Prescriptions for Promoting the Production of Body Fluids to Moisten Dryness
Qiong Yu Gao (琼玉膏): Classic TCM Formula
Name
Paste for Reinforcing the Lung
The Prescription of 琼玉膏
Source
Hong Shi Ji Yan Fang
Ingredients
[Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) 750 g,Sheng Di (Radix Rehmanniae) 8000 g,Fu Ling (Poria) 1500 g,Bai Mi (Mel) 5000 g.Explanation
Sheng Di: The principal drug, nourishing Yin and promoting water metabolism.
Bai Mi: Nourishing the lung and moistening dryness.
Ren Shen and Fu Ling: Tonifying the spleen-Qi besides Fu Ling's action of inducing diuresis and resolving phlegm.
The Effect of 琼玉膏
Effect
Nourishing Yin, moistening the lung, invigorating Qi and reinforcing the spleen.
Indications
Syndrome due to consumption and impairment of the lung-Yin, marked by inproductive cough of deficiency and consumption type, dry throat, hemoptysis, emaciation, shortness of breath, lassitude, reddened tongue with little coating, and thready rapid pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as pulmonary tuberculosis, bronchiectasis, pneumonia and pleurisy.
Administrations
Ren Shen and Fu Ling are ground into fine powder, Sheng Di is pounded to get its juice (or Shu Di is decocted in water for the decoction, which is used instead of the juice or Sheng Di). The powder, the juice and Feng Mi are mixed evenly into a paste. The paste is Qiongyu Gao, which is stored in a porcelain pot for use. 6-9 g of the paste is taken each time, twice daily.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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