Features and Benefits
• Saposhnikovia root is used orally in formulas to treat the common cold, influenza, acute skin conditions, arthritic and rheumatic disorders, and tetanus. It has been shown to have the following actions: diaphoretic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antibacterial, antiviral.
• Rheum root is used orally in formulas to treat constipation and acute infections of the GIT, respiratory system, and hepatobiliary system and skin. It has been shown to have the following actions: laxative, antipyretic, antimicrobial, antiviral, cholagogue, hypotensive, anticholesterolemic.
Ingredients
大黄 rhubarb root and rhizome Radix et Rhizoma Rhei [don’t use if pregnant]
芒硝 mirabilite, glauber’s salt Natrii Sulfas [don’t use if pregnant]
甘草 licorice root Radix Glycyrrhizae [caution]
麻黃 ephedra stem Herba Ephedrae (not included in online version)
荷葉 lotus leaf Folium Nelumbinis Nuciferae (replacement for Ma Huang)
石膏 gypsum Gypsum Fibrosum
生薑 fresh ginger rhizome Zingiberis Rhizoma
白术 , bai shu ovate atractylodes, (white) atractylodes rhizome [supports pregnancy]
當歸 tangkuei, Chinese angelica root Radix Angelicae Sinensis [supports pregnancy]
川芎 Sichuan lovage root, cnidium, chuanxiong root Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong
白芍 white peony root, peony Paeoniae Radix alba [supports pregnancy]
薄荷 field mint, mentha Herba Menthae Haplocalycis
連翹 forsythia fruit Forsythiae Fructus
荊芥 schizonepeta stem or bud Herba seu Flos Schizonepetae Tenuifoliae
防風 saposhnikovia root, ledebouriella root, siler Radix Ledebouriellae Divaricatae
黃苓 baical skullcap root, scutellaria, scute Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis [supports pregnancy]
梔子 cape jasmine fruit, gardenia Gardeniae Fructus
滑石 talcum powder talcum
桔梗 balloon flower root, platycodon root Radix Platycodi Grandifolii
