Pediatric formula 60 ml (10:1 extract) Liquid
Western Symptomology: Common cold or flu with sore throat
Chinese Symptomology: Pediatric sore throat due to wind heat external contraction with or without heat toxins and an underlying defensive qi vacuity due to spleen vacuity;Gan Mao (common cold or flu); Yan tong (sore throat), fa re (fever)
Actions: Resolves the exterior and dispels wind, clears heat and resolves toxins, disinhibits the throat and abates fever at the same time as harmonizing the liver-spleen, transforming phlegm, and eliminating dampness.
Pattern: Wind heat external contraction and possible heat toxins with an underlying liver-spleen disharmony resulting in a defensive qi vacuity, an inhibited qi mechanism, concomitant internal heat, and deep-lying phlegm dampness.
Chinese name: Xiao Chai Hu Tang He Si Wu Tang Jia Jian
Dosage: 2 droppers full orally every 2-3 hours, not to exceed 6 times daily.
Ingredients:
Ban Lan Gen (Radix Isatidis/Baphicacanthi); Lian Qiao (Fructus Forsythiae); Jin Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae); Xuan Shen (Radix Scrophulariae); Sheng Di (uncooked Radix Rehmanniae); Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong); Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae); Chai Hu (Radix Bupleuri); Dang Shen (Radix Codonopsitis); Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae); Da Zao (Fructus Jujubae); Sheng Jiang (uncooked Rhizoma Zingiberis); Niu Bang Zi (Fructus Arctii); Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Albae); Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis); Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae); Jie Geng (Radix Platycodi)
Description:
This formula is a combination of Xiao Chai Hu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction), Yin Qiao San (Lonicera & Forsythia Powder), and Si Wu Tang (Four Materials Decoction) with additions and subtractions to resolve toxins and disinhibit the throat.