formulas that treat dryness

Question 1

Xing Su San
Apricot kernal and Perilla leaf powder

Answer 1

Er zian tang (chen pi, fu ling, zhi ban xia, gan cao) plus ze su ye, xing ren, qian hu, zhi ke and jie geng,da zao, sheng jiang

only cold herbs - zhi ke and qian hu, everything else acrid and warm
xing ren only fluid generator

revives and moves, cause of dryness is stagnation. not yin xu, qi stag, outder half
also treats wind cold

LU SP ST

Question 2

Sang Xing Tang, Mulberry Leaf and Apricot Kernal decoction

Answer 2

Sang Ye, Zhi Zi, Dan Dou Chi, Xing Ren, Zhe Bei Mu, Sha Shen, Li Pi (pear)

mostly cool bitter except warn xing ren
draining down
every herb enters LU
fall autumn dryness

Question 3

qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang - eliminate dryness, rescue LU

Answer 3

Sang Ye, Shi Gao, Mai Men Dong, E Jiao, Chao Hei Zhi Ma, Xing Ren, Mi Zhi Pi Pa Ye, Ren Shen, Gan Cao

Yin Tonics, sweet & cloying (all sweet except xing ren)

he zhi ma doesnt enter lung

formula moistens lu and clears dryness

Question 4

Sha Shen Mai Men Dong Tang

Answer 4

Sha Shen, Mai Men Dong, Yu Zhu, Sang Yu, Tian Hua Fen, Bian Dou, Gan Cao

no warm or acrid herbs, all sweet and bitter

all enter LU except Bian Dou

Clears and nourishes LU ST, milder yin deficiency vs Xing Zao Jiu Fei Tang