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Source: Wēn Bìng Tiáo Biàn 温病条辨

Ingredients:

• Sāng yè (桑叶 Mori Folium, mulberry leaf) 3g
• Xìng rén (杏仁 Armeniacae Semen, apricot kernel) 3g
• Shā shēn (沙参 Adenophorae seu Glehniae Radix, adenophora/glehnia [root]) 5g
• Xiàng bèi (象贝 Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus, Zhèjiāng fritillaria [bulb]) 3g
• Dòu chǐ (豆豉 Sojae Semen Fermentatum, fermented soybean[2]) 3g
• Shān zhī (山栀 Gardeniae Fructus, gardenia [fruit]) 3g
• Lí pí (梨皮 Pyri Exocarpium, pear peel) 3g

Action: Diffuses dryness heat with light agents; nourishes yīn and moistens the lung.

Indication: External contraction of warm dryness giving rise to headache, generalized heat effusion, dry cough without phlegm or with scant sticky phlegm, and dry mouth. Tongue: Red with thin dry fur.

Category: Dryness-relieving formulas / External dryness formulas

Method: Decoct with water.

Rationale: Sāng yè is a light, clear effusing and dispersing agent; it is effective in clearing and coursing the lung channel and in eliminating wind-heat or dryness-heat from the exterior. However, its action is relatively mild, it is combined with Zhī zǐ, which clears and drains lung heat, and with acrid and slightly warm Dàn dòu chǐ, which diffuses the dryness evil. Xìng rén is a warm bitter acrid moist agent that diffuses lung qì. Cold bitter and moist Zhè bèi mǔ transforms dryness-phlegm. Shā shēn and Lí pí are cool sweet clearing and moistening agents that engender liquid and transform phlegm.

Variations:

• Pronounced dryness-heat with dry sore throat: Add Niú bàng zǐ (牛蒡子 Arctii Fructus, arctium [seed]) and Pàng dà hǎi (胖大海 Sterculiae Lychnophorae Semen, sterculia).
• Nosebleed: Add Bái máo gēn (白茅根 Imperatae Rhizoma, imperata [rhizome]) and ǒu jié (藕节 Nelumbinis Rhizomatis Nodus, lotus root node).
• Cough up of thick yellow phlegm: Add Tiān huā fěn (天花粉 Trichosanthis Radix, trichosanthes root) and Zhú rú (竹茹 Bambusae Caulis in Taenia, bamboo shavings).
• Expectoration of blood due to bronchiectasis: Omit the Dàn dòu chǐ (淡豆豉 Sojae Semen Praeparatum, fermented soybean[1]) and add Qiàn cǎo (茜草 Rubiae Radix, madder [root]), Cè bǎi yè (侧柏叶 Platycladi Cacumen, arborvitae leaf), and Bái jí (白及 Bletillae Rhizoma, bletilla [root]).

Similar: Qīng zào jiù fèi tāng (清燥救肺汤 Dryness-Clearing Lung-Rescuing Decoction)

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