Commonly Used Chinese Herb Formulas with Illustrations - Lonicera and Forsythia Formula (Yin Qiao San)
1402 銀翹散 (Yin Qiao San)
Lonicera and Forsythia Formula
Lonicera and Forsythia Powder
【Formulation】
Chinese Name |
Pharmaceutical Name |
Pin Yin Name |
English Name |
連翹 |
Fructus Forsythiae |
Lian Qiao |
|
金銀花 |
Flos Lonicerae japonicae |
Jin Yin Hua |
|
桔梗 |
Radix Platycodonis |
Jie Geng |
|
薄荷 |
Herba Menthae |
Bo He |
|
牛蒡子 |
Fructus Arctii |
Niu Bang Zi |
|
甘草 |
Radix Glycyrrhizae |
Gan Cao |
|
淡豆豉 |
Semen Sojae praeparatum |
Dan Dou Shi |
|
淡竹葉 |
Herba Lophatheri |
Dan Zhu Ye |
|
荊芥 |
Herba Schizonepetae |
Jing Jie |
|
蘆根 |
Rhizoma Phragmitis |
Lu Gen |
【Classic Literature Reference】
Wen Bing Tiao Bian (Discrimination of Febrile Diseases, 1798).
Compiler: Wu, Tang.
【Indications】
Traditional: Early stage of febrile diseases marked by fever, mild chills, little or no perspiration, cough, sore throat, headache, thirst, red tongue tip with a thin white or thin yellow tongue coating, and a superficial rapid pulse.
Modern: Common cold, influenza, acute tonsillitis, pharyngitis, parotitis, and initial stages of pneumonia, encephalitis B, epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, measles, and mumps.
Exterior Heat Pattern
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