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Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang (Perilla Fruit Decoction for Directing Qi Downward)

Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang

Perilla Fruit Decoction for Directing Qi Downward

Category
Formulas that Regulate the Qi
Subcategory
Formulas that Direct Rebellious Qi Downward
Ingredients
11 herbs
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  • Descends rebellious Lung Qi to arrest wheezing and stop cough
  • Warms and Transforms Phlegm-Cold.

Indications

  • Wheezing
  • Coughing with copious and watery sputum
  • Dyspnea
  • Shortness of breath with easy exhalation and difficult inhalation
  • A feeling of fullness or oppression in the chest
  • Edema of the extremities
  • Fatigue
  • Possible weakness
  • Aching
  • Pain in the lower back
  • Legs
  • Knees

Western Uses:

  • Bronchial Asthma
  • Chronic Bronchitis
  • Pulmonary Emphysema

Ingredients

11 substances in Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang — each links to its full herb monograph.

Ban XiaBan Xia6-9 gWarm Herbs that Transform Phlegm-ColdChen PiChen Pi6-9 gRegulate the QiDa ZaoDa Zao3 piecesTonify QiDang GuiDang Gui6-9 gTonify BloodGan CaoGan Cao3-4.5 gTonify QiHou PoHou Po3-6 gAromatic Herbs that Transform and Dissolve DampnessQian HuQian Hu6-9 gCool and Transform Phlegm-HeatRou GuiRou Gui1.5-3 gWarm the Interior and Expel ColdSheng JiangSheng Jiang2 SlicesWarm, Spicy Herbs that Release the ExteriorZi Su YeZi Su Ye5 LeavesWarm, Spicy Herbs that Release the ExteriorZi Su ZiZi Su Zi9-12 gRelieve Coughing and Wheezing

Preparation & dosage

Decoction.

Safety — read before use

Do not use in cases where there is no external pathogenic influences, or where cough and wheezing are due to Lung Heat

Originally Appeared In:

  • Imperial Grace Formulary of the Tai Ping Era (Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang)

Sources & References

Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus

The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.

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