BLACK PEARL BP036 YIN QIAO WAN LONICERA & FORSYTHIA

BLACK PEARL YIN QIAO WAN LONICERA & FORSYTHIA – BP036

This formula is from the ‘Analysis of Warm Diseases’ (wen bing tiao bian), by Wu Ju-tong (a.k.a. Wu Tang), 1798. It was designed to treat Defense aspect syndrome (wei fen zheng) due to Wind-Warm or Wind-Heat.

The defensive Qi protects the Exterior of the body, which includes the skin, body hair, pores, striae, muscles and connective tissue. Because of the close relationship between the defensive Qi and the Lung Qi, Defense aspect syndromes generally involve pathological changes in the Lung and associated tissues (i.e. the upper respiratory tract).
Over subsequent centuries this formula has become the treatment of choice for Wind-Heat invasion of the Exterior. It is a well designed formula that features strongly acting principal ingredients, which, in addition to dispelling Wind-Heat, also clear Heat Toxin.

This is appropriate for exogenous Wind-Warm or Wind-Heat pathogens as they tend to be particularly virulent and may readily invade the Interior. In addition, the ensuing pathological processes cause depletion of the Body Fluids; hence this formula contains several cooling ingredients that also regenerate the Body Fluids.

Ingredients:
– Lonicera japonica, flower 金銀花 57.0 mg
– Forsythia suspensa, fruit 連翹 57.0 mg
– Arctium lappa, seed 牛蒡子 47.5 mg
– Glycine max, seed 淡豆豉 47.5 mg
– Phragmites australis, rhizome 蘆根 47.5 mg
– Platycodon grandiflorus, root 桔梗 23.7 mg
– Mentha haplocalyx, herb 薄荷 23.7 mg
– Schizonepeta tenuifolia, herb top flowering 荊芥 23.7 mg
– Phyllostachys nigra, leaf 淡竹葉 23.7 mg
– Glycyrrhiza uralensis, root 甘草 23.7 mg

The synergistic actions of the herbs are as follows:
– Lonicera flower (jin yin hua), Forsythia fruit (lian qiao): Release Exterior Wind-Heat, clear Heat Toxin.
– Mentha herb (bo he), Schizonepeta top (jing jie), Glycine seed (dan dou chi): release Exterior Wind-Heat
– Arctium seed (niu bang zi), Phragmites rhizome (lu gen), Platycodon root (jie geng), Glycyrrhiza root (gan cao): clear Heat-toxin and ease the throat
– Phyllostachys leaf (dan zhu ye), Phragmites rhizome (lu gen), Glycyrrhiza root (gan cao): clear Heat and regenerate the Body Fluids, alleviate thirst

Signs & Symptoms
– Bronchitis, acute
-Tonsillitis, acute
– Common cold
– Influenza
– Measles
– Mumps
– Epidemic Parotitis
– Conjunctivitis
– Laryngitis, acute
– Lesions, acute inflammatory
– Sore throat
– Upper respiratory tract infections

Dosage & Course of Treatment
– 30 – 40 pills twice daily, half to one hour away from food.
– In severe cases the dosage may be increased up to 50%, e.g. 50 pills twice daily or 30 – 40 pills, three times daily.
– Course of treatment: 7 – 10 days.

Cautions & Contraindications
– None noted