Product Specifications
Practitioner Notes
Formula Type
Extract & Concentrate
TCM Pattern
Treats initial stage wind-cold patterns that present with sweating, aversion to cold and headache along with the tongue and pulse mentioned above. Cold or wind-cold patterns in deficient patients that present as seminal emissions, post-partum abdominal pain, muscle and joint pain (bi) or spontaneous sweating.
Therapeutic Functions
Dispels cold, effuses the exterior and harmonizes the construction and defense aspects.*
Precautions
This formula should not be prescribed to those with internal heat signs or in excessively hot weather. Signs of internal heat include a rapid pulse, high fever, thirst and a severely sore throat.
Pulse Quality
Floating and moderate or weak
Tongue Appearance
A thin, white tongue fur that carries moisture.
Ingredients
On Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun)
| Pin Yin | Botanical Name |
|---|---|
| gui zhi | Cinnamon twig |
| bai shao | White Peony root |
| sheng jiang | Fresh Ginger rhizome |
| da zao | Jujube date |
| zhi gan cao | Honey baked Chinese Licorice root |