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Used at the first sign or during the first two days of cold or flu. Also used when exposed, or likely to be exposed to cold or flu. Disperses wind heat, clears heat, relieves toxicity.
Packaging
90 tablets, 750mg
Dosage
At the first sign of Cold or Flu: Take six pills immediately, then four every four hours for the rest of the day. If symptoms persist, continue to take four every four hours. If symptoms persist beyond the second day, switch to Dr. Shen's Zong Gan Ling.
For Prevention: Take three tablets every four hours when exposed to cold or flu.
Children: Use one tablet for each 25 lbs. of body weight. Crush and mix with food.
The course of treatment is a minimum of one day and a maximum of one week per episode. Bed rest during the hours of administration, if possible, is a plus.
Source
This formula was first published in the Wen Bing Tiao Bian (Systematic Differentiation of Warm Diseases) by Dr. Wu Ju Tong in the year 1798.
Ingredients -
Honeysuckle, also known as Jin Yin Hua or
Lonicera flos -
Clears Heat, Cleans Toxins, Expels Externally Contracted Wind Heat
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Forsythia, known as Lian Qiao or
Forsythia Suspensa Fructus -
Expels Contracted Wind Heat, Clears Heat, Cleans Toxins
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Balloon Flower, known as Jie Geng or
Platycodi Grandiflori Radix -
Transforms Cold Phlegm, Circulates Lung Energy, Benefits the Throat, Directs the Action of Other Herbs Upwards.
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Peppermint, known as Bo He or
Menthe Herba -
Disperses Wind Heat, Clears the Head and Eyes and Benefits the Throat
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Edible Burdock, known as Niu Bang Zi or
Arctium Lappa -
Detoxifies Fire Poison, Disperses Wind Heat and Benefits the Throat
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Crested Grass, known as Dan Zhu Ye or
Lophatheri Gracilis -
Releases the Exterior, Disperses Wind Heat, Lessens Irritability, Relieves Thirst
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Schizonepeta, known as Jing Jie or
Schizonepeta Tenuifolia -
Releases Exterior, Expels Wind Cold and Wind Heat
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Fermented Soy Bean, known as Dan Dou QiSojae Praeparatum Semen -
Releases the Exterior for both Cold and Hot Exterior Conditions, Alleviates Irritability
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Chinese Licorice root also known as Gan Cao Glycyrrhiza Uranelsis Radix -
Tonifies the Spleen, Benefits the Qi, Detoxifies Fire Poisons, Moderates and Harmonizes Other Herbs.
About Dr. Shen's
Dr. Shen's produces a line of popular Chinese herbal medicines in FDA inspected, GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) approved plants located in the U.S. Dr. Shen's uses the finest grades of herbs, importing them whole rather than as a powder in order to assess all ingredients for authenticity and quality. All herbs undergo laboratory inspection and contain no drugs, dyes, animal products or unlisted ingredients.
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