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Ophiopogon Decoction
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Ophiopogonis Radix; Pinelliae Rhizoma; Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma; Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma; Oryza Sativa L; Jujubae Fructus
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Clears and nourishes the lung and stomach, directs counterflow downward and lowers qi.
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Mai Men Dong Tang is indicated for lung wei (lung atrophy) due to deficiency-heat. The symptoms are coughing, labored breathing, throat discomfort, sputum that is difficult to expectorate, coughing up or spitting saliva, dry mouth and throat, feverish feeling in the palms and soles. The tongue is red with scanty tongue coating, and the pulse is deficient and rapid. Mai Men Dong Tang is also indicated for stomach yin deficiency with vomiting, poor appetite, hiccup, thirst, dry throat. The tongue is red with scanty tongue coating, and the pulse is deficient and rapid.
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26
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Ephedra Decoction
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Ephedrae Herba; Cinnamomi Ramulus; Armeniacae Semen Amarum; Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma
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Induces sweating to release the exterior, diffuses the lung to calm labored breathing.
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Ma Huang Tang is indicated for an externally contracted wind-cold exterior-excess pattern. The symptoms are aversion to cold, headache, generalized body pain, absence of sweating, and labored breathing. The tongue coating is thin and white, and the pulse is superficial and tight.
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27
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Phragmites Stem Decoction
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Caulis Phragmites/Phragmites Rhizoma; Coicis Semen; Semen Benincasae; Persicae Semen
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Clears lung heat, dissolves phlegm, expels stasis, and dissipates masses.
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This formula is indicated for lung abscesses, and patterns of accumulation and obstruction of heat toxins, binding of phlegm, and blood stasis. The symptoms are coughing with profuse phlegm, coughing or spitting up of foul smelling pus and blood, dull pain in the chest, a red tongue with a greasy yellow coating, and a slippery, rapid pulse.
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28
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Phlegm-Removing Pill
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Rhei Radix et Rhizoma; Scutellariae Radix; Chlorite-schist; Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum
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Drains heat and expels phlegm.
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Gun Tan Wan is used to treat patterns of excess heat and obstinate phlegm. Such patterns manifest many symptoms including mania and palpitations due to fright, severe palpitations and fainting, coughing and panting while expectorating thick phlegm, vertigo and tinnitus, nodules around the neck, wriggling of the mouth and eyes, insomnia or strange dreams, sudden pain of the joints, vexation and stuffiness due to sighing and choking, and constipation. The tongue coating is yellow and thick and the pulse is slippery, rapid and powerful.
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