Composition

• Radix Bupleuri - Chai Hu: 3-9 g
• Radix Puerariae - Ge Gen: 6-12 g
• Radix Scutellariae - Huang Qin: 6-9 g
• Radix Paeoniae albae - Bai Shao: 6-9 g
• Radix et Rhizoma Notopterygii - Qiang Huo: 3-6 g
• Radix Angelicae dahuricae - Bai Zhi: 3-6 g
• Radix Platycodi - Jie Geng: 3-6 g
• Radix Glycyrrhizae - Gan Cao:3-6 g
• Fructus Zizyphi jujubae - Da Zao: 2-3 u
• Gypsum - Shi Gao: 6-15 g
• Rhizoma Zingiberis recens - Sheng Jiang: 3-6 g

Actions

• Relieves muscles
• Purifies interior Heat
• Calms pain

Indications

• External Wind-Cold that has turned into Heat
• Tai Yang pattern transitioning to Yang Ming

Symptoms and signs

• Thirst intense
• Constipation
• Aversion to cold
• Body pain
• Vomiting
• Dryness
• High fever
• Pulse: Floating, full or Slippery and rapid.
• Tongue: Dry, red with thin and yellowish coating.

Applications

• Common cold
• Pneumonia
• Pharyngitis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Toothache
• General pains
• Fever

Contraindications

• Heat patterns
• Constipation and abdominal pain

Modifications

• In case of dry mouth and throat: Rhizoma Anemarrhenae - Zhi Mu, Radiix Trichosanthis - Tian Hua Fen

• In case of cough with viscous Phlegm: Bulbus Fritillariae Thumbergii - Zhe Bei Mu, Pericarpium Fructus Trichosanthis - Gua Lou Pi