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Decoction for Reversing Collapse and Nourishing the Lungs

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Decoction for Reversing Collapse and Nourishing the Lungs,Chronic cough, spitting red phlegm, profuse night sweats, intestinal rumbling with diarrhea, and fever in the afternoon.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Reversing Collapse and Nourishing the Lungs

Chinese Name : 转逆养肺汤

Drug Formulation

5 qian of White Peony Root, 3 qian of Ophiopogon Tuber, 3 qian of Poria, 2 qian of Scrophularia Root, 5 qian of Prepared Rehmannia Root, 5 qian of Cornus Fruit, 2 qian of Northern Schisandra Berry, 2 qian of Plantain Seed, 3 qian of Lycium Bark, 3 qian of Moutan Bark, 1 qian of Achyranthes Root, 0.5 fen of Polygonum Multiflorum, and 1 qian of Fritillaria Bulb.

Source

From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 4.

Benefits

Chronic cough, spitting red phlegm, profuse night sweats, intestinal rumbling with diarrhea, and fever in the afternoon.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally. After taking 10 doses, the patient’s vital energy improved; after another 10 doses, the phlegm turned white; and after yet another 10 doses, the diarrhea ceased and the bowel sounds subsided.

Decoction for Reversing Collapse and Nourishing the Lungs,From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 4.,Chronic cough, spitting red phlegm, profuse night sweats, intestinal rumbling with diarrhea, and fever in the afternoon.

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