Great White Lung Clearing Formula is a highly effective prescription for acute Lung patterns, as both Wind Cold and Wind Heat pathogens produce Heat when trapped in the Lung. Usually there is qi level or yangming channel Heat or Fire, producing a drying of the Lung Yin and weakening of Lung Qi. There may be fever, rapid breathing, thirst, wheezing and possible sweating. This produces a burning sensation in the chest, dry mouth and throat and an irritating cough with scanty mucus. This prescription also treats acute flare-up of chronic Lung conditions such as Heat-pattern asthma with Yin vacuity or Lung Yin vacuity bronchial conditions.*