Use of the formula according to Traditional Chinese Medicine:

• attack by external hot wind
• clears toxic heat from the lungs

Description:

This is a modern combination of three herbs that clear toxic heat following an attack by an external pathogen (Feng Re – wind heat), primarily from the surface defensive layers of Wei and Qi, but also when the pathogen penetrates into deeper layers. It consists of three herbs. Forsythia fruit clears heat and drains toxins in cases where Xie Qi (pathogenic Qi) has attacked the Wei and Qi layers (surface layers). Baikal skullcap helps to eliminate fiery toxins from the body. It is used to clear damp heat (we could say in both acute and chronic inflammation) from the body. It is also frequently used for skin inflammation. The third herb is Japanese honeysuckle flower, which clears heat, drains toxins and is used for acute diarrhoea.

Indications:

• symptoms of an attack by an external pathogen
• fever
• sore throat
• cough, usually with yellow phlegm or without phlegm
• inflamed wounds
• acute diarrhoea

Modern use:

• antiviral and antibacterial action
• anti-inflammatory effects
• acute respiratory infections
• influenza virus epidemics
• mild pneumonia
• acute bronchitis
• acute intestinal diseases
• infectious diarrhoea
• tonsillitis
• laryngopharyngitis
• pneumonia
• acute enteritis
• viral dysentery
• herpes viruses

Tongue:

• in the early stages of an attack, no changes
• red in the lung area
• may have a yellow coating

Pulse:

• rapid
• floating

Contraindications:

• none known

Composition of the formula: