Lung Organ Syndrome – Fei

Lung Organ Syndrome – Fei

Syndrome of Lung Qi Deficiency:

• Symptoms: Fatigue, weak cough, weak and soft voice, increased dyspnea with exertion, spontaneous sweating, fear of cold, pale complexion.

• Tongue: Pale tongue coating.

• Pulse: Weak pulse.

• Method: Tonify lung and replenish Qi.

• Formula: Si Jun Zi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction).

• Distinctive Symptoms: Cough, dyspnea, weak and soft voice, fatigue, fear of cold.

• Treatment Method: Tonify Qi and protect the exterior.

• Formula: Yu Ping Feng San (Jade Screen Powder).

Syndrome of Lung Yin Deficiency:

• Symptoms: Dry cough, dyspnea, scanty sputum but sticky or mixed with blood, blood streaks.

• Additional Symptoms: Dry mouth and throat, hoarse voice, emaciation, afternoon fever, night sweats, restlessness with a hot sensation in the palms and soles, red cheeks.

• Tongue: Dry red tongue coating.

• Pulse: Fine and rapid pulse.

• Method: Nourish yin and moisten lung.

• Formula: Bai He Gu Jin Tang (Hundred Unity Decoction).

• Distinctive Symptoms: Dry cough, dyspnea, scanty sputum, dry mouth and throat, hoarse voice.

Syndrome of Wind-Cold Invading the Lung:

• Symptoms: Cough, dyspnea, expectoration of thin white phlegm, no thirst, nasal congestion, clear nasal discharge, fear of cold, fever, headache, and body aches.

• Tongue: White tongue coating.

• Pulse: Tight pulse.

• Method: Clear lung and dispel cold.

• Formula: Xing Tou San (Peppermint Decoction).

• Distinctive Symptoms: Cough, dyspnea, thin white phlegm, fear of cold, mild fever.

Syndrome of Wind-Heat Invading the Lung:

• Symptoms: Cough, dyspnea, coarse breathing, expectoration of thick yellow phlegm, thirst, sore throat, fever, slight aversion to wind, fear of cold, chest pain, constipation, scanty, yellow urine.

• Tongue: Red tongue coating with yellow fur.

• Pulse: Rapid pulse.

• Method: Clear heat and open the lung, arrest cough and subdue asthma.

• Formula:

• Mild: Tang Ju Yin (Tangerine Peel Decoction)

• Severe: Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang (Ma Huang Stone Camphor Decoction)

• Distinctive Symptoms: Cough, dyspnea, thick yellow phlegm, thirst, high fever.

Syndrome of Phlegm-Dampness Accumulating in the Lung:

• Symptoms: Cough with abundant phlegm, white and sticky, easy to expectorate, chest tightness and dyspnea, phlegm rattling.

• Tongue: Coated tongue with white and sticky phlegm.

• Pulse: String-like and rapid/slippery and slow.

• Method: Dry dampness and transform phlegm.

• Formula: Er Chen Tang combined with San Zi Tang (Two Ginseng Decoction combined with Three Herbs Decoction).

• Distinctive Symptoms: Cough with abundant phlegm, chest tightness, dyspnea.

Note:

• Deficiency Syndromes: Lung Qi Deficiency, Lung Yin Deficiency.

• Excess Syndromes: Wind-Heat Invading the Lung, Wind-Cold Invading the Lung, Phlegm-Dampness Accumulating in the Lung.

Notes:

• Diagnosis and treatment of lung-related syndromes should be performed by licensed practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

• This information is for reference only and should not replace the advice of a qualified healthcare professional.