🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Chinese Herbal Prescription (I)
【Differential Diagnosis】Phlegm-dampness with wheezing and cough.
【Therapeutic Principle】Promote lung function, resolve phlegm, relieve asthma, and stop cough.
【Formula Name】Qing Chuan Decoction.
【Composition】Fried Ephedra 9g, Fine Cinnamon 9g, Belamcanda 9g, Raw Gypsum 24g, Schisandra 9g, Fried Licorice 9g, Pinellia 9g.
【Usage】Decoct in water, take one dose daily, divided into three times per day.
【Source】Su Li Fang.
Chinese Herbal Prescription (II)
【Differential Diagnosis】Phlegm-fire invading the lung, obstruction of lung orifices, failure of lung to descend.
【Therapeutic Principle】Clear heat, resolve phlegm, promote lung function, and regulate qi.
【Formula Name】Jiawei Qianhu Decoction.
【Composition】Qianhu 12g, Apricot Kernel 9g, Mulberry Leaf 12g, Anemarrhena 12g, Ophiopogon 9g, Scutellaria 9g, Honeysuckle 15g, Winter Flower 15g, Loquat Leaf 12g, Platycodon 9g, Licorice 6g.
【Usage】Decoct in water, take one dose daily, divided into two times per day.
【Source】Zheng Qiao Fang.
Chinese Herbal Prescription (III)
【Differential Diagnosis】Deficiency of both lung and spleen, phlegm-dampness obstructing the lung.
【Therapeutic Principle】Resolve phlegm, expel fluid, descend qi, relieve asthma, and tonify lung and spleen simultaneously.
【Formula Name】Ma Xing Er San Decoction.
【Composition】Fried Ephedra 10g, Apricot Kernel 10g, Tangerine Red 12g, Pinellia 10g, Poria 15g, Sichuan Hemp Seed 10g, Radish Seed 10g, White Mustard Seed 6g, Tea Leaves 6g, Chebulic Myrobalan 6g, Licorice 5g.
【Usage】Decoct in water, take one dose daily, divided into two times per day; for severe cases, take 1.5 doses daily, divided into three times per day.
【Source】Jiao Shude Fang.
Chinese Herbal Prescription (IV)
【Differential Diagnosis】Phlegm turbidity congesting the lung, failure of lung to descend.
【Therapeutic Principle】Regulate qi, descend counterflow, resolve phlegm, and aid digestion.
【Formula Name】Qi Zi Ding Chuan Decoction.
【Composition】Semen Descurainiae 10g, Radish Seed 9g, Xanthium Fruit 8g, Schisandra 5g, Vitex Fruit 9g, White Mustard Seed 8g, Perilla Seed 9g.
【Usage】Wrap in cloth, decoct in water, take one dose daily, divided into two times per day.
【Source】Tan Yichang Fang.
【Source】Secret Chinese Herbal Formulas Collection (Asthma)