WH Acupuncture & Herbs Centre

Sang ju yin(Mulberry and Chrysanthemum Decoction )

[INGREDIENTS]:

Mulberry leaf 7.5g , Chrysanthemum flower 3g,  Bitter apricot kernel 6g,  Forsythia fruit 5g,  Peppermint 2.5g, Platycodon root 6g , Licorice 2.5g,  Seed rhizome 6g

[DIRECTIONS]:Decoct the above herbs in water for oral administration.

[EFFECTS]:Expelling wind-heat and dispersing the lung to relieve cough.

[INDICATIONS]:The beginning of wind-warm syndrome manifested by cough, mild fever and thirst.

[ANALYSIS OF FORMULA]: This is a light formula of exterior-relieving with pungent-cool herbs. Being bitter and sweet flavors and cold nature, mulberry leaf expels evil and clear the lung to relieve cough. With sweet and bitter flavors and slight cold nature chrysanthemum flower dispels wind and poison. They act coordinately as the main herbs by inter-reinforcement. Forsythia fruit and peppermint are the assistant herbs to dispel wind-heat and relieve the exterior. As the adju­vant herbs, bitter apricot kernel and platycodon root disperse the lung for relie­ving cough by combination of ascending arid descending, seed rhizome clears heat and promote production of body fluid for assuaging thirst. Licorice acts as the dis­patcher herb. By cooperating with platycodon root, it can also soothe the throat. Modifications for complicated conditions: adding gypsum and anemarrhena rhizo­me for husky breath like asthma due to dryness evil in the qi phase;adding Scutel­laria root for the exuberant lung heat; and adding trichosanthes root for heavy thirst.