Ren Shen Xie Fei Tang - 人参泻肺汤 - Ginseng Decoction To Sedate The Lungs

English:	Ginseng Decoction to Sedate the Lungs
Also Known As:	Ginseng and Scute Formula

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	9g	Drains Fire and detoxifies. With Zhi Zi, powerfully clears and drains lurking Heat from the Lungs. With Da Huang, for constipation.
Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi	9g	Clears Heat, reduces Fire and eliminates irritability. With Da Huang, for constipation.
Hb. Menthae Haplocalycis	Bo He	4.5g	Disperses Wind-Heat, cools and clears the head and eyes and benefits the throat.
Fr. Aurantii	Zhi Ke	6g	Promotes the movement of Qi and reduces distention and pressure. With Jie Geng, regulates the flow of Qi in the chest and aids in the transformation of Phlegm for chest congestion.
Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren	9g	Stops cough, calms wheezing, moistens the Intestines and unblocks bowels.
Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	9g	Clears Heat (especially in the Upper Jiao), Dissipates clumps, Reduces abscesses, Relieves toxicity.
Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi	9g	Drains Heat from the Lungs, stops cough and calms wheezing. With Huang Qin, drains Heat from the Lungs, and stops cough and wheezing.
Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng	9g	Opens the Lungs, spreads Lung Qi, expels Phlegm, benefits the throat 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 and pain and swelling of the throat due to Wind-Heat and Lung abscess with expectoration of pus and pain in the chest and flanks. With Huang Qin and Gan Cao, for hoarseness, pain and swelling of the throat due to Wind-Heat
Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang	4.5	Clears Heat and eliminates Phlegm.
Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen	9g	Tonifies Lung Qi and tonifies Qi in Deficiency patients with Exterior conditions.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	3g	Harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs, Moistens the Lungs, Resolves Phlegm, Stops cough and moderates.

Formula Actions

• Clears Heat
• Sedates the Lungs
• Eliminates Phlegm
• Regulates Qi

Syndromes

• Lung Heat with Phlegm

Clinical Manifestations

Cough with profuse sputum Wheezing Dyspnea Fullness and distention in the chest and epigastrium

Constipation T: Red C: Yellow and greasy P Rapid and slippery

Treats

Cough Upper respiratory tract infection Bronchitis Pneumonia Tonsillitis

Bronchial asthma Pulmonary abscess COPD Laryngitis Dyspnea

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For cough with profuse sputum:		For cough due to Wind-Cold:
+ Poria	Fu Ling	+ Canopy Powder Hua Gai San
+ Per. Citri Reticulatae	Chen Pi
For cough due to tuberculosis:		For cough with Phlegm and Fluid Retention:
+ Clear the Lung Decoction Qing Fei Tang		+ Two-Cured Decoction Er Chen Tang
For fullness and distention in the chest and epigastrium:		For feeling both Cold and Heat in the chest:
+ Rx. Bupleuri	Chai Hu
+ Rz. Coptidis	Huang Lian	+ Cx. Lycii	Di Gu Pi
+ Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis	Hou Po	For recurrent bronchitis:
+ Gypsum Fibrosum	Shi Gao
For constipation:		+ Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu
+ Natrii Sulfas	Mang Xiao