| Pin-yin: |
yin qiao san |
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| English name: |
Honeysuckle and Forsythia Powder |
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| Component: |
Flos Lonicerae Japonicae(jin yin hua), Fructus Forsythiae Suspensae(lian qiao), Herba Lophatheri Gracilis(zhu ye), Herba seu Flos Schizonepetae Tenuifoliae(jing jie), (), Herba Menthae Haplocalycis(bo he), Semen Sojae Praeparata(dou chi), Radix Platycodi Grandiflori(jie geng), Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis(gan cao), Rhizoma Phragmitis Communis(lu gen), Flos Lonicerae Japonicae(jin yin hua), Fructus Forsythiae Suspensae(lian qiao), Herba Lophatheri Gracilis(zhu ye), Herba seu Flos Schizonepetae Tenuifoliae(jing jie), (), Herba Menthae Haplocalycis(bo he), Semen Sojae Praeparata(dou chi), Radix Platycodi Grandiflori(jie geng), Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis(gan cao), Rhizoma Phragmitis Communis(lu gen) |
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| Pharmacological Effect: |
1) Relieves heat, 2) anti-inflammatory, 3) acts as an anodyne, 4) anti-allergic, 5) has anti-viral propensities. |
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| Function: |
Disperses wind-heat, clears heat, and relieves toxicity. |
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| Clinic Usage: |
This formula is for early stages of a warm-febrile disease characterized by fever, slight or no sweating, headache, thirst, coughing, sore throat, a red-tipped tongue, a thin, white or thin, yellow tongue coating, and an erratic, rapid pulse and aversion to wind. Modern practitioners often use this formula for treatment of 1) acute respiratory organs infection, influenza, 2) pneumonia, acute bronchitis, 3) acute epidemic diseases, 4) complications caused by skin diseases. |
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| Cautions: |
This formula is a mixture of "cold" herbs that release the exterior. Modern practitioners often use it to treat influenza virus. |
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