Sang Ju Yin
Ingredients: White mulberry leaf (sang ye), Apricot seed (xing ren), Platycodon root (jie geng), Phragmites root (lu gen), Forsythia fruit (lian qiao), Chrysanthe-mum flower (ju hua), Mentha herb (bo he),Chinese licorice root (gan cao).
| Mandarin: 桑菊飲 Pin-Yin: Sang Ju Yin English: Morus & Chrysanthemum Combination Romaji: So Kiku In Kanji: 桑菊飲 Kampo: No |
Source:
- Systematic Differentiation of Warm Pathogen Diseases (Wen Bing Tiao Bian)
How it works:
- Disperses wind heat from the surface
- Frees the flow of lung qi
- Alleviates coughing
Clinical Applications:
- Early superficial stage of a febrile disease
- Stagnant lung qi
- Mild exterior wind-heat symptoms
- White tongue coating
- Damp heat
Sang Ju Yin is an herbal formula that comes from Wu Jutong’s Qing dynasty “Systematic Differentiation of Warm diseases (Wen Bing Tiao Bian)” that is mainly used to treat early superficial stages of febrile diseases and mild exterior wind-heat symptoms by dispeling wind and clearing heat, as well as diffusing the lungs and alleviating coughs.
|
English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
|
Mulberry Leaf |
Sang Ye |
|
Apricot Seed |
Xing Ren |
|
Platycodon |
Jie Geng |
|
Reed Rhizome |
Lu Gen |
|
Forsythia Fruit |
Lian Qiao |
|
Chrysanthemum |
Ju Hua |
|
Mentha |
Bo He |
|
Licorice |
Gan Cao |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Morus (Mulberry Leaf) clears lung heat and stops cough, while both Morus and Chrysanthemum relieve wind-heat.