Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang - 麻杏石甘湯 - Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Gypsum And Licorice Decoction

English:	Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Gypsum and Licorice Decoction
Also Known As:	Ma Huang and Apricot Seed Combination Decoction of Ephedra, Armeniacae, Gypsum and Licorice Ma Xing Gan Shi Tang Ma Huang Xing Ren Shi Gao Gan Cao Tang

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Hb. Ephedrae	Ma Huang	4-12g	Strong diaphoretic, ventilates Lung Qi and stops wheezing. With Xing Ren, for cough and wheezing due to Wind-Cold Attacks the Lungs. With Shi Gao and Xing Ren, for cough from Heat Obstructing the Lungs with wheezing, flaring of the nostrils and fever and Wind-edema.
Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren	1-18g	Disperses Lung Qi, stops cough and wheezing and resolves Phlegm. With Ma Huang and Shi Gao, for Excess cough and wheezing with Lung Heat.
Gypsum Fibrosum	Shi Gao	10-48g	Clears Lung Heat, nourishes the Body Fluids and stops thirst. With Ma Huang, for cough from Heat Obstructing the Lungs with wheezing, flaring of the nostrils and fever and Wind-edema. With Ma Huang, Xing Ren and Zhi Gan Cao, for Lung Heat with cough and asthma.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata	Zhi Gan Cao	1-6g	Harmonizes, tonifies Qi, moistens the Lungs, clears Heat, detoxifies, resolves Phlegm and stops cough. With Ma Huang and Xing Ren, for Wind-Cold Attacks the Lungs with coughing and/or wheezing. With Shi Gao and Xing Ren, for Cough due to Lung Heat.

Formula Actions

• Disperses Wind-Heat
• Stops Asthma
• Clears the Lungs
• Descends Qi

Syndromes

• Wind-Heat Attacks the Lungs
• Wind-Cold Transformed into Heat
• Wen Bing - Qi Stage Lung Heat
• Heat lodged in the Lung (Secondary source)

Clinical Manifestations

Cough with thick sticky, yellow sputum Sore, red, swollen throat Thirst, with desire to drink cold liquids Runny or blocked nose with thick yellow discharge Vertigo Dry throat Dizziness Fever with or without perspiration Slight chills Aversion to Wind Headache Dyspnea with flared nostrils and pain

Fidgeting Labored breathing Asthma Shortness of breath Spontaneous perspiration Flushed face Wheezing Chest pain Restlessness Facial edema T: Red C: Yellow or White P: Superficial and rapid or Slippery and rapid Dry mouth Scanty sputum that is hard to expectorate

Treats

Bronchial asthma Cough Fever Common cold Pertussis Bronchiectasis Diphtheria Upper respiratory tract infection Pneumonia Influenza Acute or chronic bronchitis Keratitis Asthma Acute pharyngitis Rheumatoid arthritis Headache Acute tonsillitis Vertigo COPD Bronchitis Lung cancer Spontaneous perspiration Hemoptysis Sore throat

Lobar pneumonia Hemorrhoids Cardiac asthma Bronchial pneumonia Pneumonitis from measles Chicken pox Measles with pneumonia Infantile pneumonia Conjunctivitis Acute tracheitis Nasosinusitis Cough Migraine Acute laryngitis Dizziness Nasal obstruction Tracheitis Chest pain Constipation Asthmatic bronchitis Facial edema Osteoarthritis Dyspnea

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

• Compared with Bai Hu Tang: both clear Qi-level Heat with fever and thirst; Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang is for Heat lodged in the Lung with wheezing, cough, fever, possible sweating and aversion to wind or cold, while Bai Hu Tang is for Yangming channel Heat with the Four Bigs (high fever, severe thirst, profuse sweating, surging pulse).

Modifications

For Excess Heat:		For recalcitrant asthma:
+ Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia
+ Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	+ Fr. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou
+ Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ Per. Citri Reticulatae	Chen Pi
+ Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao	+ Fr. Aurantii Immaturus	Zhi Shi
+ Fol. Isatidis	Da Qing Ye	Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang
For asthma or cough with profuse Phlegm:		For chills and anhidrosis:
+ Fr. Perillae	Zi Su Zi	+ Hb. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie
+ Sm. Lepidii/ Descurainiae	Ting Li Zi	+ Hb. Menthae	Bo He
For sinus inflammation or bronchial asthma:		+ Sm. Sojae Preparata	Dan Dou Chi
+ Pheretima	Di Long	For dyspnea:
For thick yellow sputum:		+ Sm. Lepidii/ Descurainiae	Ting Li Zi
+ Fr. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou	+ Fol. Eriobotryae	Pi Pa Ye
+ Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu	For erupted or unerupted measles with fever, thirst, cough and labored breathing:
Or		+ Fol. Isatidis	Da Qing Ye
+ Fr. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou	+ Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu	+ Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao
+ Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	For high fever, asthma and cough:
For weak or elderly patients:		+ Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu
+ Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi	+ Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen	+ Fr. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Ren
+ Tub. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong	For asthma with sweating due to Lung Heat:
For asthma without sweat due to Lung Heat:		+ 5x as much Gypsum / Shi Gao as Ephedra / Ma Huang
+ 3x as much Gypsum / Shi Gao as Ephedra / Ma Huang		For measles with with fever, dyspnea, and flared nostrils:
For stifling sensation in the chest with cough and profuse sputum:		+ Rx. Arnebiae/ Lithospermi	Zi Cao
+ Sm. Lepidii	Ting Li Zi	+ Stigma Croci	Fan Hong Hua
+ Cx. Mori	Sang Ba Pi	For Excess cough and dyspnea:
+ Fr. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou	+ Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
For cough with sputum:		+ Cx. Lycii	Di Gu Pi
+ Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng	For Blood in the sputum:
For fever, accelerated respiration, a thin yellow tongue coat and a rapid pulse:		+ Rz. Imperatae	Bai Mao Gen
+ Fol. Perillae	Zi Su Ye	+ Cacumen Platycladi	Ce Bai Ye
+ Fol. Mori	Sang Ye	For a high fever:
+ Pheretima	Di Long	+ Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua
+ Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi	+ Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao
For edema of the face and ankles:		For chest pain:
+ Sm. Lepidii/ Descurainiae	Ting Li Zi	+ Per. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Pi
+ Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi	+ Fr. Luffae Retinervus	Si Gua Luo
For cough:		For Wind-Cold with Internal Heat:
+ Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi	+ 12g Fol. Eriobotryae	Pi Pa Ye
+ Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ 9g Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng
For Wind-Cold with Internal Heat and severe muscle aches:		+ 9g Rx. Saposhnikoviae	Fang Feng
+ 9g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
+ 12g Fol. Eriobotryae	Pi Pa Ye	+ 9g Rx. Peucedani	Qian Hu
+ 9g Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng	+ 9g Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi
+ 9g Rx. Saposhnikoviae	Fang Feng	+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ 9g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi	+ 9g. Hb. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie
+ 9g Rx. Peucedani	Qian Hu	For Wind-Cold with Internal Heat and constipation:
+ 9g Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ 12g Fol. Eriobotryae	Pi Pa Ye
+ 9g. Hb. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie	+ 9g Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng
+10g Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi	+ 9g Rx. Saposhnikoviae	Fang Feng
+ 12g Fol. Perillae	Zi Su Ye	+ 9g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
For patients who are generally weak:		+ 9g Rx. Peucedani	Qian Hu
+ Less Gypsum Fibrosum	Shi Gao	+ 9g Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi	+ 9g. Hb. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie
For acute bronchitis:		+ 3g Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang
+ Minor Sinking into the Chest Decoction Xiao Xian Xiong Tang		For chronic bronchitis or bronchiectasis:
+ Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
For chronic bronchitis or bronchiectasis with Phlegm-Heat:		+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia
+ Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ Rx. Curcumae	Yu Jin
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia	For chronic bronchitis or bronchiectasis with constipation:
+ Rx. Curcumae	Yu Jin	+ Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao	+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia
+ Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	+ Rx. Curcumae	Yu Jin
For chronic bronchitis or bronchiectasis with Qi Deficiency:		+ Fr. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou
+ Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia	For chronic bronchitis or bronchiectasis with damaged Yin:
+ Rx. Curcumae	Yu Jin	+ Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi	+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	+ Rx. Curcumae	Yu Jin
+ Rx. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong
For pneumonia in children:		+ Rx. Pseudostellariae	Tai Zi Shen
+ Indigo Naturalis	Qing Dai	For pneumonia in children with rapid breathing and profuse sputum:
+ Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
For pertussis (as a syrup):		+ Indigo Naturalis	Qing Dai
+ Rx. Stemonae	Bai Bu	+ Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii	Ting Li Zi	+ Fr. Perillae	Zi Su Zi
+ Sm. Raphani	Lai Fu Zi
+ Fr. Jujube	Da Zao	+ Pheretima	Di Long
+ Maltosum	Yi Tang	For cough with dyspnea:
For asthma:		+ Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii	Ting Li Zi
+ Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
+ Fr. Perillae	Zi Su Zi	Or
For severe asthma:		+ Spina Gleditsiae	Zao Jiao Ci
+ Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao	+ Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
+ Fr. Perillae	Zi Su Zi	Or
+ Sm. Raphani	Lai Fu Zi	+ Arisaema cum Bile	Dan Nan Xing
+ Rz. Belamcandae	She Gan	+ Rx. Peucedani	Qian Hu
+ Pheretima	Di Long	For asthma with Phlegm:
For asthma with Heat:		+ Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
+ Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao	+ Fr. Perillae	Zi Su Zi
+ Fr. Perillae	Zi Su Zi	+ Concretio Bambusae Silicea	Tian Zhu Huang
+ Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ Rx. Trichosanthis	Tian Hua Fen	+ Arisaema cum Bile	Dan Nan Xing
For asthma with a dry cough and little sputum:		+ Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam	Zhu Ru
+ Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
+ Fr. Perillae	Zi Su Zi	For fever with Heat and Toxins:
+ Rx. Adenophorae/ Glehniae	Sha Shen	+ Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua
+ Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao
+ Rz. Polygonati Odorati	Yu Zhu	+ Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
For fever with cough:		For fever with diarrhea:
+ Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng	+ Rz. Coptidis	Huang Lian
For acute pharyngitis:		For nasosinusitis:
+ Rx. Isatidis	Ban Lan Gen	+ Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae	Bai Zhi
+ Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao
+ Hb. Taraxaci	Pu Gong Ying	+ Fr. Xanthii	Cang Er Zi
For cough due to Lung Heat:		+ Flos Magnoliae	Xin Yi Hua
+ 6g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao	For cough due to Lung Heat with chest pain:
+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ 6g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
+ 18g Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren	+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ 12g Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	+ 18g Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren
+ 12g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi	+ 12g Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua
+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu	+ 12g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
For severe cough due to Lung Heat:		+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu
+ 6g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao	+ 9g Sm. Persicae	Tao Ren
+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ 9g Rx. Curcumae	Yu Jin
+ 18g Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren	For severe cough due to Lung Heat with mild hemoptysis or Blood-streaked sputum:
+ 12g Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	+ 6g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
+ 12g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi	+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu	+ 18g Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren
+ 9g Fr. Aristolochiae	Ma Dou Ling	+ 12g Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua
+ 9g Fol. Eriobotryae	Pi Pa Ye	+ 12g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
For cough due to Lung Heat with severe thirst:		+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu
+ 6g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao	+ 12g Charred Rx. Rubiae	Qian Cao Tan
+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ 18g Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren	+ 9g Rz. Imperatae	Bai Mao Gen
+ 12g Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	+ 12g Charred Cacumen Platycladi	Ce Bai Ye Tan
+ 12g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu	For cough due to Lung Heat with a sore throat:
+ Rx. Trichosanthis	Tian Hua Fen	+ 6g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
For significant chest pain:		+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ 9g Sm. Persicae	Tao Ren	+ 18g Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren
+ 9g Rx. Curcumae	Yu Jin	+ 12g Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua
For hemoptysis or Blood-streaked sputum:		+ 12g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
+ 12g Charred Rx. Rubiae	Qian Cao Tan	+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu
+ 2 or 3 of the following:
+ 9g Rz. Imperatae	Bai Mao Gen	9g Rz. Belamcandae	She Gan
+ 12g Charred Cacumen Platycladi	Ce Bai Ye Tan	15g Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen
9g Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng
For copious yellow mucus and dyspnea:		3g Fructificatio Lasiosphere/Calvatiae	Ma Bo
+ 6-9g Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang
+ 9g Sm. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Ren	For chest pain:
For chest pain with severe coughing:		+ 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu
+ 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu
+ 9g Per. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Pi
+ 9g Per. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Pi	+ 15g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
+ 15g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao	For chest pain with External Wind-Heat:
+ 9g Honey-fried Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi	+ 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu
+ 6g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ 9g Per. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Pi
For chest pain with hemoptysis:		+ 15g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
+ 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu	+ Sm. Sojae Preparata	Dan Dou Chi
+ 6g Hb. Menthae	Bo He
+ 9g Per. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Pi	+ 15g Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua
+ 15g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao	For chest pain with thirst:
+ 9g Rz. Bletillae	Bai Ji	+ 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu
+ 9g Hb. Agrimoniae	Xian He Cao
+ 9g Fr. Aristolochiae	Ma Dou Ling	+ 9g Per. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Pi
For bronchial asthma:		+ 15g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
+ 12g Per. Trichosanthis	Gua Lo Pi	+ 9g Rz. Imperatae	Bai Mao Gen
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu
+ 9g Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	For bronchial asthma with a severe fever:
+ 6g Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng	+ 12g Per. Trichosanthis	Gua Lo Pi
For bronchial asthma with profuse Phlegm and hasty panting:		+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ 9g Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao
+ 12g Per. Trichosanthis	Gua Lo Pi	+ 6g Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ 9g Fol. Mori	Sang Ye
+ 9g Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	+ 6g Hb. Menthae	Bo He
+ 6g Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng	+ 15g Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua
+ 9g Sm. Lepidii/ Descuraniae	Ting Li Zi	For bronchial asthma with severe Lung Heat:
+ 12g Per. Trichosanthis	Gua Lo Pi
+9g Rz. Belamcandae	She Gan	+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ 6g Rz. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu	+ 9g Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao
+ 6g Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng
+ 6g Pheretima	Di Long	+ 9g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
For bronchial asthma with constipation:		For asthma, bronchitis, cough and pertussis due to Phlegm-Heat:
+ 12g Per. Trichosanthis	Gua Lo Pi
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ 15g Sm. Coicis	Yi Yi Ren
+ 9g Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	+ 15g Sm. Benincasae	Dong Gua Zi
+ 6g Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng	+ 15g Rz. Phragmitis	Lu Gen
+ 3-6g Rx. Rhei	Da Huang	+ 6g Pheretima	Di Long
For asthma, bronchitis, cough and pertussis due to severe Phlegm-Heat:		For asthma, bronchitis, cough and pertussis due to Phlegm-Heat with severe wheezing and profuse mucus:
+ 15g Sm. Coicis	Yi Yi Ren
+ 15g Sm. Benincasae	Dong Gua Zi	+ 15g Sm. Coicis	Yi Yi Ren
+ 15g Rz. Phragmitis	Lu Gen	+ 15g Sm. Benincasae	Dong Gua Zi
+ 6g Pheretima	Di Long	+ 15g Rz. Phragmitis	Lu Gen
+ Two or three of the following:		+ 6g Pheretima	Di Long
12g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ 9g Rz. Belamcandae	She Gan
12g Fol. Isatidis	Da Qing Ye	+ 12g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
12g Rx. Isatidis	Ban Lan Gen	+ 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii	Ting Li Zi
6g Rz. Coptidis	Huang Lian
For asthma, bronchitis, cough and pertussis due to Phlegm-Heat with constipation:		For asthma, bronchitis, cough and pertussis due to Phlegm-Heat during recovery with Yin Deficiency:
+ 15g Sm. Coicis	Yi Yi Ren
+ 15g Sm. Benincasae	Dong Gua Zi	+ 15g Sm. Coicis	Yi Yi Ren
+ 15g Rz. Phragmitis	Lu Gen	+ 15g Sm. Benincasae	Dong Gua Zi
+ 6g Pheretima	Di Long	+ 15g Rz. Phragmitis	Lu Gen
+ 3-6g Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang	+ 6g Pheretima	Di Long
+ 12g Sm. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Ren	+ 12g Cx. Lycii	Di Gu Pi
For acute asthma, bronchitis, upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia and pertussis due to Wind-Heat:		+ 12g Hb Artemisiae Annuae	Qing Hao
+ 15g Fol. Mori	Sang Ye	For acute asthma, bronchitis, upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia and pertussis with a sore throat:
+ 15g Fr. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou
+ 12g Flos Chrysanthemi	Ju Hua	+ 15g Fol. Mori	Sang Ye
+ 15g Fr. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou
+ 12g Fr. Aristolochiae	Ma Dou Ling	+ 12g Flos Chrysanthemi	Ju Hua
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
For acute asthma, bronchitis, upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia and pertussis with a epistaxis, hemoptysis or Blood-streaked mucus:		+ 12g Fr. Aristolochiae	Ma Dou Ling
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ 15g Fol. Mori	Sang Ye	+ 9g Rz. Belamcandae	She Gan
+ 15g Fr. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou	For acute asthma, bronchitis, upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia and pertussis with constipation:
+ 12g Flos Chrysanthemi	Ju Hua
+ 15g Fol. Mori	Sang Ye
+ 12g Fr. Aristolochiae	Ma Dou Ling	+ 15g Fr. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ 12g Flos Chrysanthemi	Ju Hua
+ 12g Rz. Imperatae	Bai Mao Gen
+ 12g Nodus Nelumbo Rhizomatis	Ou Jie	+ 12g Fr. Aristolochiae	Ma Dou Ling
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
For asthma due to mixed Cold and Heat:		+ 3g Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang
+ 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu	For asthma due to mixed Cold and Heat with Heat predominant:
+ 9g Per. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Pi	+ 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu
For asthma due to mixed Cold and Heat with Heat predominant:
+ 9g Per. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Pi
+ 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu	+ 9g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
+ 6g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ 9g Per. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Pi	For severe asthma due to mixed Cold and Heat:
+ 3g Rz. Zingiberis	Gan Jiang	+ 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu
+ 3g Hb. cum Rx. Asari	Xi Xin
For asthma due to mixed Cold and Heat with External Wind-Heat Invasion:		+ 9g Per. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Pi
+ 3g Pheretima	Di Long
+ 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu	+ 9g Sm. Lepidii/ Descuraniae	Ting Li Zi
+ 9g Per. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Pi	+ 9g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis	Hou Po
+ 9g Sm. Sojae Preparata	Dan Dou Chi
For asthma due to mixed Cold and Heat with profuse Phlegm:
+ 6g Hb. Menthae	Bo He
+ 15g Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	+ 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu
For asthma due to mixed Cold and Heat with constipation:		+ 9g Per. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Pi
+ 9g Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng
+ 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu	+ 6g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia
+ 9g Per. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Pi	+ 6g Arisaemae cum Bile	Dan Nan Xing
+ 9g Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang	For pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP):
For fever, cough and dyspnea:		+ Rx. Gentianae	Long Dan Cao
+ Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu	+ Fr. Toosendan	Chuan Lian Zi
For fever:		+ Hb. Artemisiae Annuae	Qing Hao
+ 15g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
+ 6g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	Hb. Senecionis Scandens	Qian Li Guang
For a fever due to severe Lung Heat:
+ 15g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao	+ Sm. Sojae Preparatum	Dan Dou Chi
+ 6g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	For a fever with profuse Phlegm:
+ 9g honey-fried Cx. Mori	Mi Zhi Sang Bai Pi	+ 15g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
+ 6g Pheretima	Di Long	+ 6g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
For a fever with severe coughing:		+ 9g Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng
+ 15g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao	+ 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei MU
+ 6g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ 9g Per. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Pi
+ 10g honey-fried Cx. Mori	Mi Zhi Sang Bai Pi	For a fever with hemoptysis:
+ 9g Fol. Eriobotryae	Pi Pa Ye	+ 15g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
For a fever with severe hasty panting:		+ 6g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ 15g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao	+ 9g Rz. Bletillae	Bai Ji
+ 6g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ 9g Hb. Agrimoniae	Xian He Cao
+ 9g. Sm. Lepidii/ Descuraniae	Ting Li Zi	+ 9g Fr. Aristolochiae	Ma Dou Ling
+ 9g Rz. Belamcandae	She Gan	For a fever with thirst:
+ 6g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu	+ 15g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
For a fever with constipation:		+ 6g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ 15g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao	+ 9g Rz. Phragmitis	Lu Gen
+ 6g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ +9g Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu
+ 9g Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang	For acute onset of asthmatic bronchitis:
For acute onset of asthmatic bronchitis with severe Internal Heat:		+ Minor Bupleurum Decoction Xiao Chai Hu Tang
+ Minor Bupleurum Decoction Xiao Chai Hu Tang		- Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang
- Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen	- Fr. Jujube	Da Zao
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang	+ 9g Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen
- Fr. Jujube	Da Zao	+ 30g Hb. Taraxaci	Pu Gong Ying
+ 9g Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen	+ 30g Rz. Phragmitis	Lu Gen
+ 30g Hb. Taraxaci	Pu Gong Ying	+ 30g Sm. Benincasae	Dong Gua Ren
+ 30g Rz. Phragmitis	Lu Gen	For acute onset of asthmatic bronchitis with severe dyspnea and profuse sputum:
+ 30g Sm. Benincasae	Dong Gua Ren
+ Fol. Isatidis	Da Qing Ye	+ Minor Bupleurum Decoction Xiao Chai Hu Tang
For acute onset of asthmatic bronchitis with constipation and abdominal distention:
- Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen
+ Minor Bupleurum Decoction Xiao Chai Hu Tang		- Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang
- Fr. Jujube	Da Zao
- Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen	+ 9g Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang	+ 30g Hb. Taraxaci	Pu Gong Ying
- Fr. Jujube	Da Zao	+ 30g Rz. Phragmitis	Lu Gen
+ 9g Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen	+ 30g Sm. Benincasae	Dong Gua Ren
+ 30g Hb. Taraxaci	Pu Gong Ying	+ Rz. Belamcandae	She Gan
+ 30g Rz. Phragmitis	Lu Gen	+ Semen Lepidii/ Descurainiae	Ting Li Zi
+ 30g Sm. Benincasae	Dong Gua Ren
+ Rx. et Rx. Rhei	Da Huang	For Phlegm-Heat:
+ Fr. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou	+ Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
For Heat-induced damage to the channels with hemoptysis:		+ Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu
+ Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi
+ Rz. Imperatae	Bai Mao Gen	+ Per. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Pi
+ Cacumen Platycladi	Ce Bai Ye	For severe Lung blockage with an inability to lie down:
For coughing with nausea:
+ Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam	Zhu Ru	+ Fr. Perillae	Zi Su Zi
+ Sm. Descurainiae seu Lepidii	Ting Li Zi
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia
For constipation:
For Lung Heat and Toxins with a large amount of foul-smelling, bloody pus and sputum:		+ Sm. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Ren
+ Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren
+ Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	For hemoptysis:
+ Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	+ 18g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
+ Hb. Taraxaci	Pu Gong Ying	+ 12g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
+ Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao	+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ 18g Rz. Imperatae	Bai Mao Gen
For hemoptysis with severe bleeding:		+ 12g Cacumen Platycladi	Ce Bai Ye
+ 18g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
+ 12g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi	For hemoptysis with chest pain:
+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ 18g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
+ 18g Rz. Imperatae	Bai Mao Gen	+ 12g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
+ 12g Cacumen Platycladi	Ce Bai Ye	+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ 18g Rz. Imperatae	Bai Mao Gen
Chinese Patent Medicine Yun Nan Bai Yao		+ 12g Cacumen Platycladi	Ce Bai Ye
Or		+ 9g Sm. Persicae	Tao Ren
+ 18g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao	+ 9g Rx. Curcumae	Yu Jin
+ 12g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi	For hemoptysis with a severe cough:
+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ 18g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
+ 18g Rz. Imperatae	Bai Mao Gen	+ 12g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
+ 12g Cacumen Platycladi	Ce Bai Ye	+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ 18g Rz. Imperatae	Bai Mao Gen
+ Rx. Notoginseng	San Qi	+ 12g Cacumen Platycladi	Ce Bai Ye
For hemoptysis with severe thirst:
+ 18g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao	+ 9g Fr. Aristolochiae	Ma Dou Ling
+ 12g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi	+ 9g honey-fried Fol. Eriobotryae	Mi Zhi Pi Pa Ye
+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ 18g Rz. Imperatae	Bai Mao Gen	For hemoptysis with a severe sore throat:
+ 12g Cacumen Platycladi	Ce Bai Ye	+ 18g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
+ 12g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
+ 9g Rx. Trichosanthis	Tian Hua Fen	+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
For asthmatic dyspnea:		+ 18g Rz. Imperatae	Bai Mao Gen
+ 9g Fr. Perillae	Zi Su Zi	+ 12g Cacumen Platycladi	Ce Bai Ye
+ 12g Pheretima	Di Long
For pneumonia:		+ 9g Rz. Belamcandae	She Gan
+ 15g Rx. Isatidis	Ban Lan Gen	+ 15g Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen
+ 12g Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	For hemoptysis with a severe sore throat:
+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ 18g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
+ 9g Fr. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou	+ 12g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
+ 9g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi	+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ 6g Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng	+ 18g Rz. Imperatae	Bai Mao Gen
For pneumonia with a severe cough and profuse, thick Phlegm:		+ 12g Cacumen Platycladi	Ce Bai Ye
+ 15g Rx. Isatidis	Ban Lan Gen	+ 9g Rz. Belamcandae	She Gan
+ 12g Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	+ 9g Fructificatio Lasiosphere	Ma Bo
+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ 9g Fr. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou	For pneumonia with severe thirst:
+ 9g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi	+ 15g Rx. Isatidis	Ban Lan Gen
+ 6g Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng	+ 12g Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao
+ 30g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao	+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ 12g Indigo Naturalis	Qing Dai	+ 9g Fr. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou
+ 12g Concha Meretricis/Cyclinae	Ge Qiao	+ 9g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
+ 6g Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng
For pneumonia with vexation, agitation and restlessness:		+ 9g Rx. Trichosanthis	Tian Hua Fen
For pneumonia with a dry, red tongue and dry lips:
+ 15g Rx. Isatidis	Ban Lan Gen
+ 12g Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	+ 15g Rx. Isatidis	Ban Lan Gen
+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ 12g Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao
+ 9g Fr. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou	+ 12g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ 9g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi	+ 9g Fr. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou
+ 6g Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng	+ 9g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
+ Twice as much Gypsum Fibrosum	Shi Gao	+ 6g Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng
+ 15g Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen
+ 9g Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi	+ 12g Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang
For pneumonia due to Phlegm-Heat Congests the Lungs:		For pneumonia due to Phlegm-Heat Congests the Lungs with constipation and abdominal distention:
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata	Zhi Gan Cao
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata	Zhi Gan Cao
+ 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao
+ 30g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao	+ 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao
+ 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii	Ting Li Zi	+ 30g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
+ 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii	Ting Li Zi
+ 9g Cx. Lycii	Di Gu Pi
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ 9g Cx. Lycii	Di Gu Pi
+ 9g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi	+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ 9g Powder of Natural Indigo and Cyclina Dai Ge San		+ 9g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
+ 9g Powder of Natural Indigo and Cyclina Dai Ge San
For pneumonia due to Phlegm-Heat Congests the Lungs with cyanotic face and lips:
+ 6g Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang
+ 6g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus	Zhi Shi
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata	Zhi Gan Cao
+ 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	For pneumonia due to Phlegm-Heat Congests the Lungs with profuse, thick yellow Phlegm:
+ 30g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
+ 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii	Ting Li Zi
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata	Zhi Gan Cao
+ 9g Cx. Lycii	Di Gu Pi	+ 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ 30g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
+ 9g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi	+ 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii	Ting Li Zi
+ 9g Powder of Natural Indigo and Cyclina Dai Ge San
+ 9g Cx. Lycii	Di Gu Pi
+ 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ 9g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
+9g Flos Carthami	Hong Hua	+ 9g Powder of Natural Indigo and Cyclina Dai Ge San
+ 9g Sm. Persicae	Tao Ren
+ 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	+ 6g Arisaemae cum Bile	Dan Nan Xing
+ 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu
For pneumonia due to Phlegm-Heat Congests the Lungs with severe Toxic Heat:
For Heat-type asthma:
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata	Zhi Gan Cao	+ Fr. Perilla	Zi Su Zi
+ Hb. Epimedii	Yin Yang Huo
+ 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	+ Pheretima	Di Long
+ 30g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao	+ Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
+ 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii	Ting Li Zi	+ Sm. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Ren
+ Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu
+ 9g Cx. Lycii	Di Gu Pi
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	Or
+ 9g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi	+ 10g Fr. Perilla	Zi Su Zi
+ 9g Powder of Natural Indigo and Cyclina Dai Ge San		+ 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii	Ting Li Zi
+ 12g Rx. Polygoni Cuspidati	Hu Zhang	+ 12g Pheretima	Di Long
+ 12g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
+ 12g Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae	Bai Hua She She Cao	+ 18g Sm. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Ren
+ 10g Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae	Chuan Bei Mu
For Heat-type asthma with coughing up thick, yellow sputum:
For Heat-type asthma with perspiration:
+ Fr. Perilla	Zi Su Zi	- Rx. Ephedrae	Ma Huang
+ Hb. Epimedii	Yin Yang Huo	+ Fr. Perilla	Zi Su Zi
+ Pheretima	Di Long	+ Hb. Epimedii	Yin Yang Huo
+ Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi	+ Pheretima	Di Long
+ Sm. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Ren	+ Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
+ Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu	+ Sm. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Ren
+ Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu
+ 18g Concha Meretricis/Cyclinae	Ge Qiao
+ 15g Rx. Glehniae	Bei Sha Shen	+ 30g Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao
Or		For Heat-type asthma with a fever:
+ 10g Fr. Perilla	Zi Su Zi	+ 10g Fr. Perilla	Zi Su Zi
+ 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii	Ting Li Zi	+ 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii	Ting Li Zi
+ 12g Pheretima	Di Long	+ 12g Pheretima	Di Long
+ 12g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi	+ 12g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
+ 18g Sm. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Ren	+ 18g Sm. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Ren
+ 10g Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae	Chuan Bei Mu	+ 10g Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae	Chuan Bei Mu
+ 18g Concha Meretricis/Cyclinae	Ge Qiao	+ 30g Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua
For Heat-type asthma with dyspnea and rebellious Qi:
+ 15g Rx. Glehniae	Bei Sha Shen
+ Fr. Perilla	Zi Su Zi
+ Hb. Epimedii	Yin Yang Huo
+ Pheretima	Di Long
+ Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
+ Sm. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Ren
+ Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu
+ 10g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis	Hou Po
+ 6g Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum	Chen Xiang
Or
+ 10g Fr. Perilla	Zi Su Zi
+ 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii	Ting Li Zi
+ 12g Pheretima	Di Long
+ 12g Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
+ 18g Sm. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Ren
+ 10g Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae	Chuan Bei Mu
+ 6g Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum	Chen Xiang
+ 10g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis	Hou Po