Ting Li Da Zao Xie Fei Tang, Descurainia and Jujube Decoction to Drain the Lungs, pairs Ting Li Zi with Da Zao. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that clear Heat from the organs, and records it as draining the Lungs, moving fluids and quieting cough and wheezing.

Herb

Amount

ting li zi

9 g

da zao

12 g

Actions and indications

Drains the Lungs and moves fluids

Lung abscess with Phlegm obstructing the Lungs
Cough and wheezing with shortness of breath and a full, distended chest
Copious Phlegm and saliva
Puffiness of the face and eyes, with generalised edema, scanty urination or difficult urination
Blocked nose with a clear, watery discharge and loss of smell and taste
Poor sleep
Tongue swollen with a greasy white coat; pulse slippery

Expels Phlegm, stops cough and calms wheezing

Modern uses

Lung abscess
Pulmonary gangrene
Putrid bronchitis
Chronic bronchitis
Asthmatic bronchitis
Bronchial asthma
Emphysema
COPD
Pleuritis
Cough
Dyspnea
Blocked nose with a clear discharge
Anosmia
Ageusia
Congestive heart failure
Cardiac edema
Coronary heart disease
Generalised superficial edema

Modifications

Coronary heart disease (combined with Wu Ling San): + che qian zi, + chuan niu xi, + dan shen, + zhi fu zi, + hong hua, − da zao, − bai zhu

Coronary heart disease where Yang is not deficient (combined with Wu Ling San): + che qian zi, + dan shen, + hong hua, + chuan niu xi, − da zao, − bai zhu

Coronary heart disease with Phlegm-Heat (combined with Wu Ling San): + che qian zi, + dan shen, + hong hua, + chuan niu xi, + huang qin, + yu xing cao, + gua lou pi, − da zao, − bai zhu

Coronary heart disease with collapse of Yang Qi (combined with Wu Ling San): + che qian zi, + chuan niu xi, + dan shen, + zhi fu zi, + hong hua, + ren shen, + gan jiang, − da zao, − bai zhu

Coronary heart disease with pronounced Blood stasis (combined with Wu Ling San): + che qian zi, + chuan niu xi, + dan shen, + zhi fu zi, + hong hua, + san qi, − da zao, − bai zhu

Pinyin

ting li da zao xie fei tang

English Name

Descruainia and Jujube Decoction Drain the Lungs

ting li da zao xie fei tang

About ting li da zao xie fei tang

Ingredients

Actions and indications

Drains the Lungs and moves fluids

Expels Phlegm, stops cough and calms wheezing

Modern uses

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