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formula
Yang Yin Qing Fei Tang
chinese formulae
definition
Yang Yin Qing Fei Tang = "Nourish the Yin and Clear the Lungs Decoction"
sources: Yeung, p. 270; Bensky and Barolet, p. 164.
signs and symptoms: Diphtheria, with swollen and sore throat with white spots, fever, dry nose and lips, wheezing, sometimes coughing.
tongue and pulse: Red and dry tongue, and rapid, usually thin pulse.
indications: With the appropriate presentation, this formula may be used in treating conditions conventionally diagnosed as diphtheria, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, and tumors of the nose and throat.
cautions and contraindications: Diphtheria is a very serious disease, and extreme caution should be used if treating it. In China diphtheria is treated with a combination of Traditional Chinese and modern medicine, especially if there is any dyspnea.
ingredients: dosage for two days:
» 15 grams: raw rehmannia (sheng di huang).
» 10 grams: scrophularia (xuan shen), ophiopogon (mai men dong).
» 6 grams: white peony (bai shao yao), moutan bark (mu dan pi), fritillaria (chuan bei mu).
» 3 grams: mentha (bo he), licorice (gan cao).
modifications:
» for severe constitutional Yin Xu (Deficiency), add prepared rehmannia (shu di huang).
» for severe swelling and pain in the throat, add belamcanda (she gan), platycodon (jie geng), silkworm (jiang can) and lasiosphera (ma bo).
» for more pronounced fever, add forsythia (lian qiao), lonicera (jin yin hua) and isatis (ban lan gen).
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