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| Key Characteristic |
It is an OTC patent herbal preparation in the department of internal medicine, and listed in the National Basic Drug Catalogue.
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| Formula Basis |
Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang (formularies of the Bureau of people’s Welfare Pharmacy) of the Song dynasty
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| Ingredients |
Folium Perillae, Radix Peucedani, Radix Platycodonis, Semen Armeniacae Amarum, Herba Ephedrae, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, Rhizoma Pinelliae (processed), Poria, Fructus Aurantii (stir-baked), Radix Scutellariae, Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae
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| Actions |
To release the exterior to disperse cold, and disseminate lung qi and stop coughing
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| Indications |
Common cold with coughing due to external contraction of wind-cold, manifestationed as fever, aversion to cold, coughing, stuffy nose and running nose, headache, absence of sweating and aching pain of limbs, in addition, used frequently for common cold, acute bronchitis, etc.
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| Usage and Dosage |
Oral administration: 2 pills each time (6g per big honeyed pill), 2~3 times a day |
| Precaution |
It is forbidden to prescribe to patients with common cold due to wind-heat and cough due to yin deficiency, avoid raw, cold and greasy foods.
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| Pharmacological Study |
It eliminates bacterias and viruses, subsides fever and kill pain, stops cough and dyspnea and dispel phlegm |
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