Su+Zi+Jiang+Qi+Tang+(Perilla+Fruit+Decoction+for+Directing+Qi+Downward)

Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang (Perilla Fruit Decoction for Directing Qi Downward)
 * Category:** Transform Phlegm (by descending Qi) [Phlegm cold; excess above, deficiency below]
 * Preparation:** Add two slices of Sheng Jiang, 3 pieces of Da Zao, 5 pieces of Su Ye, decoct with water.
 * Function:** Directs rebellious Qi downward, arrests wheezing, stops coughing, and warms and transorms phlegm-cold.
 * Indications:** Coughing and wheezing with watery, copious sputum, a stifling sensation in the chest and diaphragm, shortness of breath marked by relatively labored inhalation and smooth exhalation, white tongue coat that is either slippery or greasy. May also be pain and weakness of the lower back an legs, edema of the extremities, and/or fatigue. [Lung excess, Kidney deficiency]
 * Clinical Applications:** Chronic bronchitis, emphysema, bronchial asthma, cardiac asthma, morning sickness
 * Contraindications:** Yin deficiency

**Ingredients:**
Su Zi (9-12g.) [75g.] Ban Xia (6-9g.) [75g.] Dang Gui (6-9g.) [45g.] Gan Cao (3-4.5g.) [60g.] Hou Po (3-6g.) [30g.] Qian Hu (6-9g.) [30g.] Rou Gui (1.5-3g.) [45g.] Chen Pi (6-9g.) [45g.] [doses in brackets are or granule prescriptions]

**Analysis:**
//Chief:// Su Zi: warm and pungent -Descend the rebellious Qi -Expel phlegm -Stop cough

//Deputy:// Ban Xia, Huo Po: expel phlegm, stop cough and wheezing

//Assistant:// Rou Gui: warm the kidney tograsp Qi, disperse cold Dang Gui: descend rebellious Qi, stop cough, nourish blood and liver, prevent too much drying Chen Pi:Help Hou Po move Qi and dispel phlegm Qian Hu: expel phlegm, stop cough and wheezing

//Envoy:// Gan Cao, Da Zao: harmonize [S.F. will sometimes remove Da Zao to avoid stagnation] Sheng Jiang, Su Ye: disperse cold in the lung

**Modifications:**
Concurrent exterior cold: + Ma Huang, Xing Ren Qi deficiency: + Dang Shen, Wu Wei Zi Urinary difficulty: + Che Qian Zi Greater difficulty in inhalation w/out lower back pain: - Rou Gui; + Chen Xiang