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formula
Wei Jing Tang
chinese formulae

definition

Wei Jing Tang = "Reed Decoction"
sources: Bensky and Barolet, p. 91; Yeung, p. 239.
signs and symptoms: Cough, bloody, yellowish and foul-smelling sputum, fever, mild chest pain especially when coughing, dry scaly skin.
tongue and pulse: red tongue with a greasy, yellow coating, and slippery, rapid pulse.
indications: Lung Phlegm-Heat. With the appropriate presentation, this formula may be used in treating conditions conventionally diagnosed as bronchitis, bronchiectasis, pneumonia, pertussis, and asthmatic bronchitis.
cautions and contraindications: Contraindicated during pregnancy.
ingredients: dosage for two days:
» 10 grams: phragmites stem (wei jing or lu gen), coix (yi yi ren), benincasa (dong gua ren).
» 5 grams: persica (tao ren).
modifications:
» for pronounced heat in the Lungs, add lonicera (jin yin hua) and houttuynia (yu xing cao).
» for marked pus in the sputum, add platycodon (jie geng), fritillaria cirrhosa (chuan bei mu) and licorice (gan cao).
» for measles with coughing, fever, thirst, and red rashes, add scute (huang qin), morus bark (sang bai pi) and fritillaria cirrhosa (chuan bei mu).


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