Xuan Miao San - 玄 妙散 - Wonderful Scrophularia Powder

English:	Wonderful Scrophularia Powder
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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen	9g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Drains Fire and relieves toxicity, Nourishes Yin, Transforms Phlegm-Heat.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	9g	Nourishes and invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat, soothes irritability, the Blood and calms the Spirit.
Rx. Adenophorae	Nan Sha Shen	12g	Nourishes Yin, moistens the Lungs, dispels Phlegm and stops cough.
Poria	Fu Ling	12g	Quiets the Heart, calms the Spirit, soothes the nerves, strengthens the Spleen and transforms Phlegm.
Sm. Platycladi	Bai Zi Ren	9g	Nourishes the Heart, calms the Spirit and astringes Yin Deficiency sweat.
Rx. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong	9g	Clears the Heart, Eliminates irritability, Moistens the Lungs, Nourishes Yin, Stops cough. With Xuan Shen and Jie Geng, for an itchy, dry throat, thirst and a nonproductive cough due to Lung Yin Deficiency.
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.
Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae	Chuan Bei Mu	9g	Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm, stops cough and nourishes and moistens the Lungs. With Xing Ren, for a nonproductive cough from Lung Deficiency disorders.
Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren	9g	Stops cough and calms wheezing. With Mai Men Dong, for a dry cough due to Dryness and Heat injuring the Lungs.
Flos Albizziae	He Huan Hua	9g	Relieves Stagnant Liver Qi, promotes the flow of Qi in the collaterals, harmonizes the Stomach and calms the Shen.
Hb. Lophatheri	Dan Zhu Ye	3g	Clears Heat and eliminates irritability.
Medulla Junci	Deng Xin Cao	3g	Clears Lung Heat, clears Heat from the Heart channel by directing Fire downward and calms the Spirit.

Formula Actions

• Clears Heat
• Nourishes Yin
• Moistens the Lungs
• Nourishes the Heart
• Calms the Shen
• Stops cough

Syndromes

• Cough due to Lung and Heart Yin Deficiency

Clinical Manifestations

Severe, dry hacking cough No sputum expectorated Small amounts of difficult to expectorate sputum Blood tinged sputum (when Yin Deficiency Fire is present) Afternoon fever 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 Palpitations Irritability Easily startled Insomnia Much dreaming Poor memory Low grade fever Restlessness Thirst T: Red and dry C: Little or None P: Thready and rapid

Treats

Cough Chronic bronchitis Bronchiectasis Asthma Pulmonary tuberculosis

Chronic tonsillitis Chronic pharyngitis Silicosis Emphysema COPD

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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