Xie+Bai+San+(Drain+the+White+Powder)

Xie Bai San (Drain the White Powder)
T: red tongue, yellow coat P: thin, rapid
 * Category:** Clears Heat & Cool Blood [Heat in the Lung, cough/wheezing]
 * Preparation:** Grind into powder.
 * Function:** Drains heat from the Lungs and calms wheezing
 * Indications:** Coughing, wheezing, and fever with skin that feels hot to the touch, all of which worsen in the late afternoon. Dry mouth, little or difficult-to-expectorate sputum.
 * Clinical Applications:** Early-stage measles, pneumonia, bronchitis, pertussis, conjunctivitis, herpes simplex, urticaria
 * Contraindications:** cough & wheezing due to wind-cold, wind-heat or damp-phlegm

**Ingredients:**
Chao Sang Bai Pi (10-15g.) Di Gu Pi (10-15g.) Zhi Gan Cao (3g.) Jing Mi (15-30g.)

**Analysis:**
//Chief://
 * chao Sang Bai Pi:** drains heat from lung, stops cough and wheezing

//Deputy://
 * Di Gu Pi:** Clears deficient heat, goes to blood phase

//Assistant://
 * Zhi Gan Cao, Jing Mi:** Protect the Stomach (nourish Earth to tonify Metal)

**Modifications:**
Mild phlegm: - Jing Mi; + Fu Ling Severe heat: + Huang Qin, Zhi Mu Obstruction d/t phlegm: + Ting Li Zi, Bai Qian Cough d/t dryness: + Gua Lou Pi, Xing Ren, Chuan Bei Mu, Sha Shen Heat from deficiency w/ afternoon fevers: + Qing Hao, Bie Lia, Yin Chai Hu