Effect
Dispelling wind, removing heat, promoting the dispersing function of the lung to arrest cough.

Indications
Wind-warm syndrome in the initial stage, marked by cough, low fever and mild thirst; including such diaeases with the above symptoms as influenza, acute bronchitis, acute tonsillitis, epidemic conjunctivitis, etc.

Ingredients
Folium Mori (Sangye)">Folium Mori (Sangye) 7.5 g,
Flos Chrysanthemi (Juhua) 3 g,
Semen Armeniacae Amarum (Xingren) 6 g,
Fructus Forsythiae (Lianqiao)
Herba Menthae (Bohe) 2.5 g,
Radix Platycodi (Jiegeng) 6 g,
Radix Glycyrrhizae (Gancao) 2.5 g,
Wei Gen (Rhizoma Phragmitis) 6 g.

Explanation
Sang Ye: The principal drug, being sweet and bitter in flavor and cold in nature, clearing away heat from the lung-collaterals.

Ju Hua: The other principal drug, being pungent sweet and bitter in flavor and slightly cold in nature, dispelling wind-heat from the upper-Jiao.

Bo He: Aiding in dispelling wind-heat from the upper-Jiao.

Jie Geng and Xing Ren: Promoting the dispersing function of the lung to arrest cough with one ascending and the other descending the lung-Qi.

Lian Qiao: Expelling heat from above the diaphragm.

Wei Gen: Clearing away heat, promoting the production of body fluids, relieving thirst.

Gan Cao: Tempering the actions of all the other ingredients

Administration
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.