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Asthma
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Western Tradition
Simples
Primary Medicines for Asthma
Pills of Agaric (Avicenna) Fox Lungs Powder (1–2 dram doses) Asthma in General Pectoral Decoction (Augustana) Decoction for Asthma (Zacharia) Decoction for Cough and Asthma (Galen) Decoction for Asthma from Crass Humors Syrup for Asthma (Wirtzung) Syrup of Coltsfoot Syrup of Hyssop (Mesue) Syrup of Horehound Compound Syrup of Calamint Syrup of Coltsfoot Compound Anti-Asthmatic Syrup (D'Aquin) Vinegar of Squill Oxymel of Squill Lohoch of Squill Lohoch of Pine Nuts (Mesue) Lohoch of Fox Lungs Lohoch for Asthma Tincture Against Asthma Asthma Powder Restorative of Nicholas (Pleres Arconticon) Electuary of Orris (Diaireos Salomonis) (Nicholas) Electuary for Asthma 1 Electuary for Asthma 2 Tragacanth Cooling Powder (Diatragacanth Frigid.) Antidote Against Asthma Pills of Agaric (Mesue) Pills of Hiera with Agaric Pills to Cleanse the Chest Hospital Pills to Cleanse the Chest (Unani) Hiera Pachii Antidotus Asthmaticus Electuarium Acharistum (Nicholas) Athanasia Greater (Nicholas) Diathamaron Magna (Nichols) Oil of the Philosophers Asthma from Phlegm-Heat Cooling Pearl Powder (Diamargariton Frigidum) Tragacanth Cooling Powder (Diatragacanth Frigidum) Haly's Powder Troches of Camphor (Nicholas) Pills of Violet (Habbe Banafsha) (Unani) Sea Buckthorn 5 (Star bu 5) (Tibetan Medicine) Asthma from Cold Restorative of Nicholas (Pleres Arconticon) Comp. Cinnamon Powder (Diacinnamonum) (Mesue) Electuary of Ginger (Diazingiber) (Nicholas) Electuary of Horehound (Diaprassium) (Nicholas) Powder of Three Pepper (Ditrion Pipereon) Diathamaron Magna (Nichols) Athanasia Greater (Nicholas) Asthma from Phlegm Infusion to Purge Phlegm more Compound Syrup for Asthma (Wirtzung) Syrup of Hyssop (Mesue) Comp. Syrup of Horehound Anti-Asthmatic Syrup (D'Aquin) Oxymel Oxymel of Squill Lohoch of Squill (Galen) Asthma Powder (Sennertus) Electuary for Asthma (Gereonis) Compound of Turbith (Avicenna) Powder to Purge Phlegm (Unani) Pills of Agaric (Avicenna) Pills to Cleanse the Chest Pills of Hiera with Agaric Pills of Violet (Habbe Banafsha) (Unani) Tincture Against Asthma Hospital Pills to Cleanse the Chest (Unani) Asthma, dry Type Tragacanth Cooling Powder (Diatragacanth Frigidum) Haly's Powder Asthma from Deficiency Decoction to Strengthen the Lungs Syrup of Hyssop (Mesue) Syrup for Asthma (Wirtzung) Tragacanth Cooling Powder (Diatragacanth Frigidum) Lohoch of Pine Nuts (Mesue) Lohoch of Fox Lungs Lohoch for Asthma Tincture of Honey Sugar Penids (Diapenidion) (Nicholas) Electuary for Asthma of Andrezeos Antidotus Asthmaticus Diathamaron Magna (Nichols) Red Coral Bhasma (Kushta Marjun) Confection of Silk Cocoon and Jujube (Khamira Abresham Shira Unnab Wala) Asthmatic Distress Inhale fumes of Datura Surgeon’s Musked Troches (Alipta Muscata) Special Formulas:
Decoction for Asthma of Zacharia Fig Raisins stoned 10 drams Dates 7 drams Celery seed Fennel seed Maidenhair Licorice Hyssop Horehound Fenugreek 5 drams Decoct in sufficient water Take 1 oz. with Honey Decoction for Asthma from Crass Humors of Hamech Celery root Fennel root Anise root 6 aureos* Licorice 4 aureos Sweet Almond Bitter Almond 4 drams Anise Hyssop Mallow seed 5 drams Raisins Jujubes 20 drams Figs 6 *Aureos = 8.18 grams Decoct in 7 lbs to the third part; give with honey or penids. Electuary for Asthma Licorice juice Violet 10 drams Bitter Almond Marshmallow seed Tragacanth Fennel seed 3 drams Mix with Mucilage of Psyllium, Linseed and Quince seed and syrup of Violet |
TCM Classification
Exterior Wind-Cold Chills (more severe), with Fever and no sweat, aversion to cold and wind, cough and wheezing, muscle aches, thin white coat on tongue, floating pulse Ma Huang Tang Xiao Qing Long Tang Exterior Wind-Cold with Interior Heat Chills and Fever, no sweat, body aching, cough, thin coat on tongue, surface pulse that is tight Ding Chuan Tang Da Qing Long Tang Phlegm Obstruction Fullness in chest, short of breath, coughing up clear phlegm, white or wet tongue coat, slippery pulse Fu Ling Gui Zhi Gan Cao Da Zao Tang Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang Ban Xia Hou Po Tang Gun Tan Tang Phlegm-Heat Cough with yellow phlegm, short of breath, chest fullness, nausea, dark urine, yellow tongue coat, rapid pulse Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan Sea Buckthorn 5 (Star bu 5) (Tibetan Medicine) Lung Heat Chills, high Fever, Cough, wheezing, with or without sweating, nasal flaring when breathing, thirsty, yellow tongue coat and a rapid pulse Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang Sea Buckthorn 5 (Star bu 5) (Tibetan Medicine) Lung Qi Deficiency Short of Breath, spontaneous sweating, cough, wheezing, pale with a thin coat, weak pulse Bu Fei Tang Yu Ping Feng San Ren Shen Ge Jie San Yang Deficiency Chronic asthma and wheezing, lower back pain, feels the cold, cold extremities, thirsty, difficult or frequent urination Shen Qi Wan (Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan) (Rehmannia 8) You Gui Yin You Gui Wan |