‘Fritillaria and Trichosanthis Powder’
Source: Medical Revelations (Yi Xue Xin Wu, 1732)

Keywords
bronchitis and upper respiratory tract infection

Ingredients
Fritillaria cirrhosa (Bei Mu, fritillaria)
Trichosanthis Kirlowi (Gua Lou, Mongolian Snakegourd)
Trichosanthes kirilowi (Tian Hua Fen, trichosanthes root)
Poria cocos (Fu Ling, hoelen)
Citrus reticulata (Ju Hong, citrus peel)
Platycodon grandiflorum (Jie Geng, platycodon)

Major therapeutic action
Moistens the Lung, clears Heat, regulates qi, resolves Phlegm.

Indications
o  Lung Dryness with Phlegm.
o  With the appropriate key symptoms, this formula can be used to treat biomedical conditions such as acute and chronic bronchitis or upper respiratory tract infection, etc.

Key symptoms for use
o  irritated cough
o  difficult expectoration
o  dry throat
o  shortness of breath
o  red tongue with scanty fur
o  rapid pulse