1. Wind- Heat Type
An example prescription–Honeysuckle and Forsythia Powder, also called yin chao san in Chinese. It is typically available in stores that sell Chinese remedies.
| Monarch herbs |
Honeysuckle flower (jin yin hua)
Weeping Forsythia Capsule (lian qiao)
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Releases heat evils from the exterior, clears heat and relieves toxin. |
 Yinchao san in granule and tablet forms. |
| Minister herbs |
Peppermint (bo he)
Great Burdock Achene (niu bang zi)
Fineleaf Schizonepeta Herb (jing jie)
Fermented Soybean (dan dou chi) |
Helps monarch herbs to clear wind-heat and relieves throat symptoms. |
| Assistant herbs |
Reed Rhizome (lu gen)
Lophatherum Herb (dan zhu ye)
Platycodon Root (jie geng) |
Helps produce fluid to clear wind-heat.
Helps disperse lung qi and relieves throat symptoms. |
| Guide herbs |
Liquorice Root (shen gan cao) |
Harmonizes all other herbs. |
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| 2. Wind-Cold Type
An example prescription–Schizonepeta and Saposhnikovia Powder (jing fang bai du san) |
| Monarch herbs |
Fineleaf Schizonepeta Herb (jing jie)
Divaricate Saposhnikovia Root (fang feng)
Incised Notopterygium Root (qiang huo)
Doubleteeth Pubescent Angelica Root (du huo) |
Dispels wind-cold evils from the exterior, dispels dampness and alleviates pain. |
| Minister herbs |
Chinese Thorowax Root (chai hu) Szechwan Lovage Rhizome (chuan xiong) |
Dispels wind and heat evils and reduces fever. |
| Assistant herbs |
Hogfennel Root (qian hu)
Orange Fruit (zhi ke)
Platycodon Root (jie geng)
Indian Bread (fu ling) |
Expels phlegm and regulates the flow of qi in the chest. |
| Guide herbs |
Liquorice Root (gan cao)
Fresh ginger (sheng jiang)
Peppermint (bo he) |
Harmonizes all other herbs.
Used as guide herbs to relieve exterior syndrome. |
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| 3. Damp-Heat TypeAn example prescription– Newly Augmented Elsholtzia Decoction (xin jia xiang ru yin) |
| Monarch herbs |
Mosla herb (xiang ru ) |
Expels the evils in the exterior level. |
| Minister herbs |
White Hyacinth bean (bai bian dou )
Officinal Mognolia bark (hou po ) |
Activates qi movement and fortifies the spleen to promote water metabolism and remove excessive dampness. |
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Weeping Forsythia Capsule (lian qiao)
Honeysuckle flower (jin yin hua)
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Clears away excessive heat. |
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Fructus Forsythiae , Herba Schizonepetae and peppermint.
Clinically, the above basic formulas for all three types will be modified according to different individual disharmony patterns. For example, individuals with a high fever should add unprocessed gypsum. Those with a severe cough should add almond and fritillary, and, those with a constitutional weakness and profuse sweating should add astragalus root.
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