Formulas · Stop Cough & Wheeze 止咳平喘 · Manbyeong Hoechun (萬病回春)

Clear the Lung Decoction

Cheongpye-tang

한글 청폐탕 · Pinyin Qing Fei Tang

淸肺湯

Composition 構成

Hwanggeum Huang Qin
黃芩 황금 · Scutellaria

4 g
Chief 君
Gilgyeong Jie Geng
桔梗 길경 · Platycodon

3 g
Deputy 臣
Sangbaekpi Sang Bai Pi
桑白皮 상백피 · Mulberry Root Bark

3 g
Deputy 臣
Haengin Xing Ren
杏仁 행인 · Apricot Kernel

3 g
Deputy 臣
Paemo Bei Mu
貝母 패모 · Fritillaria

3 g
Deputy 臣
Chija Zhi Zi
梔子 치자 · Gardenia

3 g
Assistant 佐
Cheonmundong Tian Men Dong
天門冬 천문동 · Asparagus Root

3 g
Assistant 佐
Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

3 g
Assistant 佐
Jukyeo Zhu Ru
竹茹 죽여 · Bamboo Shavings

3 g
Assistant 佐
Baekbokryeong Fu Ling
白茯苓 백복령 · Poria (white)

3 g
Assistant 佐
Danggui Dang Gui
當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica

3 g
Assistant 佐
Maekmundong Mai Men Dong
麥門冬 맥문동 · Liriope

3 g
Assistant 佐
Omija Wu Wei Zi
五味子 오미자 · Schisandra

2 g
Assistant 佐
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

3 g
Envoy 使
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

2 g
Envoy 使
Daejo Da Zao
大棗 대조 · Jujube

2 g
Envoy 使

Total 46 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.

Received this formula from your practitioner? Amounts shown here are classical reference values — granule and prepared products differ. Always follow your prescribed dosage and directions.

Actions 效能

Clears Lung heat and transforms stubborn phlegm
Moistens the Lung and supports prolonged coughs

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Chronic cough with thick difficult sputum and Lung heat
Long-standing productive cough exhausting the Lung

Biomedical correlates

Chronic bronchitis with thick sputum
Smoker-pattern chronic cough
Prolonged productive cough (a Kampo COPD adjunct)

Clinical commentary 臨床

The Hoechun's long-game Lung formula — clearing, transforming, and moistening balanced for the cough that has been there for months, not days. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.