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Tonifies and Warms Kidney Yang, Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, Nourishes Blood, Restrains the Leakage of Fluids, Secures the Jing-essence | Kidney Yang deficiency leading to instability in the lower jiao (burner). May also be used to treat dual Lung and Kidney deficiency. | Tongue: pale, swollen, coat may be wet or slippery. Pulse: deep, weak, may be slow | Ba ji tian, Shu di huang, Yin yang huo, Shan yao, Bai shao, Bu gu zhi, Xu duan, Lian zi, Shan zhu yu, Jin ying zi, Gou qi zi, Du zhong, Dang gui | |
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Tonifies Lung and Kidney Yin, Cools the Lungs, Transforms Phlegm, Restores the Downward Flow of Lung Qi | Lung dryness due to Lung and Kidney Yin deficiency, with deficient heat. | Tongue: red, cracked, little or no coat, or a thin dry yellow coat. Pulse: thin, thready, rapid | Shu di huang, Sheng di huang, Mai men dong, Bai he, Chuan bei mu, Dang gui, Bai shao, Gan cao, Xuan shen, Jie geng | |
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Clears Heat, Dissolves Phlegm, Descends and Disperses Lung Qi, Calms Lung Qi Rebellion | Heat in the Lung from a wind-heat invasion, or a wind-cold invasion that has transformed into heat, which obstructs the dispersal and descent of Lung Qi. | Tongue: red with a yellow coat. Pulse: slippery, rapid. | Shi gao, Xing ren, Bai qian, Gan cao | |
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Tonifies Lung Qi, Restores the Downward Flow of Lung Qi, Stabilizes the Exterior | Lung Qi deficiency. | Tongue: pale with a thin white coat Pulse: frail or deficient | Huang qi, Shu di huang, Sang bai pi, Zi wan, Ming dang shen, Wu wei zi, Ren shen | |
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Descends and Disperses Lung Qi, Clears Heat, Dissolves Phlegm, Restores the Downward Flow of Lung Qi, Stops Cough and Wheezing | Phlegm heat in the Lungs or exterior wind cold invasion with concurrent phlegm in the interior. | Tongue: white or yellow greasy coat Pulse: slippery, rapid | Bai guo, Sang bai pi, Jie geng, Zi su zi, Xing ren, Huang qin, Ban xia, Gan cao, Bai bu, Zi wan | |
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Nourishes Kidney, Lung and Stomach Yin, Nourishes Body Fluids, Strengthens Qi | Lung, Stomach, Kidney Yin and fluid deficiency. | Tongue: red with a scanty coat, or peeled in the center, dry Pulse: rapid, thin, weak | Tian men dong, Mai men dong, Shu di huang, Sheng di huang, Dang shen | |
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Descends and Disperses Lung Qi, Expels Phlegm, Benefits the Throat, Directs Herbs to the Chest and Throat | Phlegm heat, Lung heat, wind-heat or wind-cold. | Tongue: white greasy coat Pulse: slippery | Jie geng | |
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Nourishes Lung and Kidney Yin, Moistens Dryness | Lung and Kidney Yin deficiency | Tongue: red, dry, cracked with a scanty coat or no coat Pulse: rapid, thready | Shu di huang, Shan zhu yu, Shan yao, Mu dan pi, Ze xie, Fu ling, Mai men dong, Wu wei zi |
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Tonifies Lung Qi, Descends Rebellious Lung Qi, Tonifies Kidney Qi, Benefits Lung Yin, Restores the Downward Flow of Lung Qi | Lung and Kidney Qi deficiency, with some Lung Yin deficiency | Tongue: pale, white coat Pulse: deficient, small | Dang shen, Xing ren, Sang bai pi, Wu zhi mao tao, Man hu tui zi, Gan cao, Chen pi, Bai qian, Ge jie, Dong chong xia cao, Meng shi | |
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Transforms Phlegm, Descends Rebellious Lung Qi, Tonifies Lung Qi | Phlegm damp or phlegm heat in the Lungs with a concurrent Qi deficiency | Tongue: greasy white coat Pulse: slippery, soft | Pi pa ye, Dang shen, Da zao, Sang ye, Sheng jiang, Xing ren, Chuan bei mu, Qian hu, Yuan zhi, Ju hong, Kuan dong hua, Sang bai pi, Wu wei zi | |
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Clears Lung Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Descends and Disperses Lung Qi | Phlegm-heat in the Lungs. | Tongue: red with a greasy yellow coat Pulse: slippery, rapid | Ban xia, Dan nan xing, Gua lou ren shuang, Huang qin, Chen pi, Xing ren, Zhi shi, Fu ling, Sheng jiang | |
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Clears Heat, Eliminates Dryness, Moistens Lungs, Stop Cough | Warm-dryness attacking the Lungs and leading to rebellious Lung Qi with slight injury to the Lung Qi and Yin. | Tongue: red tip, dry with a thin white coat or scanty coat Pulse: big, weak, thin, rapid | Sang ye, Shi gao, Nan sha shen, Mai men dong, Pi pa ye, Hei zhi ma, E jiao, Xing ren, Gan cao | |
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Releases Exterior Wind Heat, Disperses and Descends Lung Qi, Restores the Downward Flow of Lung Qi | Initial stages of a wind heat invasion or mild wind heat. | Tongue: thin white coat Pulse: floating, rapid | Lu gen, Sang ye, Ju hua, Lian qiao, Jie geng, Xing ren, Gan cao, Bo he | |
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Nourishes Lung and Stomach Yin, Nourishes Body Fluids, Moistens Dryness, Disperses and Descends Lung Qi | Injury to the Lung, Stomach and fluids due to invasion by dryness. | Tongue: red with a dry, scanty coat or no coat Pulse: deficient, rapid | Mai men dong, Yu zhu, Nan sha shen, Bei sha shen, Sang ye, Tian hua fen, Bai bian dou, Gan cao | |
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Tonifies Spleen Qi, Tonifies Lung Qi, Tonifies Wei Qi | Lung, Spleen and Wei Qi deficiency. Also useful for Heart Qi deficiency. | Tongue: pale, thin white coat Pulse: weak | Dang shen, Huang qi | |
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Tonifies Qi, Strengthens Wei Qi, Stabilizes the Exterior, Nourishes the Heart, Calms the Shen | Lung, Spleen, and Wei Qi deficiency. Also for Heart and Lung Qi deficiency. | Tongue: pale, swollen, teeth marks, thin white coat Pulse: thin, weak, floating, rapid | Wu wei zi, Huang qi, Dang shen, Suan zao ren | |
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Tonifies the Qi, Preserves the Yin, Nourishes Body Fluids, Moistens Dryness, Astringes the Leakage of Fluids | Lung Qi and Yin deficiency. | Tongue: pale-red with a dry thin coat, may have many surface cracks Pulse: deficient, rapid, thin, irregular | Dang shen, Mai men dong, Wu wei zi |
Lung Health Support Formulas
Yvonne Lau |
