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AboutHerbsCaution/Notes
| Health Benefits |
| For: Onset cold symptoms • Early stage respiratory infection • Runny nose • Sinus drainage • Mild fever • Stuffy nose • Sore throat |
| Attributes: |
| Products (online examples) |
Green Onion |
Fermented Soybeans |
There were no prepared products online since it's such a simple formula. |
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| Categories (Click on ⌕ for other formulas in the category) |
| Category: Release the Exterior ⌕ Subcategory: Release Early Stage Exterior Disorders ⌕ Family: ⌕ Source: Zhou Hou Bei Ji Fang ⌕ Related Formula: |
| Actions |
| Induce sweating • Release exterior • Unblock yang |
| Indications and Contraindications |
| Appearance: Tongue -Thin, white coating Pulse -Floating Face/other - |
| Patterns: Externally contracted wind cold • Wind heat |
| Indications: Sneezing • Running nose • Headache • No sweating • Aversion to cold |
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| Properties |
| Data adapted from product found online. Categories 4% or less not shown. |
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| HERBS |
Cat/Dose |
Actions |
Properties |
| Cong Bai |
9g-12g (4 stalks) |
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| Dan Dou Chi |
12g-30g |
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| Directions: Decoct the ingredients with 3 cups of water until 1 cup is left. Drink the decoction. Goal of this formula is to expel pathogens through sweating. If no sweating, then add Ge Gen(6g) and Sheng Ma(6g), boil in 5 cups of water until 2 cups remain. Drink the liquid. If still, there's no sweating, then add Ma Huang (6g), and decoct the new set of ingredients in 5 cups of water. 22 |
| Modifications |
For |
| + Chan Tui + Jie Geng + Niu Bang Zi |
Deep cough and hoarseness25 |
| + Huo Xiang + Pei Lan |
Nauseous, chest is heavy, and food is tasteless25 |
| + Sheng Jiang + Brown sugar |
Stomach ache25 |
| + Huang Qin + Zhi Zi +Lian Qiao |
High fever25 |
| + Ge Gen + Sheng Ma |
No sweating22,25 |
| + Qiang Juo+Fang Feng + Jing Jie |
Chills and headaches25 |
| + Ma Huang |
Still no sweating after adding Ge Gen and Sheng Ma22 |
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| Caution |
ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
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| Notes |
| I often use this formula when I feel a cold coming on. I add a few slices of raw ginger, cook the ingredients in chicken broth and add sausage or tofu to make a quick meal. It works amazingly well for me. The formula is very mild and has no noted contraindications or side effects.22 I don't notice the sweating, but I do notice that the symptoms disappeared the next day. |
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