Discussion of Eight Methods for Lung Disease Treatment

1. Facilitating lung, evacuating the exogenous pathogens of lung, facilitating lung and promoting qi. Representative prescriptions include Ma Huang Tang, San Niu Tang, Cung Chi Jie Geng Tang etc.

2. Quieting lung, eliminating the phlegm-fire in the lung. The herbs with this function are even, representative herbs include Pi Pa Ye, Ma Dou Ling, Kuan Dong Hua, Bai Bu etc. Representative prescription: Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang, Ding Chuan Tang.

3. Clearing lung, clearing-discharging the excessive heat in lung. The general herbs include Sang Ye, Ju Hua, Shi Gao, Bai Mao Gen, Zhu Ru, Yu Xing Cao, Huang Qin etc.

4. Discharging lung, discharging the phlegm-fire and water damp in lung. The representative prescriptions include: Ting Li Da Zao Xie Fei Tang, Xie Bai San etc.

5. Warming lung, relieving the cold fluid-retention in lung. Xiao Qing Long Tang is commonly used in clinic.

6. Moistening lung, moistening the dryness in lung. The representative herbs: resolving sputum and stopping cough herbs including Bei Mu, Gua Lou, clearing heat herbs including Zhi Mu, Lu Gen, Tian Hua Fen, reinforcing herbs including A Jiao, Xi Yang Shen, Mai Men Dong, Shi Hu, Yu Zhu, all the which are moistening herbs.

7. Reinforcing lung, it includes both sweeting-warming for promotion of lung qi and sweeting-cooling for nourishing lung yin. Among the common herbs with function of qi reinforcement, we choose the herbs that are warm but without dryness, such as Ren Shen, Huang Qi, Gan Cao etc.

8. Astringing lung, astringing the dissipation lung qi. The common herbs include Wu Wei Zi, Wu Mei, Bai Guo, Hu Tao Rou etc.

Key words: Lung treatment, Eight Methods

Writer: Dingmei Chen, Youlin Jiang
The People’s Hospital, Du Chang County, Jiangxi Province (332600)