Yin+Qiao+San+(Honeysuckle+and+Forsythia+Powder)

Yin Qiao San (Honeysuckle and Forsythia Powder)
 * Category:** Release exterior heat
 * Preparation:** Decoct w/ water for a short time. (usually decrease the dosage of the ingredients)
 * Function:** Disperses wind-heat, clears heat, and relieves toxicity
 * Indications:** Fever, slight or no chills, headache, thirst, cough, sore throat, red-tipped tongue, thin white or thin yellow coat, floating rapid pulse
 * Clinical Applications:** Upper respiratory tract infection, influenza, acute bronchitis, measles, epidemic parotitis, acute endometriosis, and early stage encephalitis or meningitis
 * Contraindications:** wind cold; damp heat

**Ingredients:**
Jin Yin Hua (30g.), Lian Qiao (30g.), Jie Geng (18g.), Niu Bang Zi (18g.), Bo He (18g.), Dan Dou Chi (15g.), Jing Jie (12g.), Dan Zhu Ye (12g.), Xian Lu Gen(15-30g.), Gan Cao (15g.)

**Analysis:**
//Chief:// Jin Yin Hua, Lian Qiao: Cool and acrid -Disperse the exterior heat -Relieve heat toxicity

//Deputy:// Niu Bang Zi, Bo He: Disperse the exterior heat-Clear the throat Dan Dou Chi, Jie Geng: Warm; Disperse the exterior

//Assistant:// Jing Jie, Dan Zhu Ye, Xian Lu Gen, Gan Cao -Releasing the exterior -Generates fluids and alleviates thirst

**Modifications:**
Stifling sensation in the chest: Severe thirst: Pronounced coughing: Heat entering the interior w/ scanty urine: Nosebleed: Dampness causing a tight, stifling sensation in the chest and epigastrium: Early-stage measles w/ incomplete express of rash: Early-stage carbuncles: