The Lung Nourishing Ejiao Soup is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine formula for nourishing the lungs and stopping cough. It is composed of ingredients such as ejiao and licorice, and is often used to treat symptoms such as coughing, wheezing, and dry throat. However, it should not be used in the following situations!
[Composition of the Formula]
Roasted ejiao powder 9 grams, roasted shuzhizi (burdock seed) 3 grams, roasted licorice 1.5 grams, roasted madouling (birthwort) 6 grams, peeled almonds 6 grams, roasted glutinous rice 6 grams
[Effects and Indications]
Nourish yin and tonify the lungs, clear heat and stop bleeding. It is mainly used for pediatric lung deficiency with heat syndrome. It is suitable for coughing, wheezing, dry throat, scanty phlegm or bloody phlegm, red tongue with little coating, and thin and rapid pulse.
[Clinical Applications]
1. This formula is not only used for pediatric lung yin deficiency and coughing and wheezing caused by yin deficiency with heat, but can also be used in adults. The key to treatment is coughing, wheezing, dry throat, red tongue with little coating, and floating and thin pulse.
2. It can be taken by patients with chronic bronchitis and bronchiectasis with hemoptysis caused by yin deficiency with heat.
3. In summary, the distinctive feature of this formula is to nourish the lung yin to treat the root cause; clear the lung and transform phlegm, calm the cough and stop wheezing to treat the symptoms. It is a formula that considers both the root cause and the symptoms, and is mainly used for the treatment of chronic cough due to lung deficiency.
