Qing+Zao+Jiu+Fei+Tang+(Eliminate+Dryness+and+Rescue+the+Lungs+Decoction)

Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang (Eliminate Dryness and Rescue the Lungs Decoction)
 * Category:** Treat Dryness [Qi an Yin damage, more chronic ~ 1 month]
 * Preparation:** Decoct with water. Can take up to 8-12x/day
 * Function:** Clears dryness and moistens the lungs
 * Indications:** Headache, fever, hacking cough, wheezing, dry and parched throat, dry nasal passages, fullness in the chest, hypochondriac pain, irritability, thirst, dry tongue with scattered/peeled or no coat, deficient big rapid pulse
 * Clinical Applications:** Upper respiratory tract infection, influenza, acute and chronic bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, pneumonia, pertussis
 * Contraindications:** Spleen Qi or Yang deficiency

**Ingredients:**
Sang Ye (Mulberry leaf) 9g Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon tuber) 3.6g Shi Gao (Gypsum) 7.5g - [up to 30g.] Huo Ma Ren (Hemp seed) 3g E Jiao (Ass hide glue) 2.4g Xing Ren (Apricot kernel) 2.1g Pi Pa Ye (Loquat leaf) 3g Ren Shen (Ginseng root) 2.1g Gan Cao (Licorice root) 3g

**Analysis:**
//Chief:// Sang Ye: bitter, sweet and cold -Disperses dryness in the lung

//Deputy:// Shi Gao: pungent, sweet, very cold; clears heat and nourishes fluids Mai Men Dong, E Jiao, Huo Ma Ren: Moisten Lung and nourish Yin

//Assistant:// Xing Ren, Mi Zhi Pi Pa Ye: descend Lung Qi and nourish Yin Ren Shen, Gan Cao: Tonify middle Jiao and Spleen Qi

//Envoy:// Gan Cao: harmonize the other herbs

**Modifications:**
Profuse, thick, sticky sputum: + Chuan Bei Mu, Gua Lou Ren Blood-streaked sputum: + Sheng Di Huang, Ce Bai Ye Constipation: + Tao Ren Hot lung atrophy: + Sang Bai Pi, Lu Gen, Qing Dai, Ge Jie Liver fire: + Qing Dai Kidney deficiency: + Ge Jie