LUNG NOURISHING DECOCTION
Bu Fei Tang
‘Lung nourishing decoction’
Source: Experiential formula
Keywords
bronchitis
Ingredients
Panax ginseng (Ren Shen, ginseng)
Astragalus membranaceous (Huang Qi, astragalus)
Rehmannia glutinosa (Sheng Di, processed rehmannia)
Schizandra chinensis (Wu Wei Zi, schizandra)
Aster tartarica (Zi Wan, aster)
Morus alba (Sang Bai Pi, mulberry bark)
Major therapeutic action
Nourishes the Lung.
Antiasthmatic, antitussive.
Indications
* Lung deficiency.
* With the appropriate key symptoms, this formula can be used to treat biomedical conditions such as
chronic bronchitis.
Key symptoms for use
* shortness of breath
* spontaneous sweating
* occasional chills and feverishness
* coughing
* wheezing
* pale tongue
* frail or deficient and large pulse
None noted.
None noted.
The typical dose is three grams twice daily, before meals. In severe cases or the early stages of treatment (the first two weeks), a 50-100% increase in dose may be used, then reduced as the treatment takes effect.