【Source】

Zheng Zong of Surgery

 【Composition】

Magnolia Flower, Lily Bulb, Anemarrhena Rhizome, Scutellaria Root, Gypsum Fibrosum, Ophiopogon Tuber, Gardenia Fruit Fruit, Loquat Leaf, Licorice Root, Cimicifuga Rhizome
(10)

 【Category】

<Nourishing Yin>: Ophiopogon Tuber

<Tonifying Spleen and Middle-Jiao>: Licorice Root

<Releasing Exterior with Pungent and Cool>: Cimicifuga Rhizome

<Clearing Heat and Drying Dampness>: Scutellaria Root

<Releasing Exterior with Pungent and Warm>: Magnolia Flower

<Clearing Heat and Purging Fire>: Anemarrhena Rhizome, Gypsum Fibrosum, Gardenia Fruit Fruit

<Stopping Cough and Calming Asthma>: Loquat Leaf, Lily Bulb

【Formula Explanation】

Compound prescription: The formula contains Scutellaria Root, Gardenia Fruit Fruit, Gypsum Fibrosum, Anemarrhena Rhizome, and Mulberry Bark to clear lung and stomach heat. Magnolia Flower, Loquat Leaf, and Cimicifuga Rhizome disperse lung qi and open nasal passages. Lily Bulb and Ophiopogon Tuber nourish yin and clear the lungs.

 【Functions】

Clear lung heat, open orifices, disperse stagnation, and moisten dryness.

 【Efficacy】

Lung heat with nasal congestion, clear nasal discharge, nasal polyps.

 【Indications】

Nasal obstruction, nasal polyposis, hypertrophic rhinitis, suppurative rhinitis.

 【Mnemonics】

Exterior releasing: Magnolia Flower, Cimicifuga Rhizome. Heat clearing: Gardenia Fruit Fruit, Gypsum Fibrosum, Anemarrhena Rhizome, Scutellaria Root. Cough stopping: Lily Bulb, Loquat Leaf. Yi Ma Zhi Gao Mu Qin Bai Ye Mai Cao (Magnolia, Cimicifuga, Gardenia, Gypsum, Anemarrhena, Scutellaria, Lily, Ophiopogon, Licorice).