SU ZI JIANG QI TANG - 蘇子降氣湯 - PERILLA FRUIT DECOCTION
蘇子降氣湯
Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang Perilla Fruit Decoction for Directing Qi Downward
Category: Formulas that Regulate Qi
Pattern: Phlegm-Cold obstructing the Lung with Kidney deficiency
Key Symptoms: Cough and wheezing with watery copious sputum, a stifling sensation in the chest and diaphragm, shortness of breath with laboured inhalation and smooth exhalation
Secondary Symptoms: Pain, weakness of the lower back and legs, oedema of the extremities and fatigue
Tongue: White slippery or greasy coat
Actions
- Disperses and Descends Lung Qi
- Stops wheezing
- Stops coughing
- Warms and transforms Phlegm-Cold
- Strengthens the Stomach
Syndromes :
- Phlegm-Damp Obstructs the Lungs
- Cold Phlegm-Damp Retention (Excess above), Kidney Yang Deficiency (Deficiency below)
- Asthma with Kidney Deficiency and Cold Phlegm
What it Treats :
- Bronchial asthma
- Emphysema
- Cardiac asthma
- Chronic bronchitis
- Morning sickness
- Edema
- Cough
- Common cold
- Dizziness
- Polyuria
- Constipation
- Nausea/Vomiting
- Tinnitus
- Anorexia
- Weakness
- Upper respiratory tract infection
- Dyspnea
- Tracheal collapse
- Mastitis
- Headache
- Pyorrhea
- Beriberi
- Globus hystericus
- Chalazion
- Influenza
- Vertigo
- Hiccups
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Cor pulmonare
- Emphysema
- Lumbar pain
- Palpitations
- Fatigue
- Indigestion
- Bronchiectasis
Herbal Ingredients
Zi Su Zi
Zhi Ban Xia
Chen Pi
Dang Gui
Hou Po
Qian Hu
Rou Gui
Gan Cao
Sheng Jiang
Da Zao
Preparation: Decoction.
Actions: Directs rebellious Qi downwards, arrests wheezing, stops coughing, warms and transforms Phlegm-Cold
Contraindications: Lung and Kidney deficiency without Externally contracted pathogen or cough and wheezing due to Heat in the Lungs