HERB FORMULAS

YUE HUA WAN - 月華丸 - MOONLIGHT PILL

English: Moonlight Pill
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Asparagi Tian Men Dong 30g Nourishes the Kidney Yin, clears Lung Heat, sedates Fire, moistens the Lungs, generates fluids and resolves Phlegm.
With Mai Men Dong, for a dry cough, thirst, and other symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and injured fluids.
Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong 30g Moistens the Lungs, nourishes Yin and stops cough.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 30g Nourishes Yin, generates fluids and increases saliva.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
With Mai Men Dong and Sha Shen, for a dry mouth, thirst, dry lips and a red tongue due to Stomach Yin Deficiency.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 30g Strongly enriches Yin Arrests cough and wheezing
Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao 30g Tonifies Lung Qi, nourishes Lung Yin and tonifies Kidney Yin.
Rx. Stemonae Bai Bu 30g Moistens the Lungs and stops cough.
With Sha Shen, for cough due to Lung Heat injuring the Qi and fluids or Lung consumption.
With Chuan Bei Mu, for Cough and chest pain due to Phlegm Heat.
With Chuan Bei Mu and Sha Shen, for pertussis.
Rx. Glehniae/ Adenophorae Sha Shen 30g Nourishes Lung Yin, clears Lung Heat, moistens the Lungs, dispels Phlegm and stops cough.
With Mai Men Dong, for a dry cough with little Phlegm and a parched throat due to Lung Dryness or Heat injuring the Lung Yin.
With Mai Men Dong and Sang Ye, for chronic, dry, non-productive cough with marked reduction of fluids due to Lung Yin Deficiency.
With Tian Men Dong, Sheng Di Huang, Chuan Bei Mu , Bai Bu and E Jiao, for chronic dry cough with no sputum due to Lung Yin Deficiency.
Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu 30g Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm, stops cough and nourishes and moistens the Lung.
Colla Corii Asini E Jiao 30g Nourishes and moistens Yin and moistens the Lungs and Large Intestine.
With Mai Men Dong and Sha Shen, for a dry cough with blood streaked sputum due to Lung Yin Deficiency.
With Tian Men Dong, for Fire or Dryness in the Lungs and Kidneys with emaciation, afternoon fever, parched throat and a dry cough with blood streaked-sputum.
Poria Fu Ling 15g Promotes urination,leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and transforms Phlegm.
Lutrae Jecur Shui Ta Gan 15g Nourishes Yin, eliminates Heat, calms cough, stops bleeding.
Rx. Notoginseng San Qi 15g Stops bleeding, invigorates the Blood and transforms Blood Stasis.
White Flos Chrysanthemi Bai Ju Hua 60g Nourishes the Liver and clears the eyes for diminished vision due to Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiencies.
Fol. Mori Sang Ye 60g Disperses and scatters Wind-Heat, clears Heat from the Lungs, stops cough, moistens Dryness, cools the Blood and stops bleeding.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Enriches Yin
  • Moistens the Lungs
  • Controls coughing
  • Stops bleeding

SYNDROMES

  • Lung and Kidney Yin Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Chronic cough
  • Consumptive cough
  • Tidal fever
  • Five sole Heat
  • Emaciation
  • Dry, nonproductive cough
  • Cough with Blood-streaked sputum
  • Dry mouth
  • Dry throat
  • A sensation of fullness in the chest
  • Anorexia
  • Shortness of breath
  • Laconic speech
  • Difficult bowel movements
  • Scanty urine
  • T: Red and dry
  • C: Little or None
  • P: Thready and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For cough due to Lung Yin Deficiency: For cough due to Lung Yin Deficiency with hemoptysis:
- Rx. Stemonae Bai Bu
- Lutrae Jacur Shui Ta Gan - Rx. Stemonae Bai Bu
For severe cough due to Lung Yin Deficiency: - Lutrae Jacur Shui Ta Gan
- Lutrae Jecur Shui Ta Gan + 10g Nodus Nelumbinis Ou Jie
+ 9g Rx. Asteris Zi Wan + 5g Rx. Notoginseng San Qi
+ 9g Flos Farfarae Kuan Dong Hua or
For cough due to Lung Yin Deficiency with prominent tidal or afternoon fever: - Rx. Stemonae Bai Bu
- Lutrae Jecur Shui Ta Gan
- Rx. Stemonae Bai Bu + 10g Nodus Nelumbinis Ou Jie
- Lutrae Jacur Shui Ta Gan + 5g Rz. Bletillae Bai Ji
+ 10g Rx. Stellariae Yin Chai Hu For cough due to Lung Yin Deficiency with thick, deeply-rooted mucus:
+ 15g Cx. Lycii Di Gu Pi
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin - Rx. Stemonae Bai Bu
For chest pain: - Lutrae Jacur Shui Ta Gan
- Rx. Stemonae Bai Bu + 3g Concha Cyclinae Ge Qiao
- Lutrae Jacur Shui Ta Gan For chest pain with severe hemoptysis:
- Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua - Rx. Stemonae Bai Bu
+ 9g Honey-fried Bul. Lilii Mi Zhi Bai He - Lutrae Jacur Shui Ta Gan
- Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
For hemoptysis: + 9g Honey-fried Bul. Lilii Mi Zhi Bai He
+ 15g Rx. Notoginseng San Qi
For persistent hemoptysis: + 10g Fr. Aristolochiae Ma Dou Ling
+ 15g Rx. Notoginseng San Qi + 3g powdered Rz. Bletillae Bai Ji
+ Yunnan White Powder (patent medicine)
Yunnan Bai Yao
For hemoptysis with afternoon or bone-steaming fever:
For hemoptysis with severe night sweats:
+ 15g Rx. Notoginseng San Qi + 15g Rx. Notoginseng San Qi
+ 30g Concha Ostreae Mu Li + 12g Cx. Lycii Di Gu Pi
+ 12g Sm. Tritici Levis Fu Xiao Mai + 9g Rx. Cynanchi Bai Wei
+ 9g Rx. Ephedrae Ma Huang Gen + 15g Hb. Artemisiae Annuae Qing Hao
For hemoptysis with significant facial flushing:
+ 15g Rx. Notoginseng San Qi For tuberculosis due to Yin Deficiency:
+ 12g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu - Lutrae Jecur Shui Ta Gan
- Rx. Notoginseng San Qi
12g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai - Flos Chrysanthemi Bai Ju Hua
For tuberculosis due to Yin Deficiency with Heat: - Fol Mori Sang Ye
+ Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
- Lutrae Jecur Shui Ta Gan For tuberculosis due to Yin Deficiency with Heat and mild night sweats:
+ 60g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
For tuberculosis due to Yin Deficiency with Heat and severe night sweats: - Lutrae Jecur Shui Ta Gan
+ 60g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
- Lutrae Jecur Shui Ta Gan
+ one or two of the following
+ 60g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua 15g Fr. Tritici Levis Fu Xiao Mai
+ Oyster Shell Powder
Mu Li San
9g Rx. Ephedrae Ma Huang Gen
6g Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi
For tuberculosis due to Yin Deficiency with Heat and severe spontaneous sweating: 6g Galla Rhois Chinensis Wu Bei Zi
12g Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu
- Lutrae Jecur Shui Ta Gan 15g Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu
+ 60g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
+ Oyster Shell Powder
Mu Li San
15g Concha Ostreae Mu Li
For targeting the tuberculosis pathogen:
+ Jade Windscreen Powder
Yu Ping Feng San
- Lutrae Jecur Shui Ta Gan
+ 60g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
For For tuberculosis due to Yin Deficiency with bone steaming fever:
+ choose two or three of the following:
- Lutrae Jecur Shui Ta Gan Fol. Mahonioae Shi Da Gong Yao Ye
+ 60g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua Hb. Andrographitis Chuan Xin Lian
Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ two or three of the following:
 Rz. Coptidis Huang Lain
9g Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae Qin Jiao Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao
Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
15g Hb. Artemisiae Annuae Qing Hao Bul. Allii Sativi Da Suan
Sm. Ginkgo Bai Guo
15g Carapax Trionycis Bie Jia Rx. Sanguisorbae Di Yu
9g Rx. Stellariae Yin Chai Hu Per. Granati Shi Liu Pi
9g Rz. Picrorhizae Hu Huang Lian Rx. Stemonae Bai Bu
12g Cx. Lycii Di Gu Pi Benzoinum An Xi Xiang
For tuberculosis with recurrent hemoptysis: For tuberculosis with hemoptysis:
- Lutrae Jecur Shui Ta Gan - Lutrae Jecur Shui Ta Gan
+ 60g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua + 60g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
+ Tuberculosis and Hemoptysis Formula
Zhi Fei Jie He Ke Tan Xue Fang
+ one or two of the following in mild cases:
18g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
For tuberculosis with mild coughing: 12g Rz. Bletillae Bai Ji
- Lutrae Jecur Shui Ta Gan 9g Nodus Nelumbinis Rhizomatis Ou Jie
+ 60g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
12g Hb. Agrimoniae Xian He Cao
+ choose two or three of the following:
 12g Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye
9g Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu 9g Hb Cirsii Xiao Ji
6g Crinis Carbonisatus Xue Yu Tan
9g Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren or
12g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
+ Chinese Patent Medicine
Yunnan Bai Yao
6g Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
6g Fr. Aristolochiae Ma Dou Ling For tuberculosis with distressing chest pain:
9g Flos Farfarae Kuan Dong Hua - Lutrae Jecur Shui Ta Gan
12g Rx. Stemonae Bai Bu + 60g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
For tuberculosis with mild nocturnal emission:
- Lutrae Jecur Shui Ta Gan + 12g Fr. Luffae Si Gua Luo
+ 60g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua + 9g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ 6g Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi
+ choose two or three of the following:
 For tuberculosis with severe nocturnal emission:
15g Concha Ostreae Mu Li - Lutrae Jecur Shui Ta Gan
15g Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu + 60g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
12g Fr. Rosae Laevigatae Jin Ying Zi
+ Metal Lock Pill to Stabilize the Essence
Jin Suo Gu Jing wan
9g Stamen Nelumbinis Lian Xu
For pulmonary tuberculosis:
9g Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo
+ Generate the Pulse Powder
Sheng Mai San
For pulmonary tuberculosis with a poor appetite and loose stools:
- Poria Fu Ling
+ Generate the Pulse Powder
Sheng Mai San
 - Lutrae Jecur Shui Ta Gan
- Poria Fu Ling + 12g Rx. Glehniae Bei Sha Shen
- Lutrae Jecur Shui Ta Gan + 12g Rx. Adenophorae Nan Sha Shen
+ 12g Rx. Glehniae Bei Sha Shen
For pulmonary tuberculosis with severe spontaneous perspiration:
+ 12g Rx. Adenophorae Nan Sha Shen
+ Generate the Pulse Powder
Sheng Mai San
+ 15g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
+ 12g Sm. Dolichorus Bai Bian Dou - Poria Fu Ling
+ 3g Fr. Amomi Sha Ren - Lutrae Jecur Shui Ta Gan
For pulmonary tuberculosis with coughing and panting:
+ 12g Rx. Glehniae Bei Sha Shen
+ 12g Rx. Adenophorae Nan Sha Shen
+ Generate the Pulse Powder
Sheng Mai San
 + 15-30g Concha Ostreae Mu Li
- Poria Fu Ling +15-30g Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu
- Lutrae Jecur Shui Ta Gan
+ 12g Rx. Glehniae Bei Sha Shen + 15g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
+ 12g Rx. Adenophorae Nan Sha Shen
For pulmonary tuberculosis with hacking of Blood:
+ 12g Flos Farfarae Kuan Dong Hua
+ 10 pcs. Sm. Gingko Bai Guo
+ Generate the Pulse Powder
Sheng Mai San
   
    - Poria Fu Ling
    - Lutrae Jecur Shui Ta Gan
    + 12g Rx. Glehniae Bei Sha Shen
    + 12g Rx. Adenophorae Nan Sha Shen
    + 30g Hb. Agrimoniae Xian He Cao
    + 15-30g Nodus Nelumbinis Rhizomatis Ou Jie