Tongue
Red sides, dry yellow coat
Pulse
Wiry, rapid
Key Symptoms
Cough with scanty sticky or blood-streaked sputumChest and hypochondriac painBitter taste; red faceIrritability; dry throat
Overview
Wood insulting Metal. Cough driven by Liver Fire.
Differentiate from
- Lung Yin xu cough (night sweats, peeled front, less rage)
- Phlegm-Heat (copious yellow sputum)
Treatment Principle
Clear Liver Fire; descend Lung Qi; stop cough.
Representative formulas. Xie Bai San plus Dai Zhe Shi and Long Dan Cao modifications; Ke Xue Fang for blood-streaked sputum.
Representative points. LIV-2, LIV-3, LU-5, LU-6, REN-17, BL-13, BL-18.
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