【Source】

《Zeng Bu Wan Bing Hui Chun》 (Supplement to Restoring Health from All Illnesses), Volume 2.

 【Ingredients】

Poria (Fu Ling), Dried Tangerine Peel (Chen Pi), Angelica Sinensis (Dang Gui), Asparagus Root (Tian Men Dong), Ophiopogon Root (Mai Men Dong), Scutellaria Root (Huang Qin), Licorice Root (Gan Cao), Platycodon Root (Jie Geng), Fritillaria Bulb (Bei Mu), Mulberry Bark (Sang Bai Pi), Gardenia Fruit (Shan Zhi Zi), Apricot Kernel (Xing Ren), Schisandra Fruit (Wu Wei Zi), Fresh Ginger (Sheng Jiang), Jujube (Da Zao), Bamboo Shavings (Zhu Ru)
(16 ingredients)

 【Categorization by Function】

<Blood Tonifying>: Angelica Sinensis (Dang Gui)

<Yin Tonifying/Nourishing Yin>: Asparagus Root (Tian Men Dong)、Ophiopogon Root (Mai Men Dong)

<Regulating Qi>: Dried Tangerine Peel (Chen Pi)

<Spleen Tonifying/Supplementing Middle Jiao>: Licorice Root (Gan Cao)、Jujube (Da Zao)

<Clearing Heat & Drying Dampness>: Scutellaria Root (Huang Qin)

<Acrid-Warm Exterior-Releasing>: Fresh Ginger (Sheng Jiang)

<Spleen Tonifying & Water-Draining>: Poria (Fu Ling)

<Resolving Phlegm>: Bamboo Shavings (Zhu Ru)、Platycodon Root (Jie Geng)、Fritillaria Bulb (Bei Mu)

<Astringent>: Schisandra Fruit (Wu Wei Zi)

<Clearing Heat & Draining Fire>: Gardenia Fruit (Shan Zhi Zi)

<Relieving Cough & Calming Asthma>: Apricot Kernel (Xing Ren)、Mulberry Bark (Sang Bai Pi)

【Formula Explanation】

《Han Dian》: This formula has a complex composition. Asparagus Root (Tian Men Dong), Ophiopogon Root (Mai Men Dong), Schisandra Fruit (Wu Wei Zi), etc., moisturize the lungs, clear lung heat, and moisten dry phlegm, making it easier to expectorate. Fritillaria Bulb (Bei Mu), Apricot Kernel (Xing Ren), Mulberry Bark (Sang Bai Pi), Platycodon Root (Jie Geng), Dried Tangerine Peel (Chen Pi), Poria (Fu Ling), etc., assist in resolving phlegm. Scutellaria Root (Huang Qin) and Gardenia Fruit (Shan Zhi Zi) primarily reduce heat in the chest. Angelica Sinensis (Dang Gui) and Licorice Root (Gan Cao) nourish the blood and alleviate rebellious Qi. Although the symptoms treated by this formula are similar to those for <a href='https://whatsintcm.com/dt_articles/Ophiopogon Root (Mai Men Dong) Decoction/’>Ophiopogon Root (Mai Men Dong) Decoction, the difficulty in expectorating phlegm is not as severe as the intense thirst in Ophiopogon Root (Mai Men Dong)‘s indications, and the phlegm is more abundant, with less severe rebellious Qi.

 【Functions】

Clearing lung heat, resolving phlegm, relieving cough.

 【Therapeutic Actions】

All types of cough, especially those with abundant phlegm in the upper jiao, persistent severe cough with copious, thick, sticky phlegm that is difficult to expectorate, and chronic intractable cough.

 【Indications】

Chronic bronchitis, chronic pharyngitis, pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis, bronchiectasis, bronchial asthma, cardiac asthma, and other related conditions.

 【Mnemonic】

<Blood Tonifying, Yin Nourishing, Spleen Tonifying>: Gui (Angelica Sinensis) Er Dong (Asparagus Root, Ophiopogon Root) San Zuo Fu (Licorice Root, Jujube, Poria). <Clearing Heat>: Zhi (Gardenia Fruit) Qin (Scutellaria Root). <Regulating Qi, Resolving Phlegm, Relieving Cough, Astringent>: Chen (Dried Tangerine Peel) Ru (Bamboo Shavings) Jie (Platycodon Root) Bei (Fritillaria Bulb) Wu (Schisandra Fruit) Sang (Mulberry Bark) Xing (Apricot Kernel). Mnemonic Phrase: “Er Dong San Zuo Gui Jia, Zhi Qin Fu Qing Fei Hua Tan Zhi Ke Yao.” (Roughly: “The two Dongs and three assistants return home, just diligently take the Clear Lung, Phlegm-resolving, Cough-relieving medicine.”)

 【Modifications】

(1) For acute asthma, add Perilla Fruit (Su Zi), remove Asparagus Root (Tian Men Dong).(2) For phlegm that is difficult to expectorate, add Fructus Trichosanthis (Gua Lou), Immature Bitter Orange (Zhi Shi), Bamboo Juice (Zhu Li), remove Schisandra Fruit (Wu Wei Zi);(3) For cough with acute asthma, add Perilla Fruit (Su Zi), Bamboo Juice (Zhu Li), remove Platycodon Root (Jie Geng);(4) For phlegm-fire cough with red face, fever, and reddish phlegm, add Peony Root (Shao Yao), Rehmannia Root (Sheng Di Huang), Purple Flower (Zi Hua), Donkey-hide Gelatin (E Jiao), Bamboo Juice (Zhu Li), remove Schisandra Fruit (Wu Wei Zi), Apricot Kernel (Xing Ren), Fritillaria Bulb (Bei Mu), Platycodon Root (Jie Geng);(5) For chronic cough with profuse spontaneous sweating, add Atractylodes Root (Bai Zhu), Peony Root (Shao Yao), Rehmannia Root (Sheng Di Huang), remove Platycodon Root (Jie Geng), Fritillaria Bulb (Bei Mu), Apricot Kernel (Xing Ren);(6) For chronic cough with throat obstruction and unclear voice, add Peppermint (Bo He), Rehmannia Root (Sheng Di Huang), Purple Flower (Zi Hua), Bamboo Juice (Zhu Li), remove Fritillaria Bulb (Bei Mu), Apricot Kernel (Xing Ren), Schisandra Fruit (Wu Wei Zi);(7) For cough with abundant phlegm, add Atractylodes Root (Bai Zhu), Inula Flower (Jin Fei Cao), remove Platycodon Root (Jie Geng), Scutellaria Root (Huang Qin), Apricot Kernel (Xing Ren);(8) For cough with body heat, add Bupleurum Root (Chai Hu);(9) For cough with fever in the afternoon to evening, add Anemarrhena Rhizome (Zhi Mu), Phellodendron Bark (Huang Bai), Rehmannia Root (Sheng Di Huang), Peony Root (Shao Yao), Bamboo Juice (Zhu Li), remove Scutellaria Root (Huang Qin), Apricot Kernel (Xing Ren);(10) For cough with phlegm nodules and costal pain, add White Mustard Seed (Bai Jie Zi), Fructus Trichosanthis (Gua Lou), Immature Bitter Orange (Zhi Shi), Amomum Fruit (Sha Ren), Aucklandia Root (Mu Xiang), Fennel Fruit (Xiao Hui Xiang), Bamboo Juice (Zhu Li), a little Ginger Juice (Jiang Zhi), remove Fritillaria Bulb (Bei Mu), Apricot Kernel (Xing Ren), Gardenia Fruit (Shan Zhi Zi), also add Bupleurum Root (Chai Hu) as a guiding herb.