Mai Wei Di Huang Wan麦味地黄丸
Ophiopogon and Schisandra Rehmannia Pill
Ingredients2 herbs
Indications
Lung and Kidney yin deficiency. The Kidney no longer moistens upward and the Lung has no fluid of its own left, so a dry cough persists on a background of general yin depletion.
Clinical Manifestations
- Chronic dry cough with little or blood-streaked sputum
- Shortness of breath on exertion with a dry throat
- Night sweats and afternoon heat in a long-standing cough
- Hoarseness and dryness of the throat
Health Categories
Modern Applications
Common adjustments
- Blood-streaked sputum — add Mo Han Lian 墨旱莲 and Bai Ji 白芨
- Marked steaming bone heat — add Di Gu Pi 地骨皮 and Zhi Mu 知母
- Breathlessness with the Kidney failing to grasp qi — increase Wu Wei Zi 五味子 and add Shan Zhu Yu 山茱萸
Contraindications
Not for an acute cough from an exterior invasion or from phlegm-damp — the rich, astringing herbs would trap the pathogen. Not for a productive cough with copious sputum. May cause fullness or loose stool where the Spleen is weak.
For licensed practitioners’ reference only — not a self-treatment guide.
Pregnancy
Generally compatible in pregnancy where Lung and Kidney yin deficiency is clear; it contains no purgative or blood-breaking herbs. Use under the guidance of the treating practitioner.
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References
Source 《医部全录》引《体仁汇编》 · Ming
- Classical source as recorded in 《寿世保元》 (public domain).
2. Scheid, Bensky, Ellis & Barolet. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. — composition & dosage cross-checked.
3. 《方剂学》（全国中医药行业高等教育规划教材）— pattern analysis cross-checked.
Professional reference notice. Entries are scholarly references for licensed TCM practitioners and students — not medical advice, and not a recommendation to self-prescribe. Chinese herbal formulas should be used under the guidance of a qualified practitioner. Content is an original editorial compilation by Cura x Cura, cross-checked against the cited references.