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FUNCTIONS
Group- Exterior Releasing 
1. Releases exterior Wind-Heat, diffuses the Lung Qi and alleviates cough.
INDICATIONS
1. Wind Heat type common cold or flu with cough at early stage: Cough, mild fever, slight thirst, headache, body aches T- red body or red tip with thin white or thin yellow coat P- rapid and floating.
APPLICATIONS: Common cold, influenza, acute bronchitis, acute tonsillitis, acute conjunctivitis
INGREDIENTS
Morus alba- 桑叶 Sāng yè- Mulberry leaf  
Chrysanthemum morifolium- 菊花 Jú huā  Mulberry leafed Chrysanthemum flower
Forsythia suspensa- 连翘 Lián qiáo- Weeping Forsythia
Mentha arvensis- 薄荷 Bò hé- Peppermint stalk and leaves
Platycodon grandiflorus 桔梗 Jié gěng- Balloon flower root- Platycodonn
Prunus armeniaca- 杏仁 Xìng rén- Sweet Apricot kernel
Glycyrrhiza uralensis- 甘草 Gān cǎo- Chinese Licorice
Phragmites communis- 芦根 Lú gēn- Reed grass
CONTRA-INDICATIONS: Common cold of flu due to Wind Cold
COMMENTS : This formula is commonly used for the early stage of common cold and flu with coughing.