Yin Qiao San

(Honeysuckle and Forsythia Powder)

Sub-Category:

• Formulas that Release Early-Stage Exterior Disorders

Pattern:

• Exterior Wind-Heat with heat toxins

Actions:

• Releases the exterior and clears Wind Heat
• Relieves interior heat toxins.

Indications:

• Fever with slight chills or no chills
• Cough, sore throat, headache, and thirst.
• Sores or boils.
• No sweating or difficulty sweating.

Possible Tongue Appearance:

• Red tip tongue with a thin yellow or thin white coat

Possible Pulse Patterns:

• Floating and rapid pulse

Western Uses:

• Influenza
• Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
• Acute Bronchitis
• Acute Endometriosis
• Measles
• Acute Tonsillitis
• Epidemic Encephalitis B or Meningitis
• Parotitis

Cautions, Contraindications, Herb Drug Interactions:

• Do use in external conditions with Wind Cold

Preparation Notes:

• Bo He should be added 5 minutes before the end of boiling. ¹⁵

Originally Appeared In:

• Systematic Differentiation of Warm Diseases (Wen Bing Tiao Bian)

Combined Channels of all herbs in this formula:

• Lungs, Large Intestine, Stomach, Heart, Gall Bladder, Liver, Small Intestine, Spleen

Substances in this Formula (10 Total):

	Jin Yin Hua (Honeysuckle Flower or Lonicera) 金银花 Qty: 9-15 grams Chan: LI, LU, ST Prop: Sweet, Cold Latin: Flos Lonicerae Japonicae Cat: Herbs that Clear Heat and Eliminate Toxins
	Lian Qiao (Forsythia Fruit) 连翘 Qty: 9-15 grams Chan: HT, LIV, GB Prop: Bitter, Slightly Spicy, Cool Latin: Fructus Forsythiae Suspensae Cat: Herbs that Clear Heat and Eliminate Toxins
	Jie Geng (Root of the Balloon Flower) 桔梗 Qty: 3-6 grams Chan: LU (ST) Prop: Bitter, Spicy, Neutral Latin: Platycodi Radix Cat: Warm Herbs that Transform Phlegm-Cold
	Niu Bang Zi (Great Burdock Fruit) 牛旁子 Qty: 9-12 grams Chan: LU, ST Prop: Spicy, Bitter, Cold Latin: Fructus Arctii Lappae Cat: Cool, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
	Bo He (Field Mint, Mentha) 薄荷 Qty: 3-6 grams Chan: LU, LIV Prop: Spicy, Aromatic, Cool Latin: Herba Menthae Haplocalycis Cat: Cool, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
	Dan Dou Chi (Prepared Soybean) 淡豆敕 Qty: 3-6 grams Chan: LU, ST Prop: Sweet, Slightly Bitter, Neutral Latin: Semen Praeparatum Sojae Cat: Cool, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
	Jing Jie (Schizonepeta Bud or Stem) 荆芥 Qty: 6-9 grams Chan: LU, LIV Prop: Spicy, Aromatic, Slightly Warm Latin: Herba Seu Flos Schizonepetae Tenuifoliae Cat: Warm, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
	Dan Zhu Ye (Lophatherum Stem and Leaves) 淡竹叶 Qty: 3-6 grams Chan: HT, SI, ST Prop: Sweet, Bland, Cold Latin: Herba Lophatheri Gracilis Cat: Herbs that Drain Fire
	Lu Gen (Reed Rhizome) 芦根 Qty: 15-30 grams Chan: LU, ST Prop: Sweet, Cold Latin: Rhizoma Phragmitis Communis Cat: Herbs that Drain Fire
	Gan Cao (Licorice Root) 甘草 Qty: 3-6 grams Chan: All 12 (Primarily the LU, HT, SP, ST) Prop: Sweet, Neutral Latin: Radix Glycyrrhizae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Qi

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This formula is ok if the symptoms are mild.

References

Formulas

• 15. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies (First Edition) - Dan Bensky
• 18. Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas (First Edition) - Him Che. Yeung
• 16. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula Study Guide (First Edition) - Qiao Yi

Herbs

• 13. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Revised Edition) - Dan Bensky
• 25. Lancet 2000 January 8;355(9198):134-138 (Article) - Fugh-Berman A.
• 17. Handbook of Chinese Herbs (Second Edition) - Him Che. Yeung
• 12. Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology (First Edition) - John K. Chen, Tina T. Chen
• 26. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals (Third Edition) - Max Wichtl

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