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补肺阿胶汤 〔補肺阿膠湯〕bǔ fèi ē jiāo tāng

Source: Xiǎo ér Yào Zhèng Zhí Jué 小儿药证直诀

Alternate Chinese names: 阿胶散 (original name)

Ingredients:

Action: Nourishes yīn and supplements the lung; relieves cough and stanches bleeding.

Indication: Lung vacuity with exuberant fire manifesting as cough, panting, small amounts of sticky phlegm, sometimes containing blood, and dry throat. Tongue: Red with scant fur. Pulse: Fine and rapid.

Category: Supplementing formulas / Yīn-supplementing formula

Method: Decoct with water. Note, however, that the formula was originally prepared as a powder.

Rationale: ē jiāo is yīn in both qì and flavor; it enters the kidney to enrich kidney water, while also entering the lung to nourish lung yīn. For this reason, it is the sovereign agent in the formula. Xìng rén (the sweet kind in this case) is sweet, balanced, and fatty; it moistens lung dryness, relieving cough and panting. Mǎ dōu líng is cold, bitter and acrid; it clear lung heat and downbears lung qì. Niú bàng zǐ diffuses the lung and disinhibits the throat, clear lung heat and eliminates phlegm. It also helps the Xìng rén and Mǎ dōu líng to transform phlegm and relieve cough. Glutinous rice and Zhì gān cǎo supplement spleen earth to protect lung metal.

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