Formula
Formula
Single Herbs
| Category | Jie Biao Ji
解表劑 |
| Sub Category | Xin Liang
辛涼 |
| Name | Sang Ju Yin
桑菊飲 Mulberry Leaf and Chrysanthemum Decoction |
| Pharma Effect | |
| Function | Releases exterior wind-heat and alleviates coughing by facilitating the flow of lung qi. |
| Clinic Usage | This formula is for the early superficial stage of a warm-febrile disease. Symptoms include slight fever, coughing, slight thirst, and an erratic, rapid pulse. |
| Cautions | This is the classic formula for early-stage warm-febrile diseases. If the patients present a high fever (heat in the yang brightness-stage is considered high fever), and appear with thirst and red-tongue symptoms, Gypsum (shi gao) and Radix Anemarrhenae Asphodeloidis (zhi mu) should be added. |
