Author: Zong Xiao-Fan and Gary Liscum
Year: 1996
Source: Chinese Medicinal Teas
Category: Formulas that Dispel Phlegm
Pattern: Cough due to Phlegm-Heat and Dryness in the Lungs
Key Symptoms: Cough with profuse sticky tenacious phlegm that is difficult to expectorate
Ingredients
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Ju Hong
| 3-6g | |
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Pinyin: Ju Hong
Chinese: 橘红
Pharmaceutical: Exocarpium Citri Rubrum
English: Outermost Red Tangerine Peel |
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Tastes: Pungent, bitter, warm
Meridians Entered: Lung and Spleen |
Actions & Indications:
- Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle and relieves the diaphragm
Spleen/Stomach Qi Stagnation with epigastric or abdominal distention, fullness, bloating, belching, nausea and vomiting
- Dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm
Phlegm-Damp Obstructs the Lung with coughing, a stifling sensation in the chest and/or diaphragm and copious, viscous sputum
Turbid Damp Obstructs the Middle with a stifling sensation in the chest, abdominal distention, anorexia, fatigue, loose stools and a thick, greasy tongue coat
- Helps prevent Stagnation from tonic herbs
Tonic herbs causing Stagnation
- Descends Qi
Qi Rebellion
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Standard Dosage: 3-9g in decoction.
Cautions: It is contraindicated for yin deficiency with dry cough and qi deficiency. |
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Cha Ye
| 4.5g | | |
Pinyin: Cha Ye
Chinese: 茶叶
Pharmaceutical: Camelliae sinensis folium
Taxonomy: Camilla sinensis
English: Tea Leaves |
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Tastes: Bitter, sweet, cold
Meridians Entered: Stomach, Heart and Lung |
Actions & Indications:
- Dispels Wind-Heat and clears the head and refreshes the mind
Dizziness and vertigo
Headache
- Alleviates Thirst and promotes urination
Agitation and thirst
Prevents the drying, dispersing and ascending nature of diaphoretic herbs from harming the body
- Resolves Food Stagnation and alleviates diarrhoea
Nausea, vomiting, indigestion and diarrhoea
Damp-Heat dysentery
Greasy Food Stagnation
Obesity
- Resolves Toxicity
Sores and boils
Topically on inflammation or hot swelling injuries (tannins are also astringent and so can stop bleeding)
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Standard Dosage: 3-12g in decoction, but usually infused or added near the end.
Cautions: Avoid in insomnia. Leave 1 hour between taking iron supplements. |
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Preparation: Place the herbs in a cup and pour in boiling water and let them soak. Place the cup in a covered pot filled with water halfway up the cup and steam the herbs in this pot for 20 minutes. Drink 1 packet per day freely as tea.
Actions: Moistens the Lungs and transforms Phlegm, rectifies the Qi and stops coughing
Notes:
While Zong and Liscum (1996) are the published source, the formulas they present are simple folk remedies and likely much older.
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Reference Notes: (click to display)
Most formulas are found in Scheid, Bensky, Ellis & Barolet (2009): Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies and Chen & Chen (2015) Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications. Others are from translations of primary sources. It is recommended that the original material is cross-referenced for mistakes and additional information.
Substitutions have been taken from Ken Lloyd & Prof. Leung (2004): Mayway UK Substitution List or the above publications and are intended as suggestions to help navigate the tight restrictions in the UK quickly. More applicable substitutions may be appropriate in specific situations.
Individual herb information has initially been sourced from TCM Wiki and American Dragon for basic data and then updated manually with my own notes.
These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted.
