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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms |
| Zi Wan Tang Aster Decoction |
Clears Empty-Heat from the Lungs; Tonifies the Lungs. | Empty-Heat in the Lungs. | Fever; Hemoptysis; Persistent cough; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Asthenia; Caseous lesion in lungs; Dyspnea; Red, dry tongue; Weak-Rapid pulse (Ruo Shu); Rapid-Empty pulse (Shu Xu). |
| Ren Shen Ge Jie San Ginseng and Gecko Powder |
Calms asthma; Tonifies Qi; Clears Heat; Transforms Phlegm; Stops cough. | Lung-Qi Deficiency with Heat and Phlegm. | Asthma; Breathing difficulty; Chronic asthmatic bronchitis; Chronic cough; Emphysema; Hemoptysis; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Thick phlegm; Yellow phlegm; Gradual weight loss; Irritation of the chest; Oedema of face; Sensation of heat in the chest; Mauve tongue with a Thin-Greasy-White or Thin-Greasy-Yellow coating; Floating-Faint-Empty pulse (Fu Wei Xu). |
| Xie Bai San (1/3) Drain the White Powder |
Drains Lung-Heat; Stops cough; Calms asthma. | Smoldering Fire due to constrained Heat in the Lungs. | Asthma; Bronchitis; Cough; Fever; Pneumonia; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Difficult to expectorate phlegm; Dry mouth; Dry throat; Hemoptysis; Skin that feels hot to the touch, all of which worsen in the late afternoon; Symptoms worsen in the late afternoon; Red tongue, yellow coating; Fine-Rapid pulse (Xi Shu). |