SHE GAN MA HUANG TANG

Lung-Warming & Phlegm-Transforming • Wheezing-Relieving & Cough-Suppressing Formula

Symptoms

Wheezing & Dyspnea: Labored breathing with a distinct "whistling" or "rattling" sound in the throat.

Cough: Coughing that produces profuse, thin, watery, or foamy (bubbly) white sputum.

Chest Sensation: A feeling of fullness, constriction, or "stuffiness" in the chest.

Exterior Signs: Aversion to cold, lack of sweating, and potentially a slight fever (Wind-Cold).

Positional Difficulty: Inability to lie flat due to the buildup of fluids in the Lungs.

Tongue: Pale or dusky body with a white, slippery, or moist coating.

Pulse: Floating (Fu) and tight (Jin) or wiry (Xian) and slippery (Hua).

Ingredients

She Gan (Belamcanda chinensis)

Raw Herbs 9g | Granules 16.7g

Zi Wan (Aster tataricus)

Raw Herbs 9g | Granules 16.7g

Kuan Dong Hua (Tussilago fárfara)

Raw Herbs 9g | Granules

Ban Xia (Pinellia ternata)
Raw Herbs 9g | Granules 16.7g

Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra chinensis)
Raw Herbs 3g | Granules 5.5g

Sheng Jiang (Zingiber officinale)
Raw Herbs 12g | Granules 22.2g

Da Zao (Ziziphus jujuba)

Raw Herbs 12g | Granules 22.2g

Posology

Granules: 3 to 9g per day, divided into two or three doses.

Note: Best taken warm to support the "warming" nature of the herbs. For acute wheezing, it can be taken more frequently in smaller sips.

Description

She Gan Ma Huang Tang addresses the root cause of "Lung-Cold" by warming the interior and diffusing the exterior.

She Gan is the Chief; it specifically targets the throat, clearing phlegm and resolving the "rattling" sound of wheezing.

Zi Wan and Kuan Dong Hua are a classic pairing for chronic or acute cough; they moisten the Lungs and descend the rebellious Qi without being too drying.

Ban Xia and Sheng Jiang transform the thin, watery phlegm and stop nausea or "cold" rising in the stomach.

Wu Wei Zi is the "Anchor"; it prevents the pungent, dispersing herbs (Ma Huang, Xi Xin) from over-depleting the Lung Qi by astringing it slightly.

Da Zao harmonizes the formula and protects the stomach.

Contraindications

STRICTLY CONTRAINDICATED for Heat-Wheezing (yellow phlegm, red tongue, rapid fever).

Not for use in cases of Yin Deficiency with Dry Cough.