiency with consumptive coughing and occasional hemoptysis.
Rx. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu	10g	Clears Deficiency Fire, Clears Heat and drains Fire from the Lungs, Generates Fluids, Moistens Dryness, Nourishes Yin, Quenches thirst.
Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae	Chuan Bei Mu	3g	Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm, stops coughing and nourishes and moistens the Lungs. With Zhi Mu, for coughing with scanty, difficult to expectorate sputum due to Yin Deficiency Fire burning the Lungs.

Formula Actions

• Nourishes Yin
• Moistens the Lungs
• Eliminates Phlegm
• Relieves coughing

Syndromes

• Lung Yin Deficiency

Clinical Manifestations

Longstanding weak, dry cough with a little amount of white mucous or blood-tinged sputum If mucus is present, it is thick and hard to expectorate Dry mouth Dry throat Hoarseness Flushed cheeks

Afternoon fever Five Sole Heat Insomnia Night sweating Fatigue Emaciation T: Red or Red and dry C: Little or None or Peeled P: Thready and rapid

Treats

Cough Fatigue Insomnia

Hoarseness Afternoon fever

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For a dry mouth and tongue:		For a severe cough:
+ 15g Rx. Adenophorae	Nan Sha Shen	+ 15g Rx. Stemonae	Bai Bu
+ 15g Rx. Glehniae	Bei Sha Shen	+ 10g Rx. Asteris	Zi Wan
+ 10g Bul. Lilii	Bai He	+ 10g Flos Farfarae	Kuan Dong Hua
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	For a low-grade fever:
+ 15g Hb. Dendrobii	Shi Hu	+ 10g Rx. Stellariae	Yin Chai Hu
For bloody sputum:		+ 10g Hb. Artemisiae Annuae	Qing Hao
+ 15g Rz. Imperatae	Bai Mao Gen
+ 10g Nodus Nelumbo Rhizomatis	Ou Jie	+ 10g Rx. Cynanchi	Bai Wei
+ 1.5g Rx. Notoginseng	San Qi
+ 3g Rz. Bletillae	Bai Ji