| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms related to difficult to expectorate phlegm |
Gua Lou Zhi Shi Tang
Trichosanthes Fruit and Immature Bitter Orange Decoction
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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).
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Liu An Jian
Six-Serenity Decoction
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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.
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Bei Mu Gua Lou San
Fritillaria-Trichosanthes Powder
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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).
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