Effect
Dispel cold, promote the secretion of saliva or body fluid and astringe yin.
Ingredients
Radix Bupleuri (Chaihu) 24 g,
Ramulus Cinnamomi (Guizhi) 9 g,
Rhizoma Zingiberis (Ganjiang) 9 g,
Trichosanthis japonica (Tianhuafen) 12 g,
Radix Scutellariae (Huangqin) 9 g,
Ostrea cucullata Born (Muli) 6 g,
Zhi Gan Cao 6 g.
Explanation
Chai Hu: The principal drug, being bitter and pungent in flavor and slightly cold in nature, clearing away heat through the superficies of the body to relieve exterior syndrome.
Huang Qin: Working together with Chai Hu to clear away heat and mediate Shaoyang and expel pathogens in it.
Tian Hua Fen: Clearing heat and purging fire, generating body fluids and quenching thirst, moistening dryness and resolving phlegm.
Gui Zhi: Expelling pathogenic factors from the muscles and skin by means of diaphoresis, warming the channels to dispel pathogenic cold.
Mu Li: Replenishing Yin, suppressing the hyperactivies of Yang, relieving restlessness and astringing sweating.
Gan Jiang: Warming the lung and dispelling cold so as to eliminate retained phlegm and warming up the spleen-Yang to remove dampness.
Zhi Gan Cao: Invigorating the spleen and stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.
Administration
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.