bubble_chart Efficacy

Inducing sweating to release the exterior, dispersing wind and dispelling dampness.

bubble_chart Indications

External contraction wind-cold dampness, aversion to cold with fever, headache and stiff neck, aching pain in the limbs, swollen cheeks, absence of sweating, nasal congestion, cough with phlegm, thin white tongue coating, floating or tight pulse.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

This prescription is suitable for the initial stage of external contraction diseases with an exterior cold pattern. In the formula, Schizonepeta and Saposhnikovia Root serve as the sovereign herbs, utilizing their acrid-warm properties to disperse wind and release the exterior, thereby enhancing the sweating effect; Notopterygium, Pubescent Angelica, Sichuan Lovage Rhizome, and Fresh Ginger Rhizome disperse wind-cold and damp pathogens, and also relieve headache and body pain; Bupleurum and Mentha elevate the clear and expel pathogens through the exterior, dispersing heat from the muscle surface; Peucedanum, Submature Bitter Orange, and Platycodon Root lower qi and resolve phlegm, treating cough and chest tightness; Poria and Liquorice Root tonify qi and strengthen the spleen, thereby protecting stomach qi.

1. aversion to cold with fever.
2. nasal congestion and heavy voice.
3. soreness and heaviness in the limbs.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

1. cutaneous pruritus: add Sophora, Great Burdock Achene, Atractylodes Rhizome, Glabrous Greenbrier.
2. chest and diaphragm stuffiness: add Magnolia Bark, cultivated purple perilla stem.
3. wind-cold cough: add Bitter Apricot Seed, Great Burdock Achene.
4. anorexia and chest tightness: add Patchouli, fried Germinated Barley.

bubble_chart Modern Application

This formula promotes blood circulation on the body surface, inhibits viruses, and has antibacterial properties. It is used for common cold, influenza, contact dermatitis, measles, psoriasis, eczema, skin pruritus, Bi disease, arthritis, bronchitis, rhinitis, and abscesses.

bubble_chart Supplementary Formulas

Yinqiao Toxin-Vanquishing Powder: This formula removes Schizonepeta and Saposhnikovia Root, and adds Lonicera and Forsythia. It is mainly used to treat abscesses with redness, swelling, and pain.