Formulas: Dry Phlegm

Question 1

Mai Men Dong Tang/Ophiopognis Decoction

Answer 1

• enrich yin and moisten dryness
• Lung atrophy due to heat
• benefits ST, very good at generating fluids
• dry heaves
• SHL formula
• nourish/protect stomach fluids, protect from dryness, direct rebellious qi down

Question 2

Xing Su San/Apricot Kernal and Perilla Leaf Powder

Answer 2

very descending, upward rebellion of LU and ST qi, cough, wheezing, asthma, bronchitis, nausea and vomiting

Question 3

Fritillaria and Trichosanthes Powder/Bei Mu Gua Lou San

Answer 3

• moistens lungs, clear heat, regulate qi, transform phlegm
• cough with deep-seated phlegm that is difficult to expectorate
• dryness damaging Lungs
• hot phlegm in the Lungs with damage to the fluids

Question 4

Lily Bulb Decoction to Preserve Metal/Bai He Gu Jin Tang

Answer 4

• chronic yin xu cough w/internal dryness
• tonify yin, stop cough and transform phlegm with yin deficiency; after lung condition with lingering dry cough and irritation/restlessness, worse at night, root is KI yin deficiency
• internal dryness of LU, w/yin xu
• constitutional yin xu with wind-heat invasion causing more heat than dryness
• agitation from heat

Question 5

Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang/Clear Dryness and Rescue the Lungs Decoction

Answer 5

• very sweet, very moistening to lung
• warm dryness, more damage to qi and yin
• deeper level of heat but still considered a surface condition

Question 6

Morus Leaves and Prunes Armenica Decoction/Sang Xing Tang

Answer 6

• disperse dryness and moisten dryness
• “warm dryness” formula (EPF)
• moderate fever, headache, thirst, dry hacking cough, floating rapid pulse
• external condition typical in late summer/early fall

Question 7

Nourish Yin and Clear Lung Decoction/Yang Yin Qing Fei Tang

Answer 7

• benefits the throat, clears toxic heat in the throat
• enrich yin and moisten dryness
• diphtheria, white coating on throat, toxic heat component, coughing w/blood in sputum (heat in the blood)

Question 8

signs and symptoms of dry phlegm

Answer 8

pulse will tend to be thin and slippery and the tongue coating with be thick but dry
-viscous sticky phlegm that is hard to expectorate, dry mouth, dry throat, horse voice

Question 9

Etiology of Dry Phlegm

Answer 9

• external invasion of wind-dryness happening in Fall
• fire can also be cause
• desert environment
• emotions can damage body fluids by creating heat