Folk Remedies for Cold Treatment
Chinese Herbal Prescription (I)
[Diagnosis] Blood deficiency with exterior pathogen invasion.
[Treatment Principle] Pungent-cool exterior release.
[Formula Name] Mulberry Branch and Reed Root Decoction.
[Composition] Tender mulberry branch 30 grams, white reed root 30 grams, frost-covered mulberry leaf 9 grams, clean forsythia 9 grams, bitter platycodon 9 grams, raw licorice 9 grams.
[Usage] Decoct in water, take one dose daily, twice daily.
[Source] Leng Fangnan's prescription.
Chinese Herbal Prescription (II)
[Diagnosis] Exterior invasion by epidemic toxins.
[Treatment Principle] Induce sweating to release exterior, clear heat and detoxify.
[Formula Name] Green Silver Decoction.
[Composition] Artemisia 6 grams (added later), silverleaf sophora 12 grams, platycodon 12 grams, coptis 12 grams, forsythia 12 grams, honeysuckle 12 grams, banlangen 12 grams.
[Usage] Decoct in water, take one dose daily, twice daily.
[Source] Chen Jiong Kang's prescription.
Chinese Herbal Prescription (III)
[Diagnosis] Exterior invasion by wind-heat.
[Treatment Principle] Pungent-cool exterior release, clear heat and regulate lung.
[Formula Name] Silver Gardenia Decoction.
[Composition] Honeysuckle 12 grams, forsythia 12 grams, gardenia 10 grams, mint 5 grams, arctium 10 grams, platycodon 6 grams, licorice 6 grams.
[Usage] Decoct in water, take one dose daily, twice daily.
[Source] Zhu Guanghua's prescription.
Chinese Herbal Prescription (IV)
[Diagnosis] Yin deficiency with exterior pathogen invasion.
[Treatment Principle] Nourish yin, clear heat, ventilate lungs and detoxify.
[Formula Name] Blue Earth Decoction.
[Composition] Banlangen 50 grams, raw rehmannia 50 grams, ophiopogon 20 grams, anemarrhena 20 grams, mulberry leaf 20 grams, platycodon 15 grams, cicada slough 15 grams.
[Usage] Decoct in water, take one dose daily, three times daily.
[Source] Cheng Guangzheng's prescription.
Chinese Herbal Prescription (V)
[Diagnosis] Dampness invading the exterior, obstructing the spleen and stomach.
[Treatment Principle] Fragrant transformation of dampness, induce sweating to release exterior, regulate qi and strengthen spleen, adjust gastrointestinal function.
[Formula Name] Huo Pu San Ren Decoction.
[Composition] Agastache 8 grams, magnolia bark 6 grams, pinellia 6 grams, poria 9 grams, apricot kernel 6 grams, coix seed 12 grams, cardamom 3 grams.
[Usage] Decoct in water, take once daily, twice daily.
[Source] Sun Keqin's prescription.
Chinese Herbal Prescription (VI)
[Diagnosis] Exterior invasion by wind-cold.
[Treatment Principle] Pungent-warm exterior release.
[Formula Name] Jingfang Detoxifying Decoction Modified.
[Composition] Schizonepeta 10 grams, angelica root 10 grams, mulberry leaf 9 grams, fermented soybean 12 grams, each 10 grams of qianghuo and duhuo, prefron 6 grams, tangerine peel 6 grams, mint 6 grams (added later), fresh ginger 2 slices, apricot kernel 10 grams, perilla leaf 9 grams, scorched citrus peel 6 grams.
[Usage] Decoct in water, take one dose daily, twice daily.
[Source] Shi Wenji's prescription<Cold>