Decoction for Clearing the Lungs and Resolving Phlegm

Decoction for Clearing the Lungs and Resolving Phlegm,Heat invades the lungs, causing a dry and sore throat, hot breath exhaled from the nose, coughing and wheezing with upper chest congestion; in severe cases, hoarseness and hemoptysis may occur, with phlegm that is difficult to cough up, yellow in color, and thick.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Clearing the Lungs and Resolving Phlegm

Chinese Name : 清肺化痰汤

Drug Formulation

Gardenia, Scutellaria baicalensis (light-colored), Anemarrhena, Fritillaria, Ophiopogon, Mulberry Bark, Platycodon, Poria, Tangerine Peel, Trichosanthes Seed, Licorice.

Source

*Treatise on Wind-Induced Consumption and Abdominal Distension*.

Benefits

Heat invades the lungs, causing a dry and sore throat, hot breath exhaled from the nose, coughing and wheezing with upper chest congestion; in severe cases, hoarseness and hemoptysis may occur, with phlegm that is difficult to cough up, yellow in color, and thick.

Decoction for Clearing the Lungs and Resolving Phlegm,*Treatise on Wind-Induced Consumption and Abdominal Distension*.,Heat invades the lungs, causing a dry and sore throat, hot breath exhaled from the nose, coughing and wheezing with upper chest congestion; in severe cases, hoarseness and hemoptysis may occur, with phlegm that is difficult to cough up, yellow in color, and thick.

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