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Chinese Medicinal Material
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【Chinese Name】 |
桑菊飲
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【Phonetic】 |
Sang Ju Yin
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【English Name】 |
Mulberry Leaf and Chrysanthemum Beverage |
【Classification】 |
Exterior-releasing formulas |
【Source】 |
《Systematic Differentiation of Warm Diseases》Wen Bing Tiao Bian《溫病條辨》 |
【Combination】 |
Mori Folium (Sang Ye) 2.5 qian (7.5g), Chrysanthemi Flos (Ju Hua) 1 qian (3g), Armeniacae Semen Amarum (Xing Ren) 2 qian (6g), Forsythiae Fructus (Lian Qiao) 1.5 qian (5g), Menthae Haplocalycis Herba (Bo He add towards the end) 8 fen (2.5g), Platycodonis Radix (Jie Geng) 2 qian (6g), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gan Cao) 8 fen (2.5g), Phragmitis Rhizoma (Lu Gen) 2 qian (6g) |
【Method】 |
Prepare it as a decoction. It should be taken warm. |
【Action】 |
Dissipates wind and clears heat, ventilates the lung, and stops coughing. |
【Indication】 |
Sang Ju Yin is indicated for the initial stage of a wind-warmth pattern. Coughing is the major symptom along with a low-grade fever, slight thirst, and a superficial rapid pulse. |
【Pathogenesis】 |
When the lung is attacked by wind-warmth, the lung qi fails to diffuse which results in a cough. Since the pathogen is at a relatively superficial area, the damage to the body fluids is moderate, the body is not feeling too warm, and there is only minor thirst. This is a pattern of mild exterior wind-heat, with signs of an early stage warm disease and failure of the lung to diffuse and descent qi. In this case, the treatment method is to dissipate wind, clear heat, and ventilate the lung to stop coughing. |
【Application】 |
1. Essential pattern differentiation Sang Ju Yin is commonly indicated for the pattern of wind-heat attacking the lung, causing cough. Due to its mild acrid-cool nature, it is necessary to add relevant medicinals for those patients with excessive lung heat. Otherwise it cannot handle more severe lung heat patterns because the formula is too light, and the condition will not resolve. Moreover, it is not applicable to patterns of wind-cold cough. This clinical pattern is marked by cough, mild fever, slight thirst, superficial and rapid pulse. 2. Modern applications The formula may be used in the following biomedically defined disorders showing signs and symptoms of wind-heat attacking the lung or the liver channels: common cold, acute bronchitis, upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia, acute conjunctivitis, and keratitis. 3. Cautions and contraindications It should not be boiled for too long because of the light diffusing nature of the medicinals in this formula. |
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