Bai+He+Gu+Jin+Tang+(Lily+Bulb+Decoction+to+Preserve+the+Metal)

Bai He Gu Jin Tang (Lily Bulb Decoction to Preserve the Metal)
 * Category:** Treat Dryness [Chronic interior pattern, Lung and Kidney Yin deficiency w/ deficient heat]
 * Preparation:** Decoct with water.
 * Function:** Nourishes Yin, moistens the lungs, transforms phlegm and stops coughing
 * Indications:** Coughing w/ blood-streaked sputum, wheezing, dry and sore throat, 5-palm heat, night sweats, chronic long-term cough, red tongue with little coat, thin rapid pulse
 * Clinical Applications:** Chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, pharyngitis, spontaneous pneumothorax, cor pulmonale, silicosis, pulmonary tuberculosis
 * Contraindications:** Cough due to cold phlegm

**Ingredients:**
Bai He (3g.) Sheng Di Huang (6g.) Shu Di Huang (9g.) Mai Men Dong (4.5g.) Xuan Shen (2.4g.) Bei Mu (3g.) Jie Geng (2.4g.) Dang Gui (3g.) Bai Shao (3g.) Gan Cao (3g.)

**Analysis:**
//Chief:// Bai He: sweet, bitter and slightly cold - Moistens the lung and clears heat

Sheng Di Huang: sweet, bitter and cold -Nourishes Yin, tonifies Kidney, cools blood

Shu Di Huang: sweet and slightly warm -Tonifies the Liver and Kidney Yin, clear the deficient heat

//Deputy:// Mai Men Dong, Xuan Shen: tonify Yin, clear heat

//Assistant:// Bei Mu, Jie Geng: moisten Lung, transform phlegm and stop cough Dang Gui, Bai Shao: nourish Yin and blood; Dang Gui can also stop cough

//Envoy:// Gan Cao: harmonize the other herbs, soothes the throat with Jie Geng

**Modifications:**
Copious sputum: + Gua Lou Ren, Sang Bai Pi Coughing up profuse blood: -Jie Geng; + Bai Mao Gen, Xian He Cao, Ce Bai Ye Pronounced fever and dark yellow sputum: + Zhi Mu, Yu Xing Cao Lung cancer with Yin deficiency: + Yu Xing Cao, Chi Shao Yao, Bai Hua She She Cao, Ban Zhi Lian TB long term cough: + Bai Ji, Bai Bu Severe heat: increase Sheng Di Huang or + Zhi Mu