Formulas: Stop Cough and Wheezing

Question 1

Ding Chuan Tang/Arrest Wheezing Decoction

Answer 1

• External wind cold with internal phlegm heat causing wheezing.
• Important asthma formula
• Disseminates and redirects the Lung qi, arrests wheezing, clears heat, and transforms phlegm
• Ginko seed (Chao Bai Guo)
• Coughing and wheezing with copious, thick, and yellow sputum, labored breathing, a greasy, yellow tongue coating, and a slippery, rapid pulse. There may also be simultaneous fever and chills.

Question 2

Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang/Perilla Fruit Decoction for Directing Qi Downward

Answer 2

• Directs rebellious qi downward, arrests wheezing, stops coughing, and transforms phlegm-cold
• Excess above (Phlegm Cold in the Lungs) with deficiency below (Kidneys unable to grasp lung qi). Wheezing, SOB, watery sputum, difficult inhale
• Coughing and wheezing with watery, copious sputum, a stifling sensation in the chest and diaphragm, shortness of breath marked by relatively labored inhalation and smooth exhalation, and a white tongue coating that is either slippery or greasy. There may also be pain and weakness of the lower back and legs, edema of the extremities, and fatigue.

Question 3

Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Tang/Inula and Hematite Decoction

Answer 3

• Hiccup and belching
• Directs rebellious qi downward, transforms phlegm, augment the qi and harmonizes the Stomach
• Belching with phlegm turbidity and qi xu in Middle jiao and Liver attacking the stomach. Phlegm is present, but no heat.
• This is phlegm turbidity obstructing the interior together with weak, deficient ST qi.