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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms of sensation of heat in the chest |
| Huang Qi Bie Jia San Astragalus and Soft-shelled Turtle Shell Powder |
Tonifies Qi and Blood; Clears Heat. | Qi and Blood Deficiency with lingering Heat in the chest. | Chronic bronchitis; Chronic cough; Chronic malaria; Fatigue; Pneumonia; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Sensation of heat in the chest; Slight, intermittent fever; Blood-tinged phlegm; Night sweating; Spontaneous sweating; Fine-Rapid-Empty pulse (Xi Shu Xu). |
| Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang Kudzu, Coptis and Scutellaria Decoction; Pueraria, Coptis and Scute Decoction |
Releases the Exterior; Clears Heat from the Stomach and Intestines. | The Exterior has not been completely released but the Interior is already ablaze with Heat. As noted in the source text, this can be caused by improper treatment of an exterior disorder with purgatives. | Acute enteritis; Acute gastroenteritis; Burning sensation in anus; Diarrhea; Dysentery; Sensation of heat in the chest; Sensation of heat in the epigastrium; Smelly stools (severe cases); Breathing difficulty; Fever; Poliomyelitis (early stage); Thirst; Red tongue, yellow coating; Rapid pulse (Shu). |
| 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). |