sha shen mai men dong tang

Glehnia and Ophiopogonis Decoction

About sha shen mai men dong tang

Sha Shen Mai Men Dong Tang, Glehnia and Ophiopogon Decoction, is Sha Shen, Mai Men Dong, Yu Zhu, Sang Ye, Tian Hua Fen, Bai Bian Dou and Gan Cao. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that gently disperse and moisten Dryness.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
sha shen	9 g
mai men dong	9 g
yu zhu	6 g
sang ye	4.5 g
tian hua fen	4.5 g
bai bian dou	4.5 g
gan cao	3 g

Actions and indications

Clears and nourishes the Lungs and Stomach

Yin deficiency of the Lungs and Stomach, or Dryness injuring both
Atrophy (Wei) syndrome from Lung Heat with depleted fluids
Hacking dry cough bringing up little sputum
Low-grade fever and night sweats
Epigastric pain

Generates fluids and moistens Dryness

Thirst with a dry throat
Tongue red with little coat, possibly dry; pulse thin and rapid

Modern uses

Chronic bronchitis
Asthmatic bronchitis
Bronchiectasis
Chronic cough
Childhood cough and wheezing
Pneumonia
Upper respiratory tract infection
COPD
Silicosis
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Pharyngeal and laryngeal tuberculosis
Pharyngitis
Sore throat
Chronic tonsillitis
Chronic laryngitis
Late-stage measles in infants
Lung cancer
Esophageal cancer
Stomach cancer
Diabetes
Thyroiditis
Hyperthyroidism
Nictitation
Otitis media
Conjunctivitis
Atrophy (Wei) syndrome
Myasthenia gravis
Multiple sclerosis
Polyneuritis
Acute infectious multiple neuritis
Guillain-Barre disease
Acute myelitis
Progressive muscular dystrophy
Sequelae of poliomyelitis
Hysterical paralysis
Periodic paralysis
Facial paralysis
Nausea and vomiting
Hiccup
Dysphagia
Reflux esophagitis
Chronic gastritis
Atrophic gastritis
Peptic ulcer
Gastric neurosis
Anorexia
Night sweats
Sweating of the hands and feet
Dry skin
Fever
Myalgic encephalomyelitis
Epstein-Barr virus syndrome
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS-related cough and asthma
Neurosis

Symptoms

Dry cough
Dry throat
Epigastric pain
Low-grade fever
Night sweats
Thirst

Modifications

Chronic tonsillitis: + sheng di huang, + qing ban xia, + chuan bei mu, + jie geng, + ma bo, − sang ye, − bai bian dou
Swollen, sore tonsils discharging pus: + sheng di huang, + qing ban xia, + chuan bei mu, + jie geng, + ma bo, + shan dou gen, + jin guo lan, − sang ye, − bai bian dou
Copious Phlegm: + sheng di huang, + qing ban xia, + chuan bei mu, + jie geng, + ma bo, + gua lou, + pang da hai, − sang ye, − bai bian dou
Low fever that will not settle: + sheng di huang, + qing ban xia, + chuan bei mu, + jie geng, + ma bo, + yin chai hu, + di gu pi, − sang ye, − bai bian dou
Long-standing fever with cough: + di gu pi
Cough as the main complaint: + zhe bei mu, + xing ren
Sputum streaked with blood: + xian he cao, + bai ji, + e jiao
Constipation with dry stools: + gua lou, + huo ma ren
Marked thirst: + li pi
Dry cough, little sputum: + chuan bei mu, + gua lou
Chronic cough from Heat: + di gu pi, + jie geng
Consumptive disease: + xuan shen, + sheng di huang

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Coughing blood, with Fire flaring from deficient Lung and Kidney Yin: + ce bai ye, + e jiao
Epigastric pain: + shi hu, + bai he, + shan yao, + dan shen, − sang ye, − tian hua fen, − bai bian dou
Lung cancer: + ya dan zi
Dry cough with an exterior pattern: + ge gen, + bai zhi, + lian qiao, + chai hu, + ban lan gen
Severe dry cough: + xing ren, + zhe bei mu, + chuan bei mu, + yu xing cao
Childhood cough and wheezing: + di long, + jie geng, + pi pa ye
Feverish childhood cough and wheeze: + di long, + jie geng, + pi pa ye, + huang qin, + shi gao
Children's cough with severe wheezing: + di long, + jie geng, + pi pa ye, + xing ren, + ma huang
Chronic cough from Qi and Yin deficiency: + sheng di huang, + chao yi ren, + huang qi, + jin yin hua, + tai zi shen, + he huan pi, + bai ji fen, + jie geng, + yu xing cao, − yu zhu, − sang ye, − tian hua fen, − bai bian dou
Qi and Yin deficiency cough with lingering low fever: + sheng di huang, + chao yi ren, + huang qi, + jin yin hua, + tai zi shen, + he huan pi, + bai ji fen, + jie geng, + yu xing cao, + di gu pi, + mu li, + qing hao, − yu zhu, − sang ye, − tian hua fen, − bai bian dou
Qi and Yin deficiency cough, mainly Qi deficient: + chao yi ren, + huang qi, + jin yin hua, + tai zi shen, + he huan pi, + bai ji fen, + jie geng, + yu xing cao, + dang shen, + bai zhu, + fu ling, − yu zhu, − sang ye, − tian hua fen, − bai bian dou
Qi and Yin deficiency cough with soaking night sweats: + sheng di huang, + chao yi ren, + huang qi, + jin yin hua, + tai zi shen, + he huan pi, + bai ji fen, + jie geng, + yu xing cao, + di gu pi, + mu li, + qing hao, + ma huang (gen), − yu zhu, − sang ye, − tian hua fen, − bai bian dou
Stubborn Qi and Yin deficiency cough: + sheng di huang, + chao yi ren, + huang qi, + jin yin hua, + tai zi shen, + he huan pi, + bai ji fen, + jie geng, + yu xing cao, + gua lou, + pi pa ye, + chuan bei mu, − yu zhu, − sang ye, − tian hua fen, − bai bian dou
Qi and Yin deficiency cough with ongoing bloody sputum: + sheng di huang, + chao yi ren, + huang qi, + jin yin hua, + tai zi shen, + he huan pi, + bai ji fen, + jie geng, + yu xing cao, + san qi, + bai mao gen, − yu zhu, − sang ye, − tian hua fen, − bai bian dou
Stomach and esophageal cancer: + shu di huang, + shi hu, + wu mei, + lu gen, + tao ren, + feng mi, − yu zhu, − sang ye, − tian hua fen, − bai bian dou, − gan cao
Stomach and esophageal cancer, other option: + sheng di huang, + chao yi ren, + huang qi, + jin yin hua, + tai zi shen, + he huan pi, + bai ji fen, + jie geng, + yu xing cao, − yu zhu, − sang ye, − tian hua fen, − bai bian dou
Stomach and esophageal cancer with stagnant Stomach Heat (combined with Yun Nan Bai Yao): + shu di huang, + shi hu, + wu mei, + lu gen, + tao ren, + feng mi, + huang lian, + zhi zi, − yu zhu, − sang ye, − tian hua fen, − bai bian dou, − gan cao
Stomach and esophageal cancer with constipation: + shu di huang, + shi hu, + lu gen, + tao ren, + feng mi, + da huang, − yu zhu, − sang ye, − bai bian dou, − gan cao
Stomach and esophageal cancer where Yin deficiency affects Yang, with puffy face and swollen limbs: + shi hu, + wu mei, + lu gen, + tao ren, + feng mi, + xi yang shen, + fu ling, + gan jiang, + zhi ban xia, − mai men dong, − yu zhu, − sang ye, − tian hua fen, − bai bian dou, − gan cao
Lung and Stomach Yin deficiency with dysphagia, reflux esophagitis or esophageal cancer: + sheng di huang, + xuan shen, + jin yin hua, + zhi mu, + yin chai hu, + shan dou gen, + xu chang qing, − sang ye, − bai bian dou, − gan cao
The same, with hard esophageal tumours and Toxic Heat: + sheng di huang, + xuan shen, + jin yin hua, + zhi mu, + yin chai hu, + shan dou gen, + xu chang qing, − sang ye, − bai bian dou, − gan cao
Peptic ulcer where lasting Heat has damaged Yin and fluids: + shi hu, + fo shou, − sang ye, − tian hua fen
That peptic ulcer with marked Liver Qi stagnation: + shi hu, + fo shou, + chuan lian zi, − sang ye, − tian hua fen
Further option: two or three of these herbs: + xian feng cao, + ji xing zi, + long kui, + shan ci gu, + bai hua she she cao, + ban zhi lian, + huang yao zi
That peptic ulcer with Qi deficiency as well: + shi hu, + fo shou, + dang shen, + shan yao, − sang ye, − tian hua fen
That peptic ulcer with Blood stagnation as well: + shi hu, + fo shou, + dan shen, − sang ye, − tian hua fen
Peptic ulcer from Toxic Heat and Blood stagnation, with deficient Stomach Yin: + fo shou, + shi hu, − sang ye, − tian hua fen
Phlegm-Heat pneumonia on a base of Qi and Yin deficiency: + bei sha shen, + nan sha shen, + lu gen, + yi yi ren, + wa leng zi, + dong gua zi, + tao ren, + zhu ye (dan), + mu dan pi, + di gu pi, − yu zhu, − sang ye, − tian hua fen, − bai bian dou, − gan cao
That pneumonia with a severe cough: + bei sha shen, + nan sha shen, + lu gen, + yi yi ren, + wa leng zi, + dong gua zi, + tao ren, + zhu ye (dan), + mu dan pi, + di gu pi, + bai bu, + pi pa ye, + chuan bei mu, − yu zhu, − sang ye, − tian hua fen, − bai bian dou, − gan cao
That pneumonia with stronger Phlegm-Heat: + bei sha shen, + nan sha shen, + lu gen, + yi yi ren, + wa leng zi, + dong gua zi, + tao ren, + zhu ye (dan), + mu dan pi, + di gu pi, + qing dai, − yu zhu, − sang ye, − tian hua fen, − bai bian dou, − gan cao
That pneumonia with blood-streaked Phlegm: + bei sha shen, + nan sha shen, + lu gen, + yi yi ren, + wa leng zi, + dong gua zi, + tao ren, + zhu ye (dan), + mu dan pi, + di gu pi, + ce bai ye, + sheng di huang, − yu zhu, − sang ye, − tian hua fen, − bai bian dou, − gan cao
Myalgic encephalomyelitis or Epstein-Barr syndrome with cough: + bai bu, + kuan dong hua
Myalgic encephalomyelitis or Epstein-Barr syndrome with coughing of blood: + bai mao gen
Myalgic encephalomyelitis or Epstein-Barr syndrome with Deficiency Heat: + di gu pi
Myalgic encephalomyelitis or Epstein-Barr syndrome with Damp-Heat: + huang qin
Cough and asthma in HIV/AIDS: + zhe bei mu, + shu di huang, + mu dan pi, + ze xie, − bai bian dou
Myalgic encephalomyelitis or Epstein-Barr syndrome with lingering Heat: + di gu pi
Sore throat: + zhi ke
Sore throat and night sweats: + zhi ke, + wu wei zi, + mu li
Sore throat and insomnia: + zhi ke, + suan zao ren, + bai zi ren
Sore throat and dry stools: + zhi ke, + xuan shen, + he shou wu
Sore throat with heat of the five centres: + zhi ke, + hu huang lian, + qing hao
Sore throat with weak, painful low back and knees: + zhi ke, + sang ji sheng, + bai shao
Sore throat and dry mouth: + zhi ke, + sheng di huang, + xuan shen

Cautions

contraindication Excess Heat that is damaging the body fluids

Names

Pinyin	sha shen mai men dong tang
English Name	Glehnia and Ophiopogonis Decoction

Classification

Category: Gently Disperse and Moisten Dryness