Yin Qiao San 銀翹散 - Honeysuckle and Forsythia Formula
For Early Stage of Wind Disease
YIN QIAO SAN Uses
- Wind-Heat attacks the Lungs
- Wen Bing - Wei stage Wind-Heat
- Dry Heat
- Summer Heat with Dampness
- Damp Heat
YIN QIAO SAN Formula TCM Actions
- Disperses both Wind-Heat and Wind-Cold invasions
- Clears Interior Heat
- Relieves Toxicity
YIN QIAO SAN Ingredients
| Botanical Name | Pin Yin Name | English Name |
| Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua | Honeysuckle Flower |
| Fr. Forsythiae | Lian Qiao | Forsythia Fruit |
| Rx. Platycodi | Jie Geng | Balloon Flower Root |
| Fr. Arctii | Niu Bang Zi | Great Burdock Seed |
| Hb. Menthae | Bo He | Mint Leaf |
| Sm. Sojae Preparata | Dan Dou Chi | Fermented Soy Bean |
| Hb. Lophatheri | Dan Zhu Ye | Bamboo Leaf |
| Hb. Schizonepetae | Jing Jie | Hairy Sage |
| Rz. Phragmitis* | Lu Gen* | Reed Rhizome* |
| Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao | Licorice Root |
*Omitted from the Dr. Shen version to make the formula stronger for Wind-Cold Invasion (common cold).
Honeysuckle (Lonicera flos) Jin Yin Hua
Clears Heat, Cleans Toxins, Expels Externally Contracted Wind Heat.
Forsythia (Forsythia Suspensa Fructus) Lian Qiao
Expels Contracted Wind Heat, Clears Heat, Cleans Toxins.
Balloon Flower (Platycodi Grandiflori Radix) Jie Geng Transforms Cold Phlegm, Circulates Lung Energy, Benefits the Throat, Directs the Action of Other Herbs Upwards.
Peppermint (Menthe Herba) Bo He
Disperses Wind Heat, Clears the Head and Eyes and Benefits the Throat.
Edible Burdock (Arctium Lappa) Niu Bang Zi
Detoxifies Fire Poison, Disperses Wind Heat and Benefits the Throat.
Crested Grass (Lophatheri Gracilis) Dan Zhu Ye
Releases the Exterior, Disperses Wind Heat, Lessens Irritability, Relieves Thirst.
Schizonepeta (Schizonepeta Tenuifolia) Jing Jie
Releases Exterior, Expels Wind Cold and Wind Heat.
Fermented Soy Bean (Sojae Praeparatum Semen) Dan Dou Qi
Releases the Exterior for both Cold and Hot Exterior Conditions, Alleviates Irritability.
Reed Rhizome (Rhizoma Phragmitis) Lu Gen
Clears Heat and irritability from the Lungs and Stomach, regulates Stomach Qi, vents rashes.
Chinese Licorice root (Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Radix) Gan Cao
Tonifies the Spleen, Benefits the Qi, Detoxifies Fire Poisons, Moderates and Harmonizes Other Herbs.
** These statements have not been evaluated by the US Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.