Siler & Platycodon Fáng
feng tong shèng wán
FUNCTIONS
GROUP: Exterior Releasing and- Laxative, Purgative
1. Releases exterior Wind-Heat, drains Heat,
promotes bowel movement.
INDICATIONS
1. Accumulation of Internal Heat and Exterior Wind Heat: Headache, fever,
dry mouth, bitter taste in the mouth, sore throat, abdominal pain, constipation,
reddish urine. T- red with a thin white or thin yellow coat. P- rapid or forceful.
APPLICATIONS: Obesity, hypertension, constipation, skin eruptions
or ulcers, hives, otitis media, conjunctivitis, tonsillitits, influenza, infectious
mononucleosis, mumps, asthma.
INGREDIENTS
Scutellaria
baicalensis- 黄芩 Huáng Qín- Baical Scullcap
root
Ligusticum
chuanxiong- 川芎 Chuān xiōng- Szechuan
Lovage Root, Cnidium
Angelica
polymorpha- 当归 Dāng guī- Angelica
Platycodon
grandiflorus 桔梗 Jié gěng- Balloon flower root- Platycodon
Ledebouriella
divaricata- 防风
Fáng fēng- "Protect wind"- Siler
Atractylodes
macrocephala 白术 Bái zhú- White Atractylodes
Glycyrrhiza
uralensis- 甘草 Gān
cǎo- Chinese Licorice
Schizonepeta
tenuifolia 荆芥 Jīng jiè Schizonepeta
Gardenia
jasminoides- 栀子 Zhī zǐ- Cape
Jasmine fruit
Rheum
tanguticum- 大黄 Dà huáng- Rhubarb
Mentha
arvensis- 薄荷 Bò hé- Peppermint stalk and leaves
Forsythia
suspensa- 连翘 Lián qiáo- Weeping Forsythia
Natural
Sodium Sulphate- Máng xiāo-
Mirabilitum
CONTRAINDICATIONS: Cold Syndromes and Deficient Syndromes.
COMMENTS: This formula expels Wind and Heat from both Shao Yang
and Yang Ming Channels. It is often used where there is a predominance of internal
Heat excess with little or no exterior Heat.