""Powder"" of honeysuckle and forsythia flowers

Description:
Yin Qiao San is a traditional Chinese Medicine formula, also known as the ""Powder to dispel wind-heat."" It is specifically designed to treat the early signs of external wind-heat, such as colds or flu. This formula, used for centuries, is composed of Chinese medicinal herbs that work synergistically to eliminate pathogenic heat, clear toxins, and relieve upper respiratory tract ailments. It is recommended for individuals with symptoms like sore throat, fever, headache, dry cough, and mild body aches, often linked to wind-heat imbalances.

Key Ingredients:
Jin Yin Hua (Honeysuckle flowers): Known for its antiviral and antibacterial properties, it dispels heat and helps eliminate external toxins from the body.
Lian Qiao (Forsythia): This herb helps clear toxins and reduce inflammation, while also strengthening the body’s resistance to infections.
Bo He (Mint): Cooling and soothing, mint helps reduce fever and relieves sore throats.
Jing Jie (Schizonepeta herb): Helps disperse pathogenic wind and releases the body's surface from external heat invasions.
Jie Geng (Platycodon root): Supports the respiratory system by facilitating expectoration and calming the cough.
Niu Bang Zi (Burdock seeds): Relieves throat inflammation, clears heat, and helps clear the respiratory passages.

Potential Benefits:
Relieves early signs of cold and flu, especially those associated with wind-heat.
Dispels pathogenic heat and helps eliminate external toxins.
Eases sore throat, fever, and headache.
Promotes respiratory clarity in cases of mild congestion.
May soothe cough and reduce irritations related to respiratory ailments.

Yin Qiao San is a versatile formula often used at the onset of respiratory infections. It allows for early and effective intervention to prevent the imbalance from worsening.

Class: Release the Exterior
Subclass: Disperse Wind-Heat
Actions:
Purifies Heat and relieves toxicity
Releases Wind-Heat from the Exterior
Indications:
Wind-Heat or been in the early stage of a disease of Heat (Wen Bing) that enters into the body through the nose and mouth and attack the Lungs.
Possible symptoms and diseases:
Bronchitis
Headache
Sore throat
Inflammation of the throat
Fever
Respiratory infection
Measles
Thirst
Encephalitis (first stage)
Acute endometritis
Meningitis (early stage)
Cough
Red-tipped tongue, thin-white or thin-yellow coating
Floating and rapid pulse (Fu Shu)
Contraindications:
Heat deficiency
Damp-Heat
Wind-Cold