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Metal-Clearing Phlegm-Transforming Decoction
清金化痰汤 〔清金化痰湯〕qīng jīn huà tán tāng
Source: Tǒng Zhǐ Fāng 统旨方
Ingredients:
- Huáng qín (黄芩 Scutellariae Radix, scutellaria [root]) 9g
- Shān zhī (山栀 Gardeniae Fructus, gardenia [fruit]) 9g
- Jié gěng (桔梗 Platycodonis Radix, platycodon [root]) 9g
- Mài dōng (麦冬 Ophiopogonis Radix, ophiopogon [root]) 12g
- Sāng bái pí (桑白皮 Mori Cortex, mulberry bark) 9g
- Bèi mǔ (贝母 Fritillariae Bulbus, fritillaria [bulb]) 9g
- Zhī mǔ (知母 Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, anemarrhena [root]) 9g
- Guā lóu rén (瓜蒌仁 Trichosanthis Semen, trichosanthes seed) 12g
- Jú hóng (橘红 Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Rubrum, red tangerine peel) 6g
- Fú líng (茯苓 Poria , poria) 9g
- Gān cǎo (甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix, licorice [root]) 3g
Action: Clears the lung and transforms phlegm
Indication: Persistent phlegm turbidity transforming into heat, characterized by cough with thick yellow phlegm. Tongue fur: Yellow and slimy. Pulse: Soggy and rapid.
Category: Phlegm-dispelling formulas / Heat-clearing phlegm-transforming formula
Method: Decoct with water.
Similar: Bèi mǔ guā lóu sǎn (贝母栝蒌散 Fritillaria and Trichosanthes Powder)
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