Composition

• Rhizoma Zingiberis - Gan Jiang: 3 - 9 g
• Sclerotium Poriae - Fu Ling: 3 - 12 g
• Radix Glycyrrhizae - Gan Cao: 3 - 12 g
• Herba Asari cum radice - Xi Xin: 3 - 9 g
• Fructus Schisandrae - Wu Wei Zi: 6 - 12 g

Actions

• Warms the Lung
• Transforms Phlegm
• Calms cough

Indications

Cold Phlegm in Lung

Symptoms and signs

• Cough with copious expectoration
• Dyspnea
• Wheezing
• Profuse salivation
• Fullness and oppression in the chest
• Pale tongue with thin white coating
• Slippery and slow pulse

Applications

• Cough
• Asthma
• Bronchitis
• COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

Contraindications

Damp-Heat patterns

Modifications

In case of severe cough, add:

• Flos Tussilaginis - Kuan Dong Hua
• Radix Asteris - Zi Wan