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Bai He Gu Jin Tang 百合固金汤
Lily Bulb Decoction to Preserve Metal
Lily Bulb Decoction to Preserve Metal
Tradition:
TCM
Source / Author:
Writings for Prosperity of [Zhou] Shen-Zhai, 1573
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Herb Name
Sheng Di Huang 生地⻩ (Rehmannia) Shu Di Huang 熟地黄 (Rehmannia)
Mai Men Dong 麦门冬 (Ophiopogon) Bai He 百合 (Lily bulb) Chuan Bei Mu 川贝母 (Fritillaria) Xuan Shen 玄参 (Scrophularia) Dang Gui 当归 (Chinese angelica) Bai Shao yao 白芍药 (White Peony) Gan Cao 甘草 (Chinese Licorice) Jie Geng 桔梗 (Platycodon) |
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Preparation:
Decoction; often the doses of herbs are doubled in modern practice
Function:
Nourishes Yin, moistens the Lungs, clears Phlegm, stops Cough
Use:
Dry or Chronic Cough, maybe with Blood-streaked sputum, night sweats, red tongue with a little coating, and a thin (weak) and rapid pulse
1. Chronic Cough
2. Chronic Bronchitis
3. Bronchiectasis
4. Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Consumption
5. Silicosis
6. Supportive in Lung Cancer
7. Supportive for Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy
Dose:
The above is taken over the course of the day
Cautions:
1. Not used if the digestive system is weak (it is a heavy, rich formula)
2. Not used in exterior conditions (acute Cold and Flu etc.)
Modifications:
1. Spitting Blood, add Agrimonia Xian He Cao
2. Fever and yellow sputum, add Anemorrhea Zhi Mu and Scutellaria Huang Qin
3. Severe Cough, add Prunus Ku Xing Ren, Schisandra Wu Wei Zi and Coltsfoot flower Kuan Dong Hua.
This is the premier formula for Lung Yin deficiency in TCM.
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