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Bei Mu Gua Lou San
chinese formulae

definition

Bei Mu Gua Lou San = "Fritillaria and Trichosanthes Fruit Powder"
sources: Bensky and Barolet, p. 439; Yeung, p. 45.
signs and symptoms: Cough with sputum that is difficult to expectorate, wheezing, dry sore throat.
tongue and pulse: Red tongue with scanty dry coating, and rapid and thin but strong pulse.
indications: Lung Dryness with Phlegm. With the appropriate presentation, may be used in conditions conventionally diagnosed as sore throat, bronchitis, tracheitis, aphonia, and pulmonary emphysema.
cautions and contraindications: Contraindicated for cough due to Yin Xu (Deficiency).
ingredients: dosage for two days:
» 9 grams: trichosanthes fruit (gua lou zi), trichosanthes root (tian hua fen).
» 6 grams: fritillaria (chuan bei mu), poria (fu ling), platycodon (jie geng).
» 3 grams: tangerine peel (ju hong).
modifications:
» for severe coughing and wheezing, add apricot seed (xing ren), eriobotrya (pi pa ye) and tussilago (kuan dong hua).
» for cough and irritability of throat, add peucedanum (qian hu) and arctium (niu bang zi).
» for more severe Dryness and sore throat, add scrophularia (xuan shen), ophiopogon (mai men dong) and anemarrhena (zhi mu).


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