mai men dong tang (Fluid Balance Decoction) 60 cps

for cough, whitish frothy sputum, shortness of breath, dryness of the mouth and pharynx, chronic bronchitis. The classical recipe "Mai Men Dong Tang" (Ophiopogon Decoction) in TCM is primarily used to moisten the lung for treating lung atrophy.

Product label: Fluid Balance Decoction
(Mai Men Dong Tang}
Packing: 60 capsules per box, each capsule contains 600mg
Product of China.

Ingredients:
Ophiopogon (root tuber)
Asian ginseng (root)
Rice (seed)
Pinellia (rhizome)
Jujube (fruit)
Chinese licorice (root)

Actions: Nourishes the Lung and Stomach yin, generates fluid, moistens dryness, directs adverse flow of qi and regulate the stomach.

Indications: It is indicated for consumptive lung disease due to deficiency heat in the stomach, absence of body fluid, and rise up of fire, marked by cough, whitish frothy sputum, shortness of breath, dryness of the mouth and pharynx, dryness of the tongue red in color with little fur, and weak and rapid pulse. It is applicable to chronic bronchitis, chronic pharyngitis, gastritis, peptic ulcer, pulmonary tuberculosis, with above symptoms.*

Directions: Take 3 pills each times, 2 times a day.

*This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

通用名称：麦门冬汤
汉语拼音：mai men dong tang
包装规格：每瓶60粒，每粒装0.6g

主要成分：麦门冬、半夏、人参、甘草、粳米、大枣。

功能与主治：清养肺胃，降逆下气。主治肺痿。肺胃津伤，气火上逆，咳唾涎沫，气逆而喘，咽干口燥，舌干红少苔，脉虚数者。

服法与用量：口服，一次3粒，一日2次。

麦门冬汤处方源于《金匮要略》。本方具有镇咳及促进唾液分泌、改善支气管粘液纤毛输系统、消除早期矽肺、降血糖、抑制嗜酸性细胞等作用。

临床应用以肺胃阴虚，气火上逆，咳唾涎沫，短气而喘促或呕吐，咽喉干燥，舌红少苔，脉虚数为辨证要点。寒痰壅肺之咳逆、脾胃虚寒之呕吐，本方不宜。现代常用 于慢性支气管炎、支气管扩张、慢性咽喉炎、肺炎、百日咳、矽肺、肺结核等属肺胃阴虚，气火上逆者。亦治胃及十二指肠溃疡、慢性萎缩性胃炎等属胃阴不足，气 逆呕吐者。

Tags: lung atrophy, hiccup, consumptive lung disease, cough, pulmonary tuberculosis, thirsty