Name
The Prescription of 蛤蚧定喘丸
Ingredients
Ge Jie 11 g,Gua Lou Zi 50 g,Zi Wan 75 g,Ma Huang 45 g,Bie Jia 50 g,Huang Qin 50 g,Gan Cao 50 g,Mai Dong 50 g,Huang Lian 30 g,Bai He 75 g,Zi Su Zi 25 g,Ku Xing Ren 50 g,Shi Gao 25 g.Explanation
Ge Jie: The principal drug, improving inspiration to relieve asthma by invigorating the kidney-Qi.
Zhi Gan Cao: Invigorating Qi, regulating the stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.
Ma Huang: Facilitating the flow of the lung-Qi to dispel pathogenic factors and relieve asthma.
Su Zi and Xing Ren: Descending the lung-Qi to alleviate asthma, relieve cough and eliminate phlegm.
Huang Lian and Huang Qin: Clearing away heat and removing toxicity.
Mai Dong and Bai He: Moistening the lung, nourishing Yin, resolving phlegm and relieving cough.
Zi Wan and Gua Lou Zi: Moistening the lung and resolving phlegm.
Shi Gao: Removing heat and restlessness.
Bie Jia: Nourishing Yin and removing heat.
The Effect of 蛤蚧定喘丸
Effect
Nourish yin and clear lung fire, relieve cough and asthma.
Indications
Chronic cough, poor appetite, night sweat, spontaneous perspiration, consumptive disease, shortness of breath, choking sensation in chest.
Administrations
All the drugs are ground into fine powder. The powder is made with ginger juice into pills.