ChinaHerb Exterior Heat 60s

ChinaHerb Exterior Heat 60s

Exterior Heat is from Wu Jutong’s “Analysis of Seasonal Febrile Diseases” in the Qing Dynasty and has a history of nearly two hundred years. The formulation uses the two methods of sweating and clearing Heat. It is called the “method of relieving the Exterior Syndrome with herbs pungent in flavour and cool in nature”. It is an important formulation for the treatment of Wind-Heat Pattern of common cold and influenza characterized by fever, headache, sore throat, dry mouth and cough. Modern pharmacological studies have found that Exterior Heat has antipyretic (reduces fever), analgesic (reduces pain), antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory (reduces swelling and redness) and anti-allergic effects. Therefore, it can also be used to prevent and treat the initial stages of acute febrile diseases, such as acute tonsillitis, respiratory tract infections, pneumonia, measles, mumps, infectious mononucleosis. It can also be used for skin diseases such as rubella and urticaria.

Try to avoid oily, greasy, raw, cold sour foods while taking this formulation.

Ingredients

Bo He (Mentha haplocalyx herb), Fang Feng (Saposhnikovia divaricata root), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhiza glabra root), Jie Geng (Platycodon grandiflorum root), Jin Yin Hua (Lonicera confusa flower), Jing Jie (Schizonepeta tenuifolia herb), Lian Qiao (Forsythia suspensa capsule), Lu Gen (Phragmites communis rhizome), Sang Ye (Morus alba leaf), Sheng Ma (Cimicifuga dahurica rhizome)

Dosage

2 tablets, twice daily