WH Acupuncture & Herbs Centre

[SOURCE]: Key to Pediatric Therapeutics

[INGREDIENTS]:

Wolfberry/Lycium bark 30g , Mulberry bark 30g,  Licorice root 3g,  Round-grained rice 15g

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

[EFFECTS]：Clearing away the lung heat to relieve asthma and cough.

[INDICATIONS]: Accumulation of lung heat manifested by cough or asthma, feverish skin which is aggravated in the afternoon, red tongue with yellow coat­ing, thread rapid pulse.

[ANALYSIS OF FORMULA]: This is a formula for clearing away the lung heat. Being sweet flavor and cold nature, acting on the lung, mulberry bark is the main herb to clear thhe lung and to resolve phlegm for relieving asthma. Being sweet flavor and cold nature, wolfberry bark is the assistant herb to clear away the hidden heat from the lung as well as expeling the deficent heat. As the adju­vant and dispatcher herbs, round-grained rice and licorice root can harmonize the middle and reinforce qi as well as invigoraing the earth to generate the metal. This formula cannot be applied to asthma and cough due to exogenous attack of wind- cold and cough pertaining to deficient cold.