Chapter 15治燥剂 Formulas for dryness
1. 轻宣外燥Formulas that disperse the external dryness
杏苏散 Xing Su San
Wen Bing Tiao Bian
Ingredients:
Zi Su Ye (folium perillae frutescentis)…6g
Qian Hu (radix peucedani)…6g
Xing Ren (semen pruni armeniacae)…6g
Jie Geng (radix platycodi grandiflori)…6g
Zhi Ke (fructus citri aurantii)…6g
Chen Pi ( pericarpium citri reticulatae)…6g
Fu Ling (sclerotium poriae cocos)…6g
Ban Xia (rhizome pinelliae ternatae)…6g
Sheng Jiang (rhizoma zingiberis officinalis recens)…6g
Da Zao (fructus zizyphi jujubae)…2 pieces
Gan Cao (radix glycyrrhizae uralensis)…3g
Actions: gently disperses cool-dryness, disperses Lung Qi, transforms Phlegm-fluids
Indications: Headache and chills without sweating, cough with scanty sputum, stuffy nose and dry throat, dry white tongue coat, wiry pulse.
桑杏汤Sang Xing Tang
Wen Bing Tiao Bian
Ingredients:
Sang Ye (folium mori albae)…3g
Zhi Zi (fructus gardeniae jasminoidis)…3g
Dan Dou Chi (semen sojae praeparata)…3g
Xing Ren (semen pruni armeniacae)…4.5g
Zhe Bei Mu (bulbus fritillariae thunbergii)…3g
Sha Shen (radix adenophorae seu glehniae)…6g
Li Pi (fructus pyri)…3g
Actions: clears & disperses warm dryness
Indications: moderate fever, headache, dry cough, thirst, red with dry tongue coat, floating rapid pulse.
清燥救肺汤 Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang
Yi Men Fa Lu
Ingredients:
Sang Ye (folium mori albae)…9g
Shi Gao (gypsum)…8g
Mai Men Dong (tuber ophiopogonis japonici)…6g
E Jiao (gelatinum corii asini)…4g (dissolve in strained decoction)
Hei Zhi Ma (semen sesami indici)…3g
Xing Ren (semen pruni armeniacae)…2g
Pi Pa Ye (honey fried folium eriobotryae japonicae)…3g
Ren Shen (radix ginseng)…3g
Gan Cao (radix glycyrrhizae uralensis)…3g
Actions: clears dryness, moistens Lungs
Indications: fever, dry cough, wheezing, dry parched throat and nose, headache, chest fullness, thirst, irritability, Dry tongue with no coat, weak rapid pulse.
2. 滋阴润燥 Formulas that nourish and moisten internal dryness
养阴清肺汤 Yang Yin Qing Fei Tang
Chong Lou Yu Yao
Ingredients:
Sheng Di Huang (radix rehmanniae glutinosae)…6g
Xuan Shen (radix scrophulariae ningpoensis)…4.5g
Mai Men Dong (tuber ophiopogonis japonici)…3.6g
Bai Shao (dry fried radix paeoniae lactiflorae)…2.4g
Mu Dan Pi (cortex moutan radicis)…2.4g
Bai Mu (bulbus fritillariae)…2.4g
Bo He (herba menthae haplocalycis)…1.5g
Gan Cao (radix glycyrrhizae uralensis)…1.5g
Actions: nourishes Yin, clears Lungs, resolve toxicity
Indications: diphtheria-- white covering or membrane in the throat that is difficult to scrape off, sore swollen throat, dry nose and lips, fever, breathing similar to wheezing, coughing, red dry tongue, thin pulse.
麦门冬汤 Mai Men Dong Tang
Jin Gui Yao Lue
Ingredients:
Mai Men Dong (tuber ophiopogonis japonici)…18g
Ren Shen (radix ginseng)…6g
Ban Xia (rhizoma pinelliae ternatae)…9g
Geng Mi (non-glutinous rice)…15g
Da Zao (fructus ziziyphi jujubae)…12 pieces
Gan Cao (radix glycyrrhizae uralensis)…6g
Actions: nourishes Lung and Stomach Yin, generates fluid, directs rebel Qi downwards
Indications:
1. Lung atrophy---Heat from Stomach deficiency scorches the Lung Yin (mother son relationship), cough and spitting scanty saliva, wheezing, shortness of breath,
2. Stomach Yin deficiency---dry mouth, throat, lips, cankers, bad breath, red tongue with scanty coat, thin rapid pulse.
玉液汤Yu Ye Tang
Yi Xue Zhong Zhong Can Xi Lu
Ingredients:
Shan Yao (radix dioscoreae oppositae)…30g
Huang Qi (radix astragali membranacei)…15g
Zhi Mu (radix anemarrhenae asphodeloidis)…18g
Tian Hua Fen (radix trichosanthis kirilowii)…9g
Ji Nei Jin (endothelium cornei gigeriae galli)…6g
Ge Gen (radix puerariae)…4.5g
Wu Wei Zi (fructus schisandrae chinensis)…9g
Actions: strengthens/regulates Qi, generates fluids, moistens dryness, relieves thirst
Indications: diabetes (wasting and thirsting disorders), excessive consistent thirst that is not quenched by drinking, frequent copious urination, fatigue, shortness of breath, thin rapid pulse.
增液汤 Zeng Ye Tang
Wen Bing Tiao Bian
Ingredients:
Xuan Shen (radix scrophulariae ningpoensis)…30g
Mai Men Dong (tuber ophiopogonis japonici)…24g
Sheng Di Huang (radix rehmanniae glutinosae)…24g
Actions: increases fluids, moisten LI dryness
Indications: constipation due to body fluids or Yin deficiency, thirst, dry red cracked tongue, slightly rapid or weak forceless pulse.
杏苏散 Xing Su San
Wen Bing Tiao Bian
Ingredients:
Zi Su Ye (folium perillae frutescentis)…6g
Qian Hu (radix peucedani)…6g
Xing Ren (semen pruni armeniacae)…6g
Jie Geng (radix platycodi grandiflori)…6g
Zhi Ke (fructus citri aurantii)…6g
Chen Pi ( pericarpium citri reticulatae)…6g
Fu Ling (sclerotium poriae cocos)…6g
Ban Xia (rhizome pinelliae ternatae)…6g
Sheng Jiang (rhizoma zingiberis officinalis recens)…6g
Da Zao (fructus zizyphi jujubae)…2 pieces
Gan Cao (radix glycyrrhizae uralensis)…3g
Actions: gently disperses cool-dryness, disperses Lung Qi, transforms Phlegm-fluids
Indications: Headache and chills without sweating, cough with scanty sputum, stuffy nose and dry throat, dry white tongue coat, wiry pulse.
桑杏汤Sang Xing Tang
Wen Bing Tiao Bian
Ingredients:
Sang Ye (folium mori albae)…3g
Zhi Zi (fructus gardeniae jasminoidis)…3g
Dan Dou Chi (semen sojae praeparata)…3g
Xing Ren (semen pruni armeniacae)…4.5g
Zhe Bei Mu (bulbus fritillariae thunbergii)…3g
Sha Shen (radix adenophorae seu glehniae)…6g
Li Pi (fructus pyri)…3g
Actions: clears & disperses warm dryness
Indications: moderate fever, headache, dry cough, thirst, red with dry tongue coat, floating rapid pulse.
清燥救肺汤 Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang
Yi Men Fa Lu
Ingredients:
Sang Ye (folium mori albae)…9g
Shi Gao (gypsum)…8g
Mai Men Dong (tuber ophiopogonis japonici)…6g
E Jiao (gelatinum corii asini)…4g (dissolve in strained decoction)
Hei Zhi Ma (semen sesami indici)…3g
Xing Ren (semen pruni armeniacae)…2g
Pi Pa Ye (honey fried folium eriobotryae japonicae)…3g
Ren Shen (radix ginseng)…3g
Gan Cao (radix glycyrrhizae uralensis)…3g
Actions: clears dryness, moistens Lungs
Indications: fever, dry cough, wheezing, dry parched throat and nose, headache, chest fullness, thirst, irritability, Dry tongue with no coat, weak rapid pulse.
2. 滋阴润燥 Formulas that nourish and moisten internal dryness
养阴清肺汤 Yang Yin Qing Fei Tang
Chong Lou Yu Yao
Ingredients:
Sheng Di Huang (radix rehmanniae glutinosae)…6g
Xuan Shen (radix scrophulariae ningpoensis)…4.5g
Mai Men Dong (tuber ophiopogonis japonici)…3.6g
Bai Shao (dry fried radix paeoniae lactiflorae)…2.4g
Mu Dan Pi (cortex moutan radicis)…2.4g
Bai Mu (bulbus fritillariae)…2.4g
Bo He (herba menthae haplocalycis)…1.5g
Gan Cao (radix glycyrrhizae uralensis)…1.5g
Actions: nourishes Yin, clears Lungs, resolve toxicity
Indications: diphtheria-- white covering or membrane in the throat that is difficult to scrape off, sore swollen throat, dry nose and lips, fever, breathing similar to wheezing, coughing, red dry tongue, thin pulse.
麦门冬汤 Mai Men Dong Tang
Jin Gui Yao Lue
Ingredients:
Mai Men Dong (tuber ophiopogonis japonici)…18g
Ren Shen (radix ginseng)…6g
Ban Xia (rhizoma pinelliae ternatae)…9g
Geng Mi (non-glutinous rice)…15g
Da Zao (fructus ziziyphi jujubae)…12 pieces
Gan Cao (radix glycyrrhizae uralensis)…6g
Actions: nourishes Lung and Stomach Yin, generates fluid, directs rebel Qi downwards
Indications:
1. Lung atrophy---Heat from Stomach deficiency scorches the Lung Yin (mother son relationship), cough and spitting scanty saliva, wheezing, shortness of breath,
2. Stomach Yin deficiency---dry mouth, throat, lips, cankers, bad breath, red tongue with scanty coat, thin rapid pulse.
玉液汤Yu Ye Tang
Yi Xue Zhong Zhong Can Xi Lu
Ingredients:
Shan Yao (radix dioscoreae oppositae)…30g
Huang Qi (radix astragali membranacei)…15g
Zhi Mu (radix anemarrhenae asphodeloidis)…18g
Tian Hua Fen (radix trichosanthis kirilowii)…9g
Ji Nei Jin (endothelium cornei gigeriae galli)…6g
Ge Gen (radix puerariae)…4.5g
Wu Wei Zi (fructus schisandrae chinensis)…9g
Actions: strengthens/regulates Qi, generates fluids, moistens dryness, relieves thirst
Indications: diabetes (wasting and thirsting disorders), excessive consistent thirst that is not quenched by drinking, frequent copious urination, fatigue, shortness of breath, thin rapid pulse.
增液汤 Zeng Ye Tang
Wen Bing Tiao Bian
Ingredients:
Xuan Shen (radix scrophulariae ningpoensis)…30g
Mai Men Dong (tuber ophiopogonis japonici)…24g
Sheng Di Huang (radix rehmanniae glutinosae)…24g
Actions: increases fluids, moisten LI dryness
Indications: constipation due to body fluids or Yin deficiency, thirst, dry red cracked tongue, slightly rapid or weak forceless pulse.
