Qing+Qi+Hua+Tan+Wan+(Clear+the+Qi+and+Transform+Phlegm+Pill)

Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan (Clear the Qi and Transform Phlegm Pill)
 * Category:** Transform Phlegm (Phlegm-heat)
 * Preparation:** Grind into powder and form into pills with ginger juice. Take 6-9g., twice a day.
 * Function:** Clears heat, transforms phlegm, directs rebellious Qi downward, and stops coughing.
 * Indications:** Coughing of yellow, viscous sputum that is difficult to expectorate, focal distention and a feeling of fullness in the chest and diaphragm, nausea, red tongue with a greasy, yellow coating, and a slippery rapid pulse. In severe cases, there may also be difficulty in breathing.
 * Clinical Applications:** Acute bronchitis, chronic bronchitis, acute pneumonia, chronic pneumonia, bronchiectasis.
 * Contraindications:** Cold phlegm

**Ingredients:**
Dan Nan Xing (45g.) Ban Xia (45g.) Gua Lou Ren (30g.) Huang Qin (30g.) Chen Pi (30g.) Xing Ren (30g.) Zhi Shi (30g.) Fu Ling (30g.) [doses are for powder form]

**Analysis:**
//Chief:// Dan Nan Xing: bitter and cold -Disperse the phlegm -Clear the heat

//Deputy:// Gua Lou Ren, Huang Qin: Clear lung fire and transform phlegm heat (S.F. will use Gua Lou Pi if no constipation present)

//Assistant:// Chen Pi, Zhi Shi: Move Qi and disperse phlegm (can use Zhi Ke if chest stagnation is severe) Fu Ling, Ban Xia: address the source of phlegm (spleen) Xing Ren: Descend lung Qi to remove phlegm

**Modifications:**
High Fever: + Shi Gao, Zhi Mu Copious Sputum: + Yu Xing Cao, Tian Hua Fen Headache, stuffy nose, chills: + Jing Jie, Fang Feng Gummy sputum: - Zhi Ban Xia; + Dong Gua Zi