Pcp #1

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren	3-10g	Stops cough and calms wheezing. With Mai Men Dong, for a dry cough due to Dryness and Heat injuring the Lungs. With Chuan Bei Mu, for wheezing and cough from externally contracted Lung disorders, non-productive cough from Lung Deficiency disorders and coughing of thick, yellow sputum due to Phlegm-Fire.
Rx. Asparagi	Tian Men Dong	5-15g	Nourishes Kidney Yin, clears Lung Heat, sedates Fire, moistens the Lungs, and resolves Phlegm. With Mai Men Dong, for a dry cough, thirst, and other symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and injured fluids.
Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam	Zhu Ru	6-10g	Clears Heat and transforms Hot Phlegm.
Per. Citri Reticulatae	Chen Pi	3-9g	Dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm
Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae	Chuan Bei Mu	3-12g	Clears Heat, Descends Qi, Nourishes and moistens the Lungs, Stops cough, Transforms Phlegm.
Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi	3-12g	Clears Heat, reduces Fire and drains Damp-Heat.
Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang	3-10g	Warms the Lungs, stops cough and reduces the toxicity of other herbs. With Da Zao, prevents Phlegm accumulation.
Poria	Fu Ling	9-18g	Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.
Fr. Jujube	Da Zao	10-30g	Tonifies the Spleen and Stomach, augments Qi, nourishes the Blood and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	3-14g	Moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm, stops cough, clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels. With Xing Ren and Chuan Bei Mu, for Heat induced dry cough.
Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi	6-18g	Drains Heat from the Lungs, stops cough and calms wheezing. With Huang Qin, drains Heat from the Lungs, and stops cough and wheezing.
Rx. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong	6-15g	Moistens the Lungs, nourishes Yin and stops cough.
Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng	Opens the Lungs, spreads Lung Qi and expels Phlegm. With Gan Cao and Huang Qin, disseminates Lung Qi, expels Phlegm, resolves toxicity and expels pus for productive cough with hoarseness and pain and swelling of the throat.
Fr. Schisandrae	Wu Wei Zi	3-9g	Astringes leakage of Lung Qi and stops cough.
Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	3-18g	Clears Heat and dries Dampness.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	3-15g	Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, stops cough and treats dyspnea.

Formula Actions

• Clears Lung Heat
• Stops cough
• Nourishes Lung Yin
• Moistens the Lungs
• Resolves Phlegm

Syndromes

• Lung-Heat creating Lung Yin Deficiency with Phlegm

Clinical Manifestations

High fever No chills Aversion to Heat Cough Asthma Restlessness Thirst Dark yellow urine Dyspnea Chest pain Shortness of breath No sputum expectorated Small amounts of difficult to expectorate sputum Afternoon fever

Severe, dry hacking cough Blood tinged sputum (when Yin Deficiency Fire is present) Night sweats Malar flush (especially in afternoon) Five sole Heat Dry mouth and throat Itching in throat Hoarse voice, low voice or loss of voice Emaciation T: Red and dry C: Thick and yellow, maybe dry and sticky P: Thready and rapid or Rapid, maybe slippery, maybe forceful

Treats

Pneumocystitis canii pneumonia

AIDS/HIV

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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