Sang+Ju+Yin+(Mulberry+and+Chrysanthemum+Drink)

Sang Ju Yin (Mulberry and Chrysanthemum Decoction)
 * Category:** Release exterior heat (early stage)
 * Preparation:** Decoct w/ water for a short time.
 * Function:** Releases exterior wind-heat and stop coughing by facilitating the flow of Lung Qi
 * Indications:** Slight fever, cough w/out phlegm, slight thirst, thin white tongue coat, floating rapid pulse
 * Clinical Applications:** Upper respiratory tract infection, influenza, early-stage acute bronchitis, acute tonsillitis, and acute conjunctivitis.
 * Contraindications:** wind cold, excessive interior heat

**Ingredients:**
Sang Ye (7.5g.) Ju Hua (3g.) Lian Qiao (4.5g.) Bo He (2.4g.) Jie Geng(6g.) Xing Ren (6g.) Lu Gen(6g.), Gan Cao (2.4g.)

**Analysis:**
//Chief:// Sang Ye: Cool, sweet, bitter -Disperses wind-heat -Clear lung heat and stop coughing

Ju Hua: Coo, sweet and acrid -Disperse wind-heat -Clear heat in upper jiao and nourish eyes

//Deputy:// Lian Qiao, Bo He: Disperse wind-heat Jie Geng, Xing Ren: Stop coughing

//Assistant:// Lu Gen: Clear heat, generate fluid

//Envoy:// Gan Cao: Harmonize

**Modifications:**
Qi level dryness: Nutritive level heat w/ dark red tongue: Heat entering the blood: Severe lung heat: Pronounced thirst: Viscous, yellow sputum that is difficult to expectorate: Labored breathing or slight wheezing: Blood-streaked sputum: Sore throat: Wind-heat affecting the eyes: