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Yin Qiao San (Honeysuckle and Forsythia Powder)

Yin Qiao San

Honeysuckle and Forsythia Powder

Category
Formulas that Release the Exterior
Subcategory
Formulas that Release Exterior Wind-Heat
Ingredients
10 herbs
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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.

Western Uses:

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

Ingredients

10 substances in Yin Qiao San — each links to its full herb monograph.

Bo HeBo He3-6 gCool, Spicy Herbs that Release the ExteriorDan Dou ChiDan Dou Chi3-6 gCool, Spicy Herbs that Release the ExteriorDan Zhu YeDan Zhu Ye3-6 gDrain FireGan CaoGan Cao3-6 gTonify QiJie GengJie Geng3-6 gWarm Herbs that Transform Phlegm-ColdJin Yin HuaJin Yin Hua9-15 gClear Heat and Eliminate ToxinsJing JieJing Jie6-9 gWarm, Spicy Herbs that Release the ExteriorLian QiaoLian Qiao9-15 gClear Heat and Eliminate ToxinsLu GenLu Gen15-30 gDrain FireNiu Bang ZiNiu Bang Zi9-12 gCool, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior

Preparation & dosage

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

Safety — read before use

Do use in external conditions with Wind Cold

Originally Appeared In:

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

Sources & References

Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus

The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.

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