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Bai He Bing Wu Hao百合病五号

Lily Syndrome #5

Medicinals
6

Composition

  • Bai HeBul. Lilii30 g

    Nourishes Yin, moistens the Lungs, clears Heat, stops coughing, clears the Heart and calms the *Shen.*

    for Lily Syndrome with irritability and mental disorientation due to Yin Deficiency or lingering Heat in the late stages of a febrile disease, dry cough and vexation and agitation after a warm disease.
    cools the Heart and treats both Qi and Blood to restore harmony to the Ying and Wei after a warm febrile disease.
  • Zhi MuRz. Anemarrhenae12 g

    Clears Heat, drains Fire, nourishes Yin, moistens Dryness, generates Fluids, clears Deficiency Fire and quenches thirst.

  • Sheng Di HuangRx. Rehmanniae15 g

    Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, generates fluids and cools Heart Fire.

  • Di Gu PiCx. Lycii15 g

    Cools the Blood, drains Yin Deficiency Fire, and clears and drains Heat in the Lungs.

    for Blood Heat with Yin Deficiency.
  • He Shou WuRx. Polygoni Multiflori18 g

    Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, nourishes the Blood and nourishes *Jing.*

  • Bie JiaCarapax Trionycis10 g

    Nourishes Yin, anchors *Yang and invigorates the Blood.*

Actions

  • Tonifies Yin
  • Provides moisture to the Lungs
  • Strengthens the Kidneys

Patterns treated

Bai He Bing (Lily Syndrome) resulting from a deficiency of Lung and Kidney Yin

Manifestations

  • A dry cough that produces nothing, or
  • A small amount of thick, adhesive phlegm, or
  • At times sputum streaked with blood
  • Dryness of the mouth
  • A parched throat
  • Soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees
  • Tidal fever of the "Steaming Bone" pattern
  • Perspiration during sleep
  • Reddened cheekbones
  • Possibly a hoarse voice
  • Possibly pain affecting the shin, foot and heel
  • Infertility
  • Involuntary seminal emission
Tongue body
A dry, reddened tongue body
Coating
Absent
Pulse
A fine, rapid pulse

Indications

The pattern termed Lily Syndrome