Warm dryness

Disease caused by contraction of the warm dryness evil and resultant scorching of pulmonary liquid; autumn dryness with marked heat signs. Warm dryness begins with headache, heat effusion, dry cough without phlegm, expectoration of thin sticky phlegm, qì counterflow panting, dry throat, sore throat, dry nose and lips, oppression in the chest and rib-side pain, tongue red at the margins with thin white tongue fur.

Medicinal therapy: Clear the lung and moisten dryness. Use Mulberry Leaf and Apricot Kernel Decoction (桑杏汤 sāng xìng tāng) for mild cases and Dryness-Clearing Lung-Rescuing Decoction (清燥救肺汤 qīng zào jiù fèi tāng) for severe cases.

See autumn dryness; dryness evil invading the lung.