Effect
Inducing diaphoresis to remove pathogenic dampness and expelling, simultaneously, pathogenic heat in the interior.

Indications
Syndrome due to the effect of exogenous wind-cold-dampness pathogens and internal heat, marked by chills, fever, absence of sweating, Headache, stiff nape, soreness and pain of the limbs, thirst with bitter taste; including such diseases with the above symptoms as common cold, influenza, Rheumatic Arthritis, etc.

Ingredients
Qiang Huo (Rhizoma seu Radix Notopterygii) 5 g,
Fang Feng (Radix Saposhinkoviae) 5 g,
Cang Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis) 5 g,
Xi Xin (Herba Asari) 1 g,
Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Chuangxiong) 3 g,
Bai Zhi (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae) 3 g,
Sheng Di (Radix Rehmanniae) 3 g,
Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae) 3 g,
Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) 3 g.

Explanation
Qiang Huo: The principal drug, being pungent and bitter in flavor and warm in nature, going up to disperse wind-cold-dampness pathogens in the exterior.

Fang Feng and Cang Zhu: Inducing diaphoresis to remove dampness and assisting Qiang Huo in relieving exterior syndrome.

Xi Xin, Chuan Xiong and Bai Zhi: Dispersing wind-cold pathogens, relieving arthralgia due to pathogenic dampness, promoting the flow of Qi and blood.

Huang Qin: Expelling the pathogenic heat from the Qi system.

Sheng Di: Dispelling the pathogenic heat from the blood system, removing pathogenic heat of accompanying syndrome, restricting the dryness resulting from the pungency and warmth of other drugs.

Gan Cao: Tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.

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