Ting Li Da Zao Xie Fei Tang - 亭藶大棗瀉肺湯 - Lepidium/Descurania And Jujube Decoction To Drain The Lungs

English:	Lepidium/Descurania and Jujube Decoction to Drain the Lungs
Also Known As:	Decoction to Purge the Lung with Lepidium and Jujube Lepidium and Jujube Combination

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Sm. Lepidii/Descurania	Ting Li Zi	9-12g	Drains the Lungs, reduces Phlegm, calms wheezing, circulates water and reduces edema. With Da Zao, for facial edema and a sonorous blocked nose.
Fr. Jujube	Da Zao	9-12g	Tonifies the Spleen and Stomach, augments Qi and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs. With Ting Li Zi, for cough, wheezing and chest fullness due to Phlegm accumulation in the chest.

Formula Actions

• Drains the Lungs
• Moves Fluids
• Drives out Phlegm
• Stops cough
• Calms wheezing

Syndromes

• Lung abscess with Phlegm
• Lung abscess with phlegm in the chest (Secondary source)

Clinical Manifestations

Lung abscess Coughing Wheezing Fullness and distention in the chest Profuse Phlegm and saliva Dysuria Edema Nasal congestion Clear, watery rhinorrhea

Oliguria Loss of taste and smell Dyspnea Edema of the face and eyes Insomnia T: Swollen C: White and greasy P: Slippery

Treats

Lung abscess Nasal congestion with clear discharge Dyspnea Cardiac edema Asthmatic bronchitis Pulmonary gangrene Ageusia Emphysema Congestive Heart failure

Anosmia Superficial edema of the whole body Cough Bronchial asthma Chronic bronchitis Coronary Heart disease Putrid bronchitis COPD Pleuritis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For coronary Heart disease:		For coronary Heart disease without Yang Deficiency:
+ Five Ingredients Powder with Poria Wu Ling San
+ Five Ingredients Powder with Poria Wu Ling San
- Fr. Jujube	Da Zao
- Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	- Fr. Jujube	Da Zao
- Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu
+ 20g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi
+ 9g Rx. Cyathulae	Chuan Niu Xi	+ 20g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi
+ 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	+ 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen
+ 9g. Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata	Zhi Fu Zi	+ 9g Flos Carthami	Hong Hua
+ 9g Rx. Cyathulae	Chuan Niu Xi
+ 9g Flos Carthami	Hong Hua	For coronary Heart disease with Phlegm-Heat:
For coronary Heart disease with Yang Qi Desertion:		+ Five Ingredients Powder with Poria Wu Ling San
+ Five Ingredients Powder with Poria Wu Ling San		- Fr. Jujube	Da Zao
- Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu
- Fr. Jujube	Da Zao
- Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	+ 20g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi
+ 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen
+ 20g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi	+ 9g Flos Carthami	Hong Hua
+ 9g Rx. Cyathulae	Chuan Niu Xi	+ 9g Rx. Cyathulae	Chuan Niu Xi
+ 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ 15g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
+ 9g. Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata	Zhi Fu Zi	+ 12g Per. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Pi
For coronary Heart disease with marked Blood Stagnation:
+ 9g Flos Carthami	Hong Hua
+ 15g Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen	+ Five Ingredients Powder with Poria Wu Ling San
+ 9g Rz. Zingiberis	Gan Jiang
- Fr. Jujube	Da Zao
- Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu
+ 20g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi
+ 9g Rx. Cyathulae	Chuan Niu Xi
+ 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen
+ 9g. Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata	Zhi Fu Zi
+ 9g Flos Carthami	Hong Hua
+ 3g. Rx. Notoginseng	San Qi