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Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang: a good recipe for clearing dryness, moistening the lungs, nourishing yin and qi

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Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang, also known as "Eliminate Dryness and Rescue the Lung Decoction", is a classic Chinese medicine prescription from "Yi Men Fa Lu" that treats severe symptoms of warm and dry lung damage and qi and yin damage. The formulation of Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang had a great impact on the development of febrile disease studies. This prescription is a typical "spicy, cool, sweet and moist" prescription. Wu Tang's Sangxing Decoction in "Wenbing Tiaobian" was also derived from Qingzao Jiufei Decoction.


This article will introduce in detail the composition, efficacy, main indications, pathogenesis, use, application, precautions and side effects of Qingzao Jiufei Decoction, and discuss its combination with diet therapy, in order to provide readers with professional and easy-to-understand information.


Composition and usage of Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang

Composition

The composition of Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang is as follows:

  • Mulberry leaves that have been frosted, remove the stems and leaves, 3 qian (9g)

  • Gypsum, 2.5 yuan (8g)

  • Licorice 1 qian (3g)

  • 70% ginseng (2g)

  • Fry sesame seeds, grind, one qian (3g)

  • 80% genuine donkey hide gelatin (3g)

  • Ophiopogon japonicus, core removed, 1.2 yuan (4g)

  • Soaked almonds, peeled and fried until golden, 70% (2g)

  • 1 loquat leaf, brush off the hair, apply honey, and roast until yellow (3g)


Qingzao Jiufei Soup
清燥救肺湯

usage

Traditional usage: decocted in one bowl of water for six minutes, boiled and served hot two or three times. Modern usage: decocted in water, boiled and served hot repeatedly.


Pathogenesis of Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang


Warm and dryness harm the lungs, and the syndrome of both qi and yin damage is a common disease. The main symptoms include fever, headache, dry cough without sputum, shortness of breath, wheezing, dry throat, dry nose, irritability, thirst, chest and rib pain, dry tongue with little coating, and weak and rapid pulse.


These symptoms usually occur in autumn because the weather is dry in this season, which can easily lead to dryness and heat damaging the lungs. The dry climate in autumn reduces the moisture in the air, which makes the lungs more susceptible to dryness and heat, thus triggering a series of symptoms.


When the lungs are affected by dryness and heat, both the Qi and Yin fluid are damaged, and their normal functions of clearing the lungs and moistening the lungs are lost. This is why patients experience dry coughs without sputum, wheezing due to Qi reversal, thirst, and dry noses.


These symptoms indicate that the lungs have been seriously damaged. The lung's qingsu function refers to the lung's ability to remove foreign pathogens and impurities, while the runjiang function refers to the lung's ability to retain moisture and prevent dryness. When these functions are abnormal, the patient will experience the above symptoms.


Qingzao Jiufei Soup
清燥救肺湯

According to the Suwen Zhizhen Yaoda Lun, "All qi stagnation and depression belong to the lungs." This means that if the lung qi does not descend, it will lead to qi stagnation, which will cause chest tightness and even rib pain. A dry tongue with little coating and a weak, large and rapid pulse are both evidence of warm and dryness damaging the lungs. These symptoms further confirm the damage to the lungs.


If the lung qi does not descend, the qi will not be able to circulate smoothly in the body, which will lead to qi stagnation, which will cause chest tightness and rib pain. A dry tongue with little coating and a weak, large and rapid pulse are specific manifestations of lung damage.


Treatment of this condition requires both clearing and moistening the lungs and nourishing yin and qi. Clearing and moistening the lungs can clear the dryness and heat in the lungs, while nourishing yin and qi can replenish the damaged yin fluid and qi. This is the only way to effectively restore the normal function of the lungs.




Functions and indications of Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang

function

Clears dryness, moistens the lungs, nourishes yin and replenishes qi.


The method of clearing and moistening the lungs includes using some Chinese medicines with heat-clearing effects, such as mulberry leaves and gypsum, which can help clear the dryness and heat in the lungs. The method of nourishing yin and replenishing qi requires the use of some Chinese medicines with yin-nourishing effects, such as ginseng and ophiopogon japonicus, which can help replenish the damaged yin fluid and qi.


Lung Yin Deficiency
清燥救肺湯:肺陰虛

Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang is a Chinese medicine formula specifically designed to treat this condition. It is made up of a variety of Chinese herbs, including mulberry leaves, gypsum, liquorice, ginseng, sesame seeds, donkey hide gelatin, ophiopogon japonicus, almonds, and loquat leaves. These herbs work together to achieve the effects of clearing and moistening the lungs and nourishing yin and qi. Mulberry leaves have the effect of clearing heat and moistening the lungs, gypsum can clear lung heat, liquorice and ginseng help to nourish qi and produce body fluid, sesame seeds and donkey hide gelatin can nourish yin and moisten the lungs, ophiopogon japonicus helps to nourish yin and moisten the lungs, and almonds and loquat leaves can reduce lung qi with bitterness.


Indications

Warm and dryness can damage the lungs, causing damage to both qi and yin.


In modern medicine, Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang is often used to treat diseases such as pneumonia, bronchial asthma, acute and chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis and lung cancer, especially those caused by dryness and heat invading the lungs and damage to both qi and yin.


This prescription has a wide range of clinical applications and good therapeutic effects. By clearing and moistening the lungs and nourishing yin and qi, Qingzao Jiufei Decoction can effectively relieve the patient's symptoms, restore the normal function of the lungs, and thus improve the patient's quality of life.


Qingzao Jiufei Soup
清燥救肺湯

Precautions and side effects

The original book says "calcined gypsum" in the prescription. In modern clinical practice, raw gypsum is generally used, and calcined gypsum is mainly used for external use. As for the amount of gypsum used, it should be determined according to the severity of the disease and the proportion of the original prescription to avoid excessive use and damage to the lung qi.


Diet therapy


Autumn moisturizing food

The key to autumn conditioning is to nourish yin and moisten dryness. It is advisable to eat more pears, citrus, persimmons, pomegranates, grapes, dates, water chestnuts, radishes, white fungus, lilies, pumpkins and other foods, and eat less peppers, ginger, scallions, raw garlic, peppers, and greasy foods to prevent dryness from worsening.


Autumn moisturizing tea


In autumn, you can drink "oolong tea" to moisturize. Oolong tea is green tea, which is a semi-fermented tea between green and black tea. It is neither cold nor hot in nature, but moderately warm. It has the effect of moisturizing, promoting fluid production, and clearing away accumulated heat in the body. You can also drink "mulberry leaf chrysanthemum tea" to clear the lungs and relieve coughs.


Conclusion

Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang is a classic Chinese medicine prescription that treats severe symptoms of warm and dry lung damage and damage to both qi and yin. Its composition, usage, function, main indications, pathogenesis, application, prescription song, addition and subtraction, modern application, precautions and side effects are all introduced in detail. In addition, combined with autumn moistening foods and tea, it can better assist in treatment and achieve the effect of nourishing yin and moistening dryness. I hope this article can provide readers with professional and easy-to-understand information to help everyone better understand and use Qingzao Jiufei Decoction.

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