Bei Mu Gua Lou San
貝母瓜蔞散 bèi mǔ guā lǒu sǎn, "Fritillaria and Trichosanthea Fruit Powder"

Translated Name: Fritillaria and Trichosanthea Fruit Powder

Category:

Decoction

Is this Formula effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

Components (6):

	Herb	Common Name	Quantity	Unit
川貝母	Chuan Bei Mu	Sichuan fritillaria bulb, tendrilled fritillaria bulb, fritillaria	4.5	grams
瓜蔞	Gua Lou	trichosanthes fruit	3	grams
天花粉	Tian Hua Fen	trichosanthes root	2.4	grams
桔梗	Jie Geng	baloon flower root, platycodon root	2.4	grams
橘紅	Ju Hong	red tangerin peel	2.4	grams
茯苓	Fu Ling	poria, sclerotium of tuckahoe, China root, hoelen, Indian bread	2.4	grams

Tongue:

Red, dry tongue with little coating

Pulse:

Rate: Rapid (Quick, Fast)

Qualities: Excess (Shi, Strong, Full), Thready (Fine, Thin)

Cautions:

No caution data at this time

Reference Source:

Modifications:

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (蘆根, ) Lu Gen''' '''Remove Herb (橘紅, tangerine red) Ju Hong''' '''Add Herb (仙鶴草, immortal crane grass) Xian He Cao''' '''Add Herb (沙參, sand ginseng) Sha Shen''' '''Add Herb (麥門冬, luxuriant winter) Mai Men Dong''': For hoarseness and blood streaked sputum - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p440 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (知母, know about mother) Zhi Mu''' '''Add Herb (玄參, dark root) Xuan Shen''' '''Add Herb (麥門冬, luxuriant winter) Mai Men Dong''': For more severe dryness and sore throat - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p440 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (杏仁, ) Xing Ren''' '''Add Herb (款冬花, ) Kuan Dong Hua''' '''Add Herb (枇杷葉, ) Pi Pa Ye''': For severe coughing and wheezing - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p440 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (牛蒡子, cattle burdock) Niu Bang Zi''' '''Add Herb (桑葉, ) Sang Ye''' '''Add Herb (前胡, before barbarians) Qian Hu''': For concurrent exterior condition - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p440 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Cough with deep-seated sputum that is difficult to expectorate add comment

	+1 jenny akee Lung dryness plus phlegm-transform phlegm add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Related to (Fritillaria and Anemarrhena Powder) Er Mu San''': Used either for a cough with copious, yellow, thick sputum or a hacking cough due to dryness and heat in the Lungs add comment

Bei Mu Gua Lou San貝母瓜蔞散 bèi mǔ guā lǒu sǎn, "Fritillaria and Trichosanthea Fruit Powder"