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| Synonyms |
| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms of red tongue, thin-white coating |
| Cong Bai Jie Geng Tang Scallion and Platycodon Decoction |
Releases the Exterior; Disperses Heat and Wind; Purifies toxins; Cools Blood; Clears Lung-Heat. | First stage of an externally-contracted Wind-Heat. | Beginning of fever; Headache; Respiratory tract infection (incubation period, early-stage disorder); Sore throat; Swelling of the throat; Cough; Slight aversion to wind; Thirst; Red tongue, thin-white coating; Floating-Rapid pulse (Fu Shu). |
| Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang Nine-Herb Decoction with Notopterygium |
Eliminates internal Heat and external Damp-Cold; Promotes sweating. | External Wind-Cold-Damp with concurrent interior Heat. | Chills; Chills predominant; Fever; Generalized pain; Headache; No sweating; Stiffness of the neck; Bitter taste; Slight thirst; Pink or red tongue, thin-white coating; Floating pulse (Fu). |
| Xin Yi Qing Fei Tang Magnolia Flower Decoction to Clear the Lung |
Clears Lung-Heat; Unblocks respiratory tract. | Lung-Heat. | Bronchitis; Fever; Nasal congestion; Nasal polyp; Rhinitis; Sinusitis; Frontal headache; Gastralgia; Yellowish rhinorrhea; Red tongue, thin-white coating; Rapid pulse (Shu). |