Bo+He+and+Jie+Geng+Herbal+Combination

acrid & **aromatic** LU, LR || **Neutral** Acrid, Bitter
 * ===Bo He=== || ===Jie Geng=== ||
 * Cool
 * LU** ||
 * Functions: disperses wind-heat; clear head and eyes; ease the throat; **express skin eruptions;** soothe liver (**free flow of Liver Qi**)

Ind: 1. headache, fever, slight aversion to cold due to attack of wind-heat. Early stage of warm diseases. **Venting Rashes** 2. Headache, red eyes due too upper attack of wind-heat, sore throat (**Head, eyes, throat)** 3. Slow skin eruption in the early stage of measles or in the disease caused by wind-heat 4 .Distention in the chest and **distending pain in the costalis and hypochondriac region due to liver Qi stagnation.** 5. Can penetrate deep to reach parasites || Functions: **Disperse Lung Qi and benefit throat**; eliminate phlegm; drain pus; **Guides other herbs upward**

Indications: 1. Cough w/ lots of sputum or cough w/ chest congestion & less sputum which is difficult to expectorate **[Transforms phlegm & drains pus, esp. w/ yellow/green sputum]** 2.**Hoarse Voice & sore throat** 3. Cough w/ mixture of pus, blood, & yellowish foul smelling sputum due to LU abscess 4. **For hot & cold phlegm** ||
 * Dose 3 -10g., **short cook** [15g for parasites] || 3-10g. [6g. = most used] ||

Properties when Combined:
Jie Geng: Spread the Lung Qi and improve the throat - moves up to the throat Bo He :Release exterior wind-heat - can move from throat to the nose

Jie Geng can help resolve phlegm. in the throat, not in the nose. Zhe Bei Mu is necessary in this case.

Major Indications of Combination:
Fever, slight chills or short lasting chills before aversion to heat, headache, thirst, cough, sore throat, red tipped tongue, floating rapid pulse [Taiyang disorder]

Dose: Bo He:6-9g., Jie Geng: 9-12g.

Formulas in which this Combination is Used:
Yin Qiao San, San Ju Yin