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| Synonyms |
| Difficult expectoration |
| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms of difficult to expectorate phlegm |
| Gua Lou Zhi Shi Tang Trichosanthes Fruit and Immature Bitter Orange Decoction |
Transforms Phlegm-Heat in the chest; Clears Phlegm-Heat in the chest; Moistens the Lungs. | Accumulated Phlegm-Heat in the chest. | Asthma; Breathing difficulty; Chest pain; Difficult to expectorate phlegm; Dry cough, especially in the morning; Inability to rotate the trunk; Pain of the diaphragm; Smoker's cough; Slippery-Rapid pulse (Hua Shu). |
| Liu An Jian Six-Serenity Decoction |
Transforms Phlegm; Dries Dampness; Subdues Rebellious Qi; Calms asthma. | Sub-acute stage of Wind-Cold disorders with Damp-Phlegm. | Asthma; Asthmatic bronchitis; Cough; Difficult to expectorate phlegm; Dyspnea; Subacute bronchitis; Thick phlegm. |
| Bei Mu Gua Lou San Fritillaria-Trichosanthes Powder |
Moistens the Lungs; Clears Heat; Regulates the Qi; Transforms Phlegm. | Dryness in the Lungs which injures the Fluids and causes dry Phlegm. | Asthma; Breathing difficulty; Chronic tracheitis; Dense phlegm; Difficult to expectorate phlegm; Dry cough; Dry phlegm; Dry throat; Scanty phlegm; Sore throat; Silicosis; Red tongue with a thin and powdery-white coating; Fine-Forceful-Rapid pulse (Xi You Li Shu). |