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| Health Benefits |
| For: Early cold symptoms • Headache • Cough • Sore throat • Mild fever |
| Attributes: |
| Categories (Click on ⌕ for other formulas in the category) |
| Category: Release the Exterior ⌕ Subcategory: Release Early Stage Exterior Disorders ⌕ Family: ⌕ Source: Shang Han Lun ⌕ Related Formula: |
| Actions |
| Scatters wind • Releases exterior • Clears Heat from the Lung |
| Indications and Contraindications |
| Appearance: Tongue - Pulse - Face/other - |
| Patterns: |
| Indications: |
| Contraindications: Pregnancy |
| Properties |
| Data adapted from product found online. Categories 4% or less not shown. |
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| Herbs |
Cat/Dose |
Actions |
Properties |
| Cong Bai |
9g |
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| Dan Dou Chi |
9g |
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| Jie Geng • Platycodon Root • 桔梗 |
Phlegm Cold
9g |
Disperse Lung qi • Expel mucus • Soothe sore throat • Guide other herbs to upper body • Treat abscesses • Move Qi upward • Guide herbs upward |
Expectorant • Hypoglycemic • Anticholesterol • Antifungal |
| Jiao Zhi Zi |
9g |
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| Bo He • Field Mint • 薄荷 |
Release Exterior Wind Heat
3g |
Clear eyes, dispel wind heat, ease sore throat, expel turbid filth, resolve toxicity, reduce rashes, clear liver Qi stagnation, drain stomach damp heat, release exterior, calm liver yang, nourish lung yin [18] • Dry up breast milk, induce sweating[42]Introduced to TCM from Greek medicine |
Anti-inflammatory • Antipyretic • Diaphoretic • Carminative • Antiandrogenic • Antiemetic • Antidiarrheal • Analgesic • Anticholesterol • Antidiabetic • Antimicrobial • Gastrointestinal • Emmenagogue • Increase local blood circulation • Decongestant |
| Lian Qiao |
3g |
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| Gan Cao • Licorice Root • 甘草 |
Tonify Qi
6g |
Tonify Spleen Qi • Tonify Heart qi • Clear heat • Resolve toxicity • Stop cough • Dispel phlegm • Lubricate lungs • Stop wheezing • Reduce spasm • Relieve pain • Harmonize other herb effects • enters 12 channelsEnters all 12 channels, often serve as envoy in a formula. |
Hypoglycemic • Antiarrhythmic • Hypertensive • Expectorant • Antidiarrheal • Antiulcer • Hepatoprotective • Immunostimulant • Antitussive • Antiviral • Detox • Demulcent • Anti-inflammatory • Laxative • Emmenagogue • Antimicrobial • Spasmolytic • Corticosteroidal |
| Xian Dan Zhu Ye |
9g |
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| ♠ King/Chief ♥ Minister/Deputy ♣ Assistant ♦ Envoy |
| Directions: |
| Caution |
ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Jie Geng : Blood-stained mucus • Hypoglycemia • Tuberculosis • Anti-diabetic drugs
Gan Cao: High blood pressure • Low potassium • Seaweed • Medications: Gan Cao can interact with various medication. See Pharma Interaction section.
Bo He: Mint or menthol allergies • Yin Deficiency heat • Breast feeding • Exterior deficiency • Pregnancy • Ascending liver yang |
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