ColdQuell (Xiao Chai Hu Tang He Si Wu Tang Jia Jian)

This formula is a combination of two of the most famous formulas in Chinese herbal medicine. Xiao  Chai Hu Tang comes from Zhang Zhong-jing’s Shan Han Lun (Treatise on Damage [Due to] Cold).  Si Wu Tang comes from the Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Chu Fang (TaiPing [Era]ImperialGrace Formulary), a famous formulary published in the Song dynasty. 

Our version is a 10:1 extract
500 mg/capsule
60 capsules or 180 capsules are available

CHINESE DISEASE DIAGNOSIS 
Gan mao (common cold or flu), yan tong (sore throat), fa re (fever) 

PATTERN DISCRIMINATION 
Wind heat external contraction and possible heat toxins with an underlying liver-spleen disharmony  resulting in a defensive qi vacuity, an inhibited qi mechanism, concomitant internal heat, and deep-lying phlegm dampness .

THERAPEUTIC ACTIONS 
Resolves the exterior and dispels wind, clears heat and resolves toxins, disinhibits the throat and  abates fever at the same time as harmonizing the liver-spleen, transforming phlegm, and eliminating  dampness.

INDICATIONS
This formula is for wind heat external invasion exterior pattern in a person with a righteous qi vacuity and liver depression qi stagnation. There may also be phlegm nodulation and/or  he at toxins. Although Xiao Chai Hu Tang is the classic Chinese formula for a shao yang division dis ease, one can use the above modification of this formula whether or not the patient has a shao yang  pattern. In this case, the rationale for this formula is not based on Zhang Zhong-jing’s original indications, but rather on an analysis of each ingredient. 

In terms of disease diagnosis, this formula is for common cold and epidemic influenza with possible bronchitis and especially in women as opposed to men, and even more especially perimenstrually. However, if the patient’s pattern conforms, this formula may be taken by men and women alike and regardless of phase in the menstrual cycle. For instance, this formula is also often indicated for post-partum fevers and flus and for the recurrent fevers, sore throats, and swollen glands of people with chronic fatigue syndrome (cfs).

HERBAL INGREDIENTS
Ban Lan Gen (Radix Isatidis/Baphicacanthi) 
Lian Qiao (Fructus Forsythiae) 
Jin Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae) 
Bai Shao (Radix Alba Paeoniae) 
Sheng Di Huang (uncooked Radix Rehmanniae) 
Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) 
Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae) 
Chai Hu (Radix Bupleuri) 
Dang Shen (Radix Codonopsis) 
Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinellia) 
Da Zao (Fructus Jujubae) 
Sheng Jiang (uncookedRhizoma Zingiberis) 
Niu Bang Zi (Fructus Arctii) 
Xuan Shen (Radix Scrophulariae) 
Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 
Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) 
Jie Geng (Radix Platycodi) 

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Cold Quell