bai he gu jin tang

Lily Bulb Decoction to Preserve the Metal

About bai he gu jin tang

Bai He Gu Jin Tang, Lily Bulb Decoction to Preserve the Metal, is Bai He, Sheng Di Huang, Shu Di Huang, Mai Men Dong, Xuan Shen, Bei Mu, Jie Geng, Dang Gui, Bai Shao and Gan Cao. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that enrich Yin and moisten Dryness.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
bai he	3 g
sheng di huang	6 g
shu di huang	9 g
mai men dong	4.5 g
xuan shen	2.4 g
bei mu	3 g
jie geng	2.4 g
dang gui	3 g
bai shao	3 g
gan cao	3 g

Actions and indications

Nourishes Yin of the Lungs and Kidneys and moistens the Lungs

Lung Yin deficiency, or Lung and Kidney Yin deficiency with deficiency Fire flaring and dry Lungs
A chronic dry cough with blood-streaked or scanty sticky sputum, sometimes coughing of blood
Wheezing, shortness of breath or laboured breathing
Throat dry and sore, or hoarse
Tinnitus, dizziness, fatigue, nocturnal emissions and reduced urination

Clears deficiency Heat

Heat in the five centres, low-grade or afternoon tidal fever, steaming bones, night sweats and flushed cheeks
Irritability, restlessness, a hot, uneasy feeling, poor sleep and vivid dreams
Tongue red with a scant coat or none; pulse thready and rapid

Transforms Phlegm and stops cough

Cough with sticky sputum that is hard to raise

Nourishes Blood

Blood depleted by long-standing Yin deficiency

Modern uses

Chronic bronchitis
Bronchiectasis, including with blood-streaked sputum
Emphysema
COPD
Cor pulmonale
Silicosis
Spontaneous pneumothorax
Pulmonary tuberculosis, as adjunct
Lung cancer
Asthma
Dyspnea
Cough
Cough during pregnancy
Hemoptysis
Epistaxis
Nasal dryness
Chronic pharyngitis
Pharyngitis
Chronic laryngitis
Chronic tonsillitis
Sore throat
AIDS/HIV-related sore throat
Hoarseness
Aphonia
Loss of voice
Vocal cord polyps
Laryngeal carcinoma
Esophageal cancer
Tongue pain
AIDS/HIV
Diabetes mellitus
Hyperglycemia
Chronic nephritis
Oliguria
Irregular menstruation
Amenorrhea
Hot flashes
Night sweats
Low-grade fever
Spermatorrhea
Nocturnal emissions
Impotence
Insomnia
Tinnitus
Fatigue
Weakness
Low back pain
Heel pain
Lily syndrome

Symptoms

Cough
Dizziness
Dream-disturbed sleep
Dry cough
Dry throat
Fatigue
Five-center heat
Hemoptysis
Hoarseness
Insomnia
Irritability
Low-grade fever
Malar flush
Night sweats
Restlessness
Scanty urination
Shortness of breath
Sore throat
Spermatorrhea
Steaming bone sensation
Tidal fever
Tinnitus
Wheezing

Modifications

Copious sputum: + gua lou ren, + sang bai pi
Depleted Fluids: + tian hua fen
Pulmonary tuberculosis: + bai ji, + xian he cao, + zi zhu
Dark yellow sputum with high fever: + zhi mu, + yu xing cao
Lung cancer, Yin deficient: + yu xing cao, + chi shao, + ban zhi lian, + bai hua she
Lung cancer, Yin deficient (alternative): + di gu pi, + mu dan pi, + bai bu, + xia ku cao, + wu wei zi, + fu xiao mai, + long gu, + mu li
Severe hemoptysis: + bai mao gen, + xian he cao, − jie geng
Severe hemoptysis (alternative): + bai mao gen, + xian he cao, + ce bai ye, − jie geng
Severe hemoptysis (second alternative): + dan shen, + mai men dong, + bai bu, + huang qin, + shí dà gōng láo yè, − dang gui
Profuse Phlegm with wheezing and breathlessness (combined with Xie Bai San)
Heat-type wheezing and breathlessness (combined with San Huang Xie Xin Tang)
Heat-type wheezing and breathlessness (alternative): + bie jia, + bai bu, + shí dà gōng láo yè, + gui ban, + e jiao, + dong chong xia cao

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Stronger Heat signs: + zhi mu, + yu xing cao
Severe night sweats: + wu wei zi, + fu xiao mai, + duan mu li, + ma huang
Mild night sweats in TB of Lung-Kidney Yin deficiency: + bai bu, + shí dà gōng láo yè, + gui ban, + e jiao, + dong chong xia cao
Chronic wheezing: + huang qin, + sang bai pi
Qi deficiency: + dang shen, + bai zhu
Qi deficiency, plus one or two of these: + fu xiao mai, + ma huang (gen), + wu wei zi, + wu bei zi, + shan zhu yu, + long gu, + mu li
Qi deficiency (alternative): + huang qi, + tai zi shen, − xuan shen, − sheng di huang
Marked spontaneous sweating in TB of Lung-Kidney Yin deficiency: + bai bu, + shí dà gōng láo yè, + gui ban, + e jiao, + dong chong xia cao
Vocal cord nodules or polyps (combined with Mu Li San): + chi xiao, + mu dan pi, + ze lan, + yu jin, + chuan bei mu, + gua lou ren, + fu hai shi
Sore throat with cough (combined with Yu Ping Feng San): + jin yin hua, + ban lan gen, + niu bang zi
To act against the TB pathogen: + bai bu, + shí dà gōng láo yè, + gui ban, + e jiao, + dong chong xia cao
Cough with chest pain: + zi su ye, + huang lian, + gua lou
To act against the TB pathogen, choosing two or three of these: + chuan xin lian, + huang qin, + huang lian, + xia ku cao, + jin yin hua, + da suan, + bai guo, + di yu, + shi liu pi, + bai bu, + an xi xiang
Bronchiectasis: + bai mao gen, + xian he cao, − shu di huang, − jie geng
Cough with hemoptysis: + ou jie, + san qi, − jie geng
Cough with hemoptysis (alternative): + ou jie, + bai ji, − jie geng
Bone-steaming fever in TB of Lung-Kidney Yin deficiency: + bai bu, + shí dà gōng láo yè, + gui ban, + e jiao, + dong chong xia cao
Cough with marked afternoon or tidal fever: + yin chai hu, + di gu pi, + huang qin
Wheezing in atopic patients, choosing two or three of these: + tu si zi, + du zhong, + hu tao ren, + bu gu zhi
Afternoon, tidal or bone-steaming fever, choosing two or three of these: + qin jiao, + qing hao, + bie jia, + yin chai hu, + hu huang lian, + di gu pi
Persistent hemoptysis: + bai mao gen, + ou jie, + mo han lian, + ce bai ye
Coughing blood in TB of Lung-Kidney Yin deficiency: + bai bu, + shí dà gōng láo yè, + gui ban, + e jiao, + dong chong xia cao
Persistent hemoptysis: combine with Yunnan Bai Yao
Persistent hemoptysis (alternative): + bai mao gen, + ou jie, + mo han lian, + ce bai ye, + san qi
Mild coughing of blood, choosing one or two of these: + bai mao gen, + bai ji, + ou jie, + xian he cao, + ce bai ye, + xiao ji, + xue yu tan
Coughing blood with a markedly flushed face: + bai mao gen, + ou jie, + mo han lian, + ce bai ye, + zhi mu, + huang bai
Coughing blood with a flushed face: alternatively combine with Yunnan Bai Yao
Recurrent coughing of blood in TB of Lung-Kidney Yin deficiency: + bai bu, + shí dà gōng láo yè, + gui ban, + e jiao, + dong chong xia cao
Sore throat and hoarse voice: + tian men dong, + zhi mu
Sore throat and hoarse voice (alternative) (combined with Zhifei Jiehe Ketan Xue Fang): + bai bu, + xia ku cao, + bai ji
Worse cough and breathlessness: + xing ren, + wu wei zi, + kuan dong hua
Mild cough in TB of Lung-Kidney Yin deficiency: + bai bu, + shí dà gōng láo yè, + gui ban, + e jiao, + dong chong xia cao
Thick, yellow sputum: + gua lou, + zhu ru
Distended, full chest and flanks: + zhi shi, + chai hu
Cough and breathlessness, choosing two or three of these: + xing ren, + sang bai pi, + ma dou ling, + kuan dong hua
Swollen glands: + tian hua fen, + zhu li
Hemoptysis: + mu dan pi, + bai mao gen, + ou jie, + mo han lian, + ce bai ye
Distressing chest pain in TB of Lung-Kidney Yin deficiency: + bai bu, + shí dà gōng láo yè, + gui ban, + e jiao, + dong chong xia cao, + si gua luo, + yu jin, + wu wei zi
Severe Heat: + zhi mu, + huang bai
Chronic laryngitis: + chan tui, + he zi, + mu hu die
Mild nocturnal emission in TB of Lung-Kidney Yin deficiency: + bai bu, + shí dà gōng láo yè, + gui ban, + e jiao, + dong chong xia cao
Chronic laryngitis with hoarseness or lost voice from stagnant Qi, Blood and Phlegm: + chi shao, + mu dan pi, + ze lan, + yu jin, + chuan bei mu, + gua lou ren, + fu hai shi
Nocturnal emission, choosing two or three of these: + mu li, + long gu, + jin ying zi, + lian xu, + yan hu suo
Cough with insomnia: + tian zhu huang
Severe nocturnal emission in TB of Lung-Kidney Yin deficiency: + bai bu, + shí dà gōng láo yè, + gui ban, + e jiao, + dong chong xia cao
Cough with constipation: + gua lou ren
Pneumothorax: + sha shen, + pi pa ye, + gua lou pi, − shu di huang, − dang gui
Nocturnal emission (combined with Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan)
Severe cough: + bai bu, + zi wan, + kuan dong hua
Coughing blood with heavy night sweats: + bai mao gen, + ou jie, + mo han lian, + ce bai ye, + mu li, + fu xiao mai, + ma huang (gen)
Cough with thick, stubborn mucus: + ge qiao
Wheezing with marked spontaneous or night sweating: + huang qi, + mu li, + ma huang (gen), + fu xiao mai
Coughing blood with bone-steaming or afternoon fever: + bai mao gen, + ou jie, + mo han lian, + ce bai ye, + di gu pi, + bai wei, + qing hao
TB, Lung markedly dry: + dan shen, + mai men dong, + bai bu, + huang qin, + shí dà gōng láo yè, + bei sha shen, + shi hu, + yu zhu, − dang gui
Night sweats: + wu wei zi
TB with coughing up blood: + dan shen, + mai men dong, + bai bu, + huang qin, + shí dà gōng láo yè, + xian he cao, + hua rui shi, + bai ji, − dang gui
TB with malar flush and tidal fever: + dan shen, + mai men dong, + bai bu, + huang qin, + shí dà gōng láo yè, + bie jia, + di gu pi, + bai wei, − dang gui
TB with thick yellow Phlegm that is hard to cough up: + dan shen, + mai men dong, + bai bu, + huang qin, + shí dà gōng láo yè, + fu shi, + gua lou pi, − dang gui
Painful tongue, dry mouth: + shi hu
Painful tongue, restlessness: + suan zao ren, + wu wei zi
Painful tongue, Five-Palm Heat: + hu huang lian, + qing hao
Painful tongue, dry cough: + bo he, + wu wei zi
Painful tongue, night sweats: + sang piao xiao, + mu li
Sore throat in HIV/AIDS: + mu dan pi
Sore throat in HIV/AIDS with Qi deficiency: + mu dan pi, + dang shen, + huang qi, + bai zhu, + shan yao
Heavy bleeding: + bai ji, + ou jie, + xian he cao
Pronounced deficiency Heat or night sweats: + di gu pi, + yin chai hu, + zhi mu

Cautions

contraindication Cough from an Excess condition
contraindication Coughs of Wind-Cold, Wind-Heat, Cold, Damp-Phlegm or an exterior condition; it suits only dry, deficiency-Heat cough
caution Rich and cloying: take care with Spleen or Stomach deficiency, as the Rehmannias and Yin tonics can worsen poor appetite, stuffy fullness or loose stools
caution Take care with Food stagnation
caution Use with caution, or modify, when there is plenty of clear or white phlegm

Preparation

Water decoction, taken warm; also made as concentrated granules for long courses

Names

Pinyin	bai he gu jin tang
English Name	Lily Bulb Decoction to Preserve the Metal

Classification

Category: Enrich Yin and Moisten Dryness