San Zi Yang Qin Tang  三子養親湯
Three Seed Nourish Parent’s Decoction

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Comprehensive Medicine According to Master Han (Han Shi Yi Tang)

Herb Name Bai Jie Zi (Mustard seed) Su Zi (Perilla seed) Lai Fu Zi (Radish seed)

Latin Sinapsis alba Perilla frutescens Raphanus sativus Amount 6–9 grams ea.

Preparation:

Decoction. The seeds are crushed, put in a cheesecloth bag and decocted.

Function:

Clears Cold Phlegm, Directs Qi Down, Reduces Food Stagnation

Use:

Cough, Wheezing, excess clear sputum, poor appetite and digestion, a white slippery tongue coating and a slippery pulse.
1. Chronic Bronchitis
2. Asthma
3. Breathlessness, difficult Breathing
4. Emphysema
5. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
6. Obesity

Dose:

The above is taken in three equal doses over the day.

Cautions:

Not for heat-type Cough

Modifications:

1. More Cold with excess Phlegm, add Pinellia Ban Xia and Ginger (Gan Jiang).
2. Cough or Asthma with thick, white sputum, take with Er Chen Tang.
3. Cough with Spleen deficiency add Atractylodes Bai Zhu, Poria Fu Ling
4. Chronic Cough, add Coltsfoot (Kuan Dong Hua), Apricot kernel (Xing Ren)
5. Asthma, add Earthworm (Di Long)
6. Asthma with Kidney Yang Deficiency, take with Shen Qi Wan.

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