Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang, Eliminate Dryness and Rescue the Lungs Decoction, is Sang Ye, Shi Gao, Mai Men Dong, E Jiao, Hei Zhi Ma, Xing Ren, honey-fried Pi Pa Ye, Ren Shen and Gan Cao. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that gently disperse and moisten Dryness.

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Amount

9 g

7.5 g

3.6 g

2.4 g

3 g

2.1 g

3 g

2.1 g

3 g

Actions and indications

Clears Dryness

Warm or perverse Dryness invading the Lungs, often in early autumn or after a fever has scorched the Lung fluids
Dry, hacking cough with scant or no sputum that is hard to bring up; coughing may hurt the chest
Dry or sore throat, dry nose, and dry lips and mouth with thirst
Fever, or chills and fever, with headache, no sweating and a flushed face
Full or oppressed feeling in the chest, with pain in the flanks
Irritability and restlessness

Moistens the Lungs and augments Lung Qi and Yin

Qi and Yin of the Lungs damaged by Dryness and Heat
Shortness of breath, laboured breathing or asthma
Hoarse voice and hiccups
Dry Phlegm; coughing of blood or nosebleeds in some cases
Dry skin and hair, with itching
Constipation and reduced urine
Wasting (Wei) disorder from Lung Heat that has used up the fluids
Tongue dry and red at the tip, with a thin yellow, dry white or absent coat; pulse superficial and possibly rapid, big and weak, or deficient, big and rapid

Modern uses

Cough
Dry cough after a viral or other infection
Autumn dry-cough syndromes
Acute and chronic bronchitis, including acute flares of chronic bronchitis
Tracheitis
Pneumonia
Radiation pneumonitis, alongside conventional care
Radiotherapy for breast cancer
Certain lung cancer symptoms
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Bronchiectasis
Atelectasis
Emphysema
COPD
Asthma
Dyspnoea
Pertussis
Common cold
Influenza
Upper respiratory tract infection
Hay fever and allergies
Sinusitis
Atrophic rhinitis
Epistaxis
Haemoptysis
Sore throat, acute or chronic
Acute and chronic tonsillitis
Chronic pharyngitis
Acute and chronic laryngitis
Hoarseness and loss of voice
Hiccups
Atrophy (Wei) syndrome
Myasthenia gravis
Multiple sclerosis
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Acute infectious polyneuritis
Polyneuritis
Peripheral neuropathy
Acute myelitis
Progressive muscular dystrophy
Polymyositis and dermatomyositis
Periodic paralysis
Hysterical paralysis
Facial paralysis
After-effects of poliomyelitis
Weakness
Headache
Fever
Dry skin
Dry hair
Alopecia
Itching
Constipation
Oliguria

Symptoms

Anhidrosis

Chest fullness

Chest oppression

Chest pain

Chills

Constipation

Cough

Dry cough

Dry hair

Dry lips

Dry mouth

Dry nose

Dry skin

Dry throat

Epistaxis

Feeling of heat

Fever

Flushed face

Headache

Hemoptysis

Hiccups

Hoarseness

Hypochondriac pain

Irritability

Itching

Restlessness

Scanty urination

Shortness of breath

Sore throat

Sputum difficult to expectorate

Thirst

Wheezing

Modifications

Copious sticky Phlegm: + chuan bei mu, + gua lou ren

Cough with blood: + sheng di huang, + ce bai ye, + xian he cao

Constipation (Tao Ren and Huo Ma Ren; or Ce Bai Ye, Xian He Cao and Bai Ji; or Tao Ren, Huo Ma Ren and Rou Cong Rong): + tao ren, + huo ma ren, + ce bai ye, + xian he cao, + bai ji, + rou cong rong

Lung atrophy from Heat: + sang bai pi, + lu gen, + qing dai, + ge jie

Dehydration or dry Blood: + sheng di huang

Hoarse voice or voice loss: + he zi, + mu hu die

Extreme Heat: + xi jiao, + ling yang jiao, + niu huang

Consumptive lung disease from Lung Yin deficiency with excess Fire: + ren shen, + mai men dong

Dry nose: + zhi mu, + bei sha shen, − hei zhi ma, − ren shen, − gan cao

Sore throat: + chan tui, + zi wan, + bai bu

Wind-Cold laryngitis: + jing jie, + fang feng

Phlegm-Heat laryngitis: + chuan bei mu, + jie geng

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Laryngitis and constipation: + da huang
Pneumonia, cough and breathlessness severe: + wu wei zi, + zi su zi
Laryngitis, Lungs and Kidneys deficient: + sha shen, + shi hu, + he zi, + huang qi, − ren shen, − shi gao
Pneumonia, badly constipated: + sheng di huang, + zhi zi tan
Pneumonia and chest pain: + bai shao, + yan hu suo
Nosebleed: + bai mao gen, + qian cao gen, + ou jie (tan)
Alopecia areata: + ju hua
Patchy hair loss and headache: + huo ma ren, + yu li ren, − hei zhi ma
Coughing blood: + sha shen, + sheng di tan, + ce bai ye, − ren shen
Coughing blood, bleeding heavy: + sha shen, + sheng di tan, + ce bai ye, + qian cao gen, + xian he cao, + bai mao gen, − ren shen
Coughing blood and constipation (with or without Tao Ren and Huo Ma Ren): + sha shen, + sheng di tan, + ce bai ye, + tao ren, + huo ma ren, − ren shen
Wei syndrome where thirst, sweats and a high fever appear (plus Yun Nan Bai Yao): + shi gao, + zhi mu, + jin yin hua, + lian qiao, + bei sha shen, − ren shen, − e jiao
Wei syndrome, dry cough with little or much phlegm: + chuan bei mu, + gua lou
Cough: + nan sha shen
Severe Dryness and Heat of the Lungs: + zhi mu
Severe Stomach Dryness: + yu zhu, + bei sha shen
Blood deficiency as well: + sheng di huang
Qi deficiency as well: + huang qi, + dang shen
Constipation, stools dry: + da huang
Cough from Lung Dryness: + zhi mu
Cough from severe Lung Dryness: + zhi mu, + yu zhu, + bei sha shen
Dry-Lung cough, Blood deficient: + zhi mu, + huang qi, + sheng di huang
Dry-Lung cough, Qi deficient: + zhi mu, + huang qi, + shan yao
Dry-Lung cough, constipated with dry stools: + zhi mu, + da huang
Dry-Lung cough, Stomach Yin injured: + zhi mu, + shan yao, + yu zhu, + sheng di huang
Acute asthma, bronchitis, upper respiratory infection, pneumonia or whooping cough: + nan sha shen, − ren shen
Those acute chest infections with a sore throat: + nan sha shen, + she gan, − ren shen
Those acute chest infections with nosebleed, coughing blood or blood-streaked phlegm: + nan sha shen, + bai mao gen, + ou jie, − ren shen
Those acute chest infections with constipation: + nan sha shen, + da huang, − ren shen
Peripheral neuropathy (combined with Yi Wei Tang): + bei sha shen, + tai zi shen, + shan yao, + huo ma ren, − e jiao, − hei zhi ma, − xing ren, − ren shen, − yu zhu, − bing tang
Peripheral neuropathy, Stomach fluids badly damaged (combined with Yi Wei Tang): + bei sha shen, + tai zi shen, + shan yao, + huo ma ren, + shi hu, + tian hua fen, − e jiao, − hei zhi ma, − xing ren, − ren shen, − bing tang
Peripheral neuropathy, strong pathogenic Heat (combined with Yi Wei Tang): + bei sha shen, + tai zi shen, + shan yao, + huo ma ren, + zhu ye (dan), + lu gen, − e jiao, − hei zhi ma, − xing ren, − ren shen, − bing tang
Polymyositis or dermatomyositis: + dang shen, + huo ma ren, + sang zhi, + du huo, + huai niu xi, − e jiao, − hei zhi ma, − pi pa ye, − ren shen, − gan cao
Polymyositis or dermatomyositis, high fever with thirst and sweating: + dang shen, + huo ma ren, + sang zhi, + du huo, + huai niu xi, + shi gao, + zhi mu, + ge gen, + lian qiao, − e jiao, − hei zhi ma, − pi pa ye, − ren shen, − gan cao
Polymyositis or dermatomyositis, cough with Phlegm: + dang shen, + huo ma ren, + sang zhi, + du huo, + huai niu xi, + gua lou, + sang bai pi, − e jiao, − hei zhi ma, − ren shen, − gan cao
Polymyositis or dermatomyositis, numb limbs without feeling: + dang shen, + huo ma ren, + sang zhi, + du huo, + huai niu xi, + cang zhu, + wei ling xian, + ji xue teng, − e jiao, − hei zhi ma, − pi pa ye, − ren shen, − gan cao
Pronounced Heat-Phlegm, either herb: + chuan bei mu, + gua lou
Milder replacement for ginseng: + dang shen, − ren shen

Cautions

contraindication Deficiency without any exterior condition

contraindication Cough from Cold-Damp or Damp-Phlegm, with plenty of easily coughed white, thin or watery sputum or a greasy coat; the rich moistening herbs E Jiao, Hei Zhi Ma and Mai Men Dong make it worse

caution Weak Spleen: the cloying tonics, E Jiao above all, can bring fullness, poor appetite or loose stools; modify the formula rather than persisting

caution Shi Gao is cold; take care in people with a cold constitution or deficient Spleen and Stomach Yang

caution With other medications: take only under professional guidance

pregnancy Professional guidance advised in pregnancy

paediatric Professional guidance advised for children and the elderly

Pinyin

qing zao jiu fei tang

English Name

Eliminate Dryness and Rescue the Lungs Decoction

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