How does Traditional Chinese Medicine regulate the lungs

For many office workers nowadays, they are always busy with work. The body is also in a state of fatigue for a long time, so it is easy to be invaded by a disease, among which the lungs are an issue that many people are concerned about. After all, most men nowadays smoke, which has a considerable impact on the lungs. As we all know, Traditional Chinese Medicine is generally used to regulate the body, so everyone wants to ask how Traditional Chinese Medicine regulates the lungs?

Houttuynia cordata and Salvia miltiorrhiza for pneumonia

【Functions and indications】Moisturizing heat, detoxifying, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Mainly used to treat lobar pneumonia.

[Prescription composition] 30 grams each of Houttuynia cordata, honeysuckle, and Platycladus orientalis leaves, 30-60 grams of Salvia miltiorrhiza, 10 grams of Panax notoginseng, 15 grams each of Scutellaria baicalensis and Forsythia suspensa, 60-300 grams of Gypsum, 10-15 grams each of Fritillaria thunbergii, Apricot kernel, Schisandra chinensis, Licorice, and Rhubarb.

[Usage and Dosage] Take 1 dose per day, decocted in water.

[Case Verification] This prescription was used to treat 17 cases of lobar pneumonia, 2 cases were cured, 3 cases improved, and 2 cases were ineffective. The total effective rate was 88.2%. The average body temperature recovery time was 2.6 days, and the chest pain disappeared in 3.5 days. Bloody sputum disappeared in 3.7 days, and lung rales disappeared within 7 days in 70% of patients.

Reed stem soup for pneumonia

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies, discharges pus and relieves heat. Mainly used to treat lobar pneumonia.

[Prescription composition] 30 grams each of fresh reed stems, raw coix seeds, and houttuynia cordata, 15 grams of wax gourd seeds, 9 grams each of peach kernels and scutellaria baicalensis, 4.5 grams each of tangerine peel and licorice.

[Usage and Dosage] Take 1 to 2 doses daily, decocted in water.

[Case Verification] This prescription was used to treat 38 cases, 26 of which were cured and 4 improved. The fever usually subsides within 1 to 5 days, and most X-ray shadows are completely absorbed within 2 weeks.

Qingshu Yiqi Decoction for Pneumonia

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies, nourishes yin and moistens dryness. Mainly used to treat pneumonia.

[Prescription composition] 30 grams of fresh lotus leaves, 60 grams of fresh watermelon rind, 12 grams each of bamboo leaves, dendrobium, Ophiopogon japonicus, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, 15 grams each of honeysuckle and forsythia, 15 grams each of Scutellaria baicalensis and reed root, 24 grams of roasted loquat leaves, 60 grams of ginseng (or 9-12 grams of red ginseng), and 6 grams of licorice.

[Usage and Dosage] Take 1 dose per day, decocted in water. Clears away heat, detoxifies, nourishes yin and moistens dryness. Mainly used to treat pneumonia.

[Case Verification] This prescription was used to treat 14 cases of pneumonia (all onset occurred after the summer solstice), 12 cases were cured, 2 cases improved, fever subsided within 12 to 72 hours, the total white blood cell count returned to normal within 24 to 72 hours, and lung inflammation was completely absorbed within 8 days to 1 month.

Pneumonia Treated with Ma Xing Shi Gao Mixture

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies, good for the lungs and relieves asthma. It is mainly used to treat pneumonia, acute bronchitis, and patients with lung heat, wheezing and cough.

[Prescription composition] 6 grams of ephedra, 10 grams of almond, 40 grams of gypsum, and 15 grams of knotweed. 20 grams of honeysuckle, 15 grams of isatis indigotica, 15 grams of bupleurum, 15 grams of scutellaria, 20 grams of houttuynia cordata, 15 grams of artemisia annua, 15 grams of cyrtomium, 12 grams of ophiopogon, 10 grams of earthworm, 10 grams of bombyx batryticatus, 15 grams of wild chrysanthemum, and 6 grams of licorice.

[Usage and Dosage] Take 1 dose per day, decocted in water. Reduce the dosage for children.

[Case Verification] Mr. Li, male, 9 years old, had a cold and fever for 10 days and had a severe cough. Multiple antibiotics were ineffective. Symptoms included dry lips, dry throat, thick yellow tongue coating, body temperature of 39.2℃, white blood cell count of 10350/mm³, neutrophil count of 57%, and chest X-ray showed inflammation of the posterior base of the right lower lobe. After using this prescription, the body temperature dropped to 37.2℃ the next day. On the 4th day, the fine moist rales in the right lung disappeared, and the patient recovered after 7 days of medication.

Honeysuckle and Forsythia suspensa for treating pneumonia

【Functions and indications】Lobar pneumonia.

[Prescription composition] 24 grams of honeysuckle, 15 grams each of forsythia and scutellaria, 12 grams each of quinquefolia and lycopodii, 9 grams of apricot kernel, 30 grams each of gypsum, knotweed root, wild buckwheat root, and fresh reed root, 4.5 grams of ephedra, and 6 grams of raw licorice.

[Usage and Dosage] Take 1 dose daily. Decoction in water twice and take twice in the morning and evening. For severe cases, take 2 doses daily, once every 6 hours.

[Additions and subtractions] For chest pain, add Yuanhu and Gualou; for severe cough, add Kuseng and Mulberry bark.

[Case Verification] This prescription was used to treat 60 patients with acute pneumonia, among whom the body temperature: the average time for fever to subside was 7 hours, and it took an average of 3.46 days to return to normal; the blood count: the average time to return to normal was 5.3 days; and the chest X-ray (film): the average time to return to normal was 10 days.

The above is an introduction to the specific methods of Chinese medicine in regulating the lungs. I hope it will be of some help to patients with lung discomfort. But what I hope everyone knows is that it doesn’t mean you can use it casually as long as you understand it. You also need to consult relevant medical personnel to use it better, so as to avoid other problems in your body.