Cold-dryness syndrome

For treating cold-dryness syndrome Disperse cold-dryness, regulate the Lung-Qi and transform the phlegm. 

These two herbs are pungent and warm, and enter the Lung meridian. They can gently and effectively disperse the cold-dryness from the superficial region and stimulate the Lung-Qi, thus accelerating the distribution of the Qi and fluid in the body. They are often used as chief in the formula to treat cold-dryness syndrome. 

External dryness is one of the six exogenous pathogenic factors it appears in the autumn and directly injures the Lung. In the early autumn, dryness is often combined with heat and it consumes the body fluid and Yin of the Lung - this syndrome is referred to as warm-dryness. In the late autumn, dryness is mainly combined with cold and causes obstruction of spreading of the body fluid of the Lung - this syndrome is referred to as cold-dryness. 

To treat a syndrome of cold-dryness, herbs that are slightly warm, pungent, bitter and moistening, and enter the Lung meridian are selected to disperse the Lung-Qi and expel cold. 

Tian Hua Fen and Lu Gen are sweet and cold, and enter the Lung and Stomach meridians. They are often used in the syndrome of excess heat in the Lung when the heat has injured the fluid and causes dryness in the Lung. Both herbs can clear heat, generate the body fluids and relieve thirst, dry cough, chest pain and dryness in the mouth. 

Common cold, influenza, recovery period of influenza, bronchitis, pneumonia, chronic rhinitis, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases caused by bacteria and viruses, diabetes, peptic ulcer, irritable bowel syndrome, constipation and hemorrhoids, skin diseases that are characterized by dryness of the skin lesions, such as disorders of keratinization and senile pruritus. 

Sweet and cold herbs with a sticky and cloying nature should not be used in the syndrome of external dryness as they may hold onto the pathogenic factors. 

To treat a syndrome of internal dryness of the Lung, sweet, bitter and cold herbs are selected... 

These herbs are aromatic, light and cold, and enter the Upper-Jiao. Sang Ye and Bo He enter the Lung meridian and Lian Qiao enters the Heart meridian. Their aromatic smell can disperse the constrained Qi and heat in the Lung and their cold nature can reduce the heat and protect the Yin. They are often selected as chief in the formulas to treat the syndrome of warm-dryness. 

Shi Gao is sweet, pungent and cold, and enters the Lung meridian. It can intensively reduce the heat and protect the fluid of the Lung. It can be used in syndromes caused by both external and internal dryness. However, it is only used in these syndromes when the heat is strong and the Qi fails to descend. In these conditions, patients suffer from obvious shortness of breath, have a red tongue and a forceful and rapid pulse. 

These are two cold herbs. Zhi Mu is bitter and cold, but is moist in nature. It enters the Lung and Kidney meridians, can strongly reduce heat and protects the Yin. Sheng Di Huang enters the Heart, liver and Kidney meridians. It can nourish the Yin, clear heat and cool the blood. Since they are both strong in action and enter the Kidney meridian, they can be used in the syndrome of internal dryness when the Yin is severely injured with excess heat and empty-heat in the Lung and Kidney. 

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