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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms of yellow phlegm |
| Qing Fei Yi Huo Pian Clearing the Lungs and Eliminating Fire Tablet |
Clears Lung-Heat; Stops cough; Subdues Rebellious Qi; Promotes generation of Body Fluids; Purges Heat. | Lung-Heat excess with rising Fire and rebellious Qi (acute stage). | Acute bronchitis; Brassy cough; Concentrated urine; Constipation; Dry cough; Fever; Pharyngitis; Sore throat; Sore throat; Swelling of the throat; Yellow phlegm (profuse or dry); Dental abscess; Epistaxis; Mouth ulcer; Nose ulcer; Reddish urine; Toothache; Red tongue, dry-white or dry-yellow coating; Rapid-Wiry pulse (Shu Xian). |
| Qin Jiao Bie Jia San Gentiana Qinjiao and Soft-Shelled Turtle Shell Powder; Chin-chiu and Turtle Shell Powder |
Nourishes Yin and Blood; Clears Heat. | Wind consumption which is attributed to improper or unsuccessful treatment of an externally-contracted disorder in a patient with underlying Yin Deficiency. | Blood-tinged phlegm; Cough; Dry phlegm; Evening fever; Night sweating; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Red cheeks; Red lips; Weight loss; Yellow phlegm; Red tongue; Weak-Rapid pulse (Ruo Shu). |
| Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan Clear the Qi and Transform Phlegm Pill; Pinellia and Scute Pill |
Clears and transforms Phlegm-Heat; Subdues Rebellious Qi; Stops cough. | Internal clumping of Phlegm-Heat which occurs when Fire brews Body Fluids which have become stagnant due to the weakening of the transportive function of the Spleen. | Acute bronchitis; Asthma; Breathing difficulty; Chronic bronchitis; Cough; Difficult to expectorate phlegm; Distension of the chest; Emphysema; Fullness of the chest; Pneumonia; Thick phlegm; Yellow phlegm; Nasal congestion; Nausea; Red tongue, greasy-yellow coating; Slippery-Rapid pulse (Hua Shu). |