Sang Dan Xie Bai Tang - 桑丹瀉白泻 - Mulberry Leaf And Moutan Decoction To Drain The White

English:	Mulberry Leaf and Moutan Decoction to Drain the White
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi	12g	Drains Heat from the Lungs, stops cough and calms wheezing. With Di Gu Pi and Gan Cao, for cough with thick sputum, fever, irritability, and thirst due to Phlegm-Heat Obstructing the Lungs.
Fol. Mori	Sang Ye	9g	Calms the Liver, Clears Heat from the Lungs, Cools the Blood, Moistens Dryness, Stops bleeding, Stops cough.
Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi	4.5g	Clears Heat, cools and harmonizes the Blood and clears Liver Fire.
Cx. Lycii	Di Gu Pi	15g	Clears and drains Heat in the Lung. With Sang Bai Pi, for Lung Heat cough or wheezing.
Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam	Zhu Ru	6g	Clears Heat, transforms Hot Phlegm, cools the Blood and stops bleeding.
Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae	Chuan Bei Mu	9g	Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm, stops cough and nourishes and moistens the Lungs.
Sm. Oryzae	Geng Mi	9g	Tonifies the Qi of the Lungs, Spleen and Intestines, stops restlessness, stops thirst and generates fluids.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata	Zhi Gan Cao	1.8g	Harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs, Moistens the Lungs, Resolves Phlegm, Stops cough and moderates.
Fr. Jujube	Da Zao	4g	Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.

Formula Actions

• Clears the Liver
• Drains and protects the Lungs

Syndromes

• Liver Fire Scorching the Lungs

Clinical Manifestations

Cough that causes pain in the chest and flanks An inability to bend or rotate the trunk May be hemoptysis or

Coughing up Blood-streaked sputum T: Rather dry and red C: Little or none P: Rapid and wiry

Treats

Cough Pleurisy Pertussis Chronic bronchitis

Upper respiratory tract infection Acute tonsillitis Chronic tonsillitis Chronic chest infection

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For a cough due to Liver Fire Attacking the Lungs with Phlegm-Heat with severe insomnia and restlessness:		For a cough due to Liver Fire Attacking the Lungs with Blood-streaked sputum:
+ 10g Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi
+ 6g Rz. Coptidis	Huang Lian	+ 10g Nodus Nelumbinis	Ou Jie
+ 10g Hb. Lophatheri	Dan Zhu Ye	+ 30g Hb. Agrimoniae	Xian He Cao
For a cough due to Liver Fire Attacking the Lungs with constipation:		For a cough due to Liver Fire Attacking the Lungs with chest or flank pain:
+ 6-9g Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang	+ 9g Rx. Curcumae	Yu Jin
For a cough due to Liver Fire Attacking the Lungs with severe Lung Heat:		_+ 9g Fr. Toosendan	Chuan Lian Zi
For a cough due to severe Liver Fire Attacking the Lungs:
+ 6-9g Rx. Gentianae	Long Dan Cao	+ 9g Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi
For a cough due to Liver Fire Attacking the Lungs with fidgeting, insomnia and a dry mouth due to Heart Heat:		+ 9g Fol. Eriobotryae	Pi Pa Ye
For a cough due to severe Liver Fire Attacking the Lungs with thick, yellow sputum:
+ 3g Rz. Coptidis	Huang Lian	+ 4.5g Indigo Naturalis	Qing Dai
+ 9g Hb. Lophatheri	Dan Zhu Ye	+ 45. Concha Cyclinae/ Meretricis	Ge Qiao
+ 15g Sm. Benincasae	Dong Gua Zi
+ 30g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao