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FUNCTIONS
Group: Exterior Releasing, Clear Heat
1. Clear Heat and resolves Toxicity, releases exterior Wind Heat.
INDICATIONS
1. Febrile illness due to exterior Wind Heat or Heat and Toxicity: Fever which may be accompanied by mild chills, headache, irritability, sweating, loss of appetite, cry mouth, thirst, decreased urination, dark urine, dry stools or constipation T- red with yellow coat which may also be greasy P- rolling and rapid. There may also be red skin rash carbuncle or furuncle, sore and swollen throat with difficulty in swallowing.
APPLICATIONS: Common cold, influenza, mumps, upper respiratory tract infection, rubella, roseola infantum, carbuncle, furuncle.
INGREDIENTS
Forsythia suspensa- 连翘 Lián qiáo- Weeping Forsythia
Isatis tinctoria- 大青葉 Dà qīng yè- Dyer's Woad dried leaf  
Isatis tinctoria- 板藍根 Bǎn lán gēn- Dyer's Woad Root
Imperata cylindrica- 白茅根 Bái máo gēn- Cogongrass
Ledebouriella divaricata- 防风 Fáng fēng- "Protect wind"- Siler
Lonicera japonica- 金银花 Jīn yín huā- Honeysuckle Flower
Phragmites communis- 芦根 Lú gēn- Reed grass
Pueraria pseudohirsuta- 葛根 Gé gēn- Pueraria, Kudzu vine
Taraxacum mongolicum- 蒲公英 Pú gōng yīng- Dandelion
Cynanchum atratum 白薇 Bái wēi- Swallowwort Root
Platycodon grandiflorus 桔梗 Jié gěng- Balloon flower root- Platycodon
Anemarrhena asphodeloides 知母 Zhī mǔ Anemarrhena
Arctium lappa- 牛蒡子 Niú Bàng Zi- Burdock
Bupleurum chinensis- 柴胡 Chái hú- Bupleurum root
Lophatherum gracile- 淡竹叶 Dàn Zhú Yè- Bamboo Grass
Perilla fructescens- 紫苏叶 Zǐ sū yè- Perilla Leaf  
Peucedanum pracruptorum- 前胡  Qián Hú   Hogfennel root 
Schizonepeta tenuifolia 荆芥 Jīng jiè Schizonepeta
Viola yedoensis, Viola japonica- 紫花地丁 Zǐ huā dì dīng- Yedeon's Violet
CONTRAINDICATIONS: Not for long term use, use only during the acute stages while symptoms are present. use with caution in Deficiency patterns. Children under 2 years of age without medical supervision.
COMMENTS : This is a strong Heat and Toxicity clearing formula which should only be used while the signs of Heat are present. Long term use may injure the Yang Qi.