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| Health Benefits |
| For: COPD |
| Atributes: |
| Constituents: |
| Products |
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Powder |
Granules |
Powder |
Pills |
| Category: Tonify Qi ⌕ |
| Source: Yong Lei Ling Fang |
| Actions: Tonify Lung Qi • Stop cough and wheezing |
| Diagnosis |
| Tongue: pale Pulse: weak Other: |
| Patterns: Lung Qi Deficiency |
| Indications: Cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest restlessness, floating weak pulse, COPD[Song] |
| Contraindications: phlegm heat, Spleen deficiency with loose stools |
| Description |
| Name Variations: Bu Fei Tang , 补肺汤, Tonify the Lung Decoction, |
| Herb List: Ren Shen(K) • Huang Qi(K) • Zi Wan(M) • Sang Bai Pi(M) • Shu Di Huang(A) • Wu Wei Zi(A) |
| Commentary: Because it's deficiency, it's suitable to bind and astringe the cough. |
| Related Formulas: |
| Herbs |
Cat/Dosage |
Actions |
Attributes |
| Ren Shen • Ginseng • 人参 ♠ |
Tonify Qi
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Tonify yuan qi • Tonify lung qi • Tonify heart qi • Calms Shen • Stop thirst • Helps impotence • Treats qi collapse • Tonify Spleen • Generate fluid • Stop thirst • Strengthen anti-pathogenic qi • Can go to all 5 zang organsUnlike Huang Qi, Ren Shen is adaptogenic and may be used by people with autoimmune disorders. |
adaptogen • anti-aging • anticoagulant • antiplatelet • antioxidant • antiplatelet • immunity booster • anti-inflammatory • antidepressant • hepatoprotective • stimulant |
| Huang Qi • Astragalus • 黄芪 ♠ |
Tonify Qi
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Tonify Spleen Qi • Tonify protective qi • Tonify Lung Qi • Tonify Qi to move blood • Raise stomach yang qi • Improve urination • Relief Edema • Discharge pus • Generate fleshSheng - to dry damp • Chao - to tonify Spleen, stop sweating, calm fetus • Chao jiao - to stop diarrhea |
Antioxidant • Immune System Booster • Diuretic • Anti-aging • Hypoglycemic • Hypotensive • Hepatoprotective |
| Zi Wan • Purple Aster Root • 紫菀♥ |
Phlegm Cough + Wheezing |
Moisten Lung • Stop cough • Resolve phlegmHerb pair: Kuan Dong Hua/ Zi Wan; Zi Wan more effective at resolving phlegm |
antineoplastic, antibiotic, mild antitussive |
| Sang Bai Pi • Mulberry Root Bark • 桑白皮♥ |
Phlegm Cough + Wheezing |
Drain Lung heat • Stop cough & wheezing • Promote urination • Reduce edemaSang Ye: Expel W-H • Sang Zhi: Dispel W-D-H • Sang Ji Sheng: Dispel W-D & strengthen bones and tendons • Sheng Sang Bai Pi -edema • Mi Zhi Sang Bai Pi - deficient cough |
diuretic, antibiotic, analgesic, hypotensive, antitussive, antipyretic, sedative |
| Shu Di Huang • Rehmannia • 熟地黄 ♣ |
Tonify Blood |
Tonify blood • Nourish Yin • Tonify essence • Nourish bloodDao Di: He Nan • Cloying in nature |
Immune system booster • coagulant • antidiabetic • hepatoprotective • hypotensive • anti-aging • antioxidant • antihistamine • emmenagogue |
| Wu Wei Zi • Schisandra Fruit • 五味⼦ ♣ |
Stabilize + Bind |
Generate fluid • Tonify Kidney to grasp Qi • Tonify Lung Qi • Binds essence • Nourish heart • Calm Shen • Stop sweating • Stop diarrhea |
antibiotic • gastrointestinal • hypotensive or hypertensive • immunostimulant • hepatoprotective • CNS stimulant |
| ♠ King/Chief ♥ Minister/Deputy ♣ Assistant ♦ Envoy |
| Directions: |
| Modifications |
For |
| + Nan Sha Shen + Yu Zhu + Bai He |
Severe Lung Yin deficiency 31 |
| + Kuan Dong Hua + Su Zi |
Cold phlegm accumulation 31 |
| + Bie Jie + Qin Jiao + Di Gu Pi |
Hot flashes, night sweats 31 |
| + Ma Huang Gen + Mu Li |
Spontaneous sweating 31 |
| Caution |
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ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Ren Shen: Blood thinner medication • Diabetes medication • Blood pressure medication • Caffeine • Yin deficiency • Stagnant fire • Hypertension • Bleeding disorders • Pain in chest • Excess heat
Huang Qi: Autoimmune diseases • Exterior excess • Qi stagnation • Damp obstruction • Food stagnation • Yin deficiency
Zi Wan: cough from excess heat or Yin deficiency fire
Sang Bai Pi: Polyuria • Wind Cold cough, Lung Cold cough
Shu Di Huang: Cloying • Pregnancy • Spleen and/or Stomach deficiency • Stagnant phlegm • Stagnant qi
Wu Wei Zi: exterior pathogen presence, interior excess heat, early stage rash |
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