Qing Fei Jie Du Tang - 清肺救肺汤 - Clear The Lung And Relieve Toxicity Decoction

English:	Clear the Lung and Relieve Toxicity Decoction
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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	6-14g	Clears Heat, Moistens the Lungs, Relieves Fire toxicity, Resolves Phlegm, Stops cough. With Jie Geng, for pain and swelling of the throat.
Fol. Isatidis	Da Qing Ye	9-30g	Clears Heat and resolves Fire toxicity.
Rx. Isatidis	Ban Lan Gen	9-30g	Drains Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, cools the Blood and benefits the throat.
Rx. Lithospermi/ Arnebiae	Zi Cao	3-20g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood, invigorates Blood circulation, relieves Fire toxins and encourages rashes. With Da Qing Ye, for dense purpuric rash associated with severe Fire toxin.
Rx. Stemonae	Bai Bu	3-12g	Moistens the Lungs and stops cough.
Rz. Dryopteris	Guan Zhong	4.5-16g	Clears Heat and relives Fire toxicity.
Rx. Artemisiae	Yin Chen Hao	9-30g	Clears and releases Dampness in the the Exterior.
Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng	3-10g	Opens the Lungs, spreads Lung Qi, expels Phlegm, benefits the throat, expels pus and raises Lung Qi, directing the effects of other herbs to the upper body. With gan Cao, disseminates Lung Qi, expels Phlegm, resolves toxicity, and expels pus for productive cough with hoarseness, pain and swelling of the throat due to Wind-Heat and Lung abscess with expectoration of pus and pain in the chest and flanks.

Formula Actions

• Clears Heat in Lungs

Syndromes

• Lung Heat

Clinical Manifestations

High fever No chills Aversion to Heat Cough Asthma Restlessness Thirst Dark yellow urine

Dyspnea Chest pain Shortness of breath Phlegm (thick yellow) T: Red C: Thick yellow, maybe dry and sticky P: Rapid, maybe slippery, maybe forceful

Treats

Acute bronchitis Pneumonia

Influenza Dyspnea

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

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