Composition of Qingjin Huatan Decoction

Qingjin Huatan Decoction is used to treat phlegm-heat in the lungs. The clinical symptoms are cough with phlegm, which is slightly yellow and thick, thick yellow tongue coating, and slippery and rapid pulse. Modern scientific key is applicable to subacute respiratory tract infection, acute and chronic bronchitis, and those with symptoms of phlegm-heat accumulation in the lungs given by clinical medicine. The main ingredients of the whole prescription include bupleurum, mulberry bark, Fritillaria thunbergii, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Gardenia jasminoides, Trichosanthes kirilowii, etc. The whole prescription has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, promoting lung function, relieving cough and reducing phlegm, and relieving cough and moistening the lungs. Modern pharmaceutical research has confirmed that the medicinal ingredients in Qingjin Huatan Decoction have antibacterial and toxic effects, and can also reduce the body's resistance to antibiotics.

Qingqi Huatan Pills is the name of a Chinese medicine prescription. It is an expectorant that has the effects of clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, promoting qi and relieving cough and resolving phlegm. Mainly used to treat cough due to phlegm and heat. Cough and wheezing, bloody and yellow thick sputum, chest tightness and stuffiness, severe shortness of breath, nausea, restlessness, red tongue, yellow and greasy tongue coating, and slippery and rapid pulse. It is commonly used in clinical medicine to treat pneumonia, subacute bronchitis, subacute onset of chronic bronchitis, etc. which are caused by internal accumulation of phlegm and heat.

Rhyme for Qingqi Huatan Decoction

To clear qi, stop cough and resolve phlegm, use Trichosanthes kirilowii, Scutellaria baicalensis, Apricot kernel and Citrus aurantium, and take pills with coix seed and ginger water. This is a short-wave treatment for clearing qi, regulating fire and clearing phlegm.

Composition of Qingqi Huatan Decoction

Poria cocos, sweet almond, Citrus aurantium, Bupleurum chinense, Trichosanthes seed, Coix seed, Arisaema ciliata, processed Pinellia ternata.

Dosage of Qingqi Huatan Decoction

30g each of Poria cocos (remove the white part), sweet almond (remove the skin and tip), Citrus aurantium (fried with bran), Bupleurum (fried with wine), Trichosanthes seed (remove the oil), and Coix seed, 45g each of Arisaema consanguineum and processed Pinellia ternata.

How to use Qingqi Huatan Decoction

Make pills with ginger water. Take 6g each time with warm water. Modern usage: Except for the Trichosanthes fruit kernel frost, the other 7 herbs including Bupleurum chinense are crushed into fine powder, mixed with the Trichosanthes fruit kernel frost, and sieved into powder. Take another 100g of ginger slices, mash them, add appropriate amount of water, squeeze out the juice, mix with the above powder to make pills, and dry them. Take 6-9g each time, twice a day, and reduce the dosage for children. It can also be used as a medicine, decocted in water with ginger slices, and the dosage should be reduced according to the original prescription.

Meaning of Qingqi Huatan Decoction

This prescription is caused by phlegm blocking qi stagnation and blood stasis, qi stagnation turning into fire, and phlegm and heat binding together. When phlegm and heat are the problem, they block the lungs and cause them to lose their ability to clear and purify themselves, resulting in cough, wheezing, bloody and thick sputum; when they block the circulation of qi, there will be a stuffy feeling in the chest and diaphragm, or even qi reflux upwards, causing shortness of breath and vomiting; when phlegm and heat disturb the mind, there will be restlessness and irritability. The treatment is suitable for clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, promoting qi circulation, relieving cough and resolving phleg Polygonum multiflorum and Arisaema consanguineum are bitter and cool, while Trichosanthes kirilowii seed is moistening and nourishing, and both are good at clearing heat and resolving phlegm. Trichosanthes kirilowii seed can travel long distances and will surely guide the phlegm and heat out through bowel movements, so the two are both monarch medicines. Although processed Pinellia is a pungent and warm herb, it is well matched with the slightly cold Bupleurum. One can relieve cough, resolve phlegm and eliminate knots, while the other can clear away heat, detoxify and reduce fire. They are closely related and complement each other, and both are ministerial drugs. To treat phlegm, one must reduce the fire, and to treat fire, one must follow the flow of qi. Therefore, sweet almonds are used to reduce the deficiency of lung qi and promote its upward flow, Poria cocos is used to promote qi, relieve cough and resolve phlegm to unblock the middle, Citrus aurantium is used to break up qi, relieve cough and resolve phlegm to expand the chest, and Coix seed is used to strengthen the spleen and stomach and eliminate dampness to eliminate the source of phlegm. Make pills with ginger water to relieve phlegm.