gua lou zhi shi tang

Trichosanthes Fruit and Immature Bitter Orange Decoction

About gua lou zhi shi tang

Gua Lou Zhi Shi Tang, Trichosanthes Fruit and Immature Bitter Orange Decoction, is Gua Lou, Zhi Shi, Jie Geng, Fu Ling, Bei Mu, Chen Pi, Zhi Zi, Huang Qin, Dang Gui, Sha Ren, Zhu Ru, Mu Xiang and Gan Cao. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that clear Heat and transform Phlegm.

Ingredients

HerbAmount
gua lou3 g
zhi shi3 g
jie geng3 g
fu ling3 g
bei mu3 g
chen pi3 g
zhi zi3 g
huang qin3 g
dang gui1.8 g
sha ren1.5 g
zhu ru0.9 g
mu xiang1.5 g
gan cao0.9 g

Actions and indications

Clears Heat and dissolves Phlegm

  • Phlegm-Heat obstructing the Lung
  • Coughing up large amounts of thick yellow-green purulent sputum, or foul pus streaked with blood, which is hard to bring up
  • Fever, possibly with chills or aversion to cold
  • Tongue scarlet with a yellow, yellow greasy or yellow smooth coat; pulse slippery and rapid

Breaks up stagnation and relieves congestion in the chest

  • Fast breathing with a coarse voice, dyspnoea and asthma
  • Chest and diaphragm feel full and distended, with pain in the chest and ribs
  • Chest pain that makes turning the trunk hard
  • Nausea
  • Delirious speech in some cases

Moistens Dryness

  • Dry mouth, constipation and scanty dark urine

Modern uses

  • Cough
  • Severe morning cough
  • Hemoptysis
  • Pneumonia
  • Bronchitis
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Chronic tracheitis
  • Respiratory tract infection
  • Emphysema
  • COPD
  • Asthma
  • Dyspnea
  • Pleurisy
  • Pulmonary tuberculosis
  • Chest pain
  • Intercostal neuralgia
  • Smoker's dry cough
  • Chronic smokers with profuse sputum
  • Chronic rhinitis
  • Sinusitis
  • Arteriosclerosis
  • Lymphedema
  • Coma with difficult speech

Symptoms

Modifications

Names

Pinyingua lou zhi shi tang
English NameTrichosanthes Fruit and Immature Bitter Orange Decoction

Classification