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Chinese medicine for common cold
Traditional Chinese medicine considers colds to be exterior conditions, which means that the disease first affects the body surfaces that are exposed directly to the environment - in this case, the mucous membranes of the nose, throat and lungs. They can be either a wind/heat or a wind/cold/damp condition.

The goal of the treatment for colds is to stop the progress of the disease as quickly as possible, which means choosing medicines to push back the wind/damp or wind/heat. Many practitioners suggest sweating out the disease by expanding the sweat glands near the surface of the body.
Chinese medicines for colds can include:

- Allii fistulosi bulbus, Chinese chive or Cong Bai Used to promote yang, aiding blood circulation and diaphoresis. It has an antibacterial effect as well as an antipyretic effect.

- Thymi serpylli herba, Thyme or Di Jiao It is said to have a warming action to disperse cold. Also, it has a protective action on the bronchi.

- Radix glycyrrhizae, Licorice or Gan Cao Used as a toxin remover, bringing qi a harmonious level while removing heat. It has anti-inflammatory and detoxifying effect.

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XinYi Biyan Wan

Bi Yan Ling Pian

Bi Shu Shi Pian

Zhong Gan Ling

Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan

Chuan Bei Pi Pa Gao

Chuan Xin Lian

Gan Mao Ling

Bi Yan Pian

Ma Xing Zhi Ke Pian

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XinYi Biyan Wan
xinyi biyan wan

$2.95

Xin Yi Bi Yan Wan is a traditional Chinese medicine which helps promote a healthy nasal system and allows you again to enjoy effortless breathing.
It is helpful for allergic rhinitis, chronic rhinitis dispelling wind and clearing heat, diminishing inflammation and resolving toxin.

Dosage: take 30-50 pills (3 grams) 3 times a day, contains 30 grams
Manufacturer: Guangzhou Zhongyi

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Bi Yan Ling Pian
Bi Yan Ling Pian

$6.95

BiYanLing Pian is a herbal Chinese formula used for dry throat, nasal obstruction, bloody nasal discharge, pharyngitis. Also applied for acute and chronic laryngopharyngitis, stomatitis and for supplementary treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma after radiotherapy or chemotherapy.

Dosage: take 5 tablets per time, 3 times a day, contains 45 tablets
Manufacturer: Guangzhou Zhongyi

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Bi Shu Shi Pian
Bi Shu Shi Pian

$6.95

Bi Shu Shi Pian is a Chinese formula used for chronic rhinitis manifested as sneezing, stuffy nose, rhinorrhea, headache, allergic rhinitis and chronic nasalsinusitis. It clears pathogenic heat, anti-inflammation, dredges the nasal passage.

Dosage: take 4-5 tablets per time, 3 times a day, contains 60 tablets
Manufacturer: Guangzhou Zhongy

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Zhong Gan Ling
Zhong Gan Ling

$3.95

Zhong Gan Ling is a time-tested herbal medicine that provides relief for high fever, pneumonia, and more by eliminating heat and toxins from the body. In China it is used for symptomatic relief of severe or advanced head cold or flu with symptoms such as headache, sore throat, nasal congestion, body aches, fever and chills.

Dosage: one time 6-8 pills, 3-4 times per day, contains 48 pills
Manufacturer: Guangdong JiaYing Pharmaceutical Co.

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Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan
Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan

$4.95

Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan is used to treat coughs due to heat, lung cough. This formula eliminates mucus from the lungs and prevent infection. You can use it if you suffer from bronchitis due to heat, no cold.

Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan is a Chinese Medicinal Formula which clears heat from the lungs. It was originally listed in the "Investigation of Medical Formulas" (Yi Fang Kao) by Dr. Wu Kun in 1584AD.

Dosage: one time 1 packet, 2 times a day with warm water, contains 10 x 0.21oz (6g) packets
Manufacturer: Kunming Chinese Factory Co.

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Chuan Bei Pi Pa Gao
Chuan Bei Pi Pa Gao

$5.95

Chuan Bei Pi Pa Gao is a blend of 15 herbal ingredients, it helps to relieve cough and sore throat associated with common cold, influenza or similar ailments.
This soothing syrup is appropriate in cases of lung dryness that is due to wind heat, colds, or smoking.

Dosage: one table spoon a time, three times a day, bottle contains 75 ml
Manufacturer: Nin Jiom (Hong Kong)

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Chuan Xin Lian
Chuan Xin Lian

$4.95

Chuan Xin Lian have a combination of three herbs that makes a potent antibacterial and antiviral medicine. Some of the bacterial infections this patent medicine treats are acute sore throat, swollen glands, lung abscess, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, and dysentery. It can also be used for viral infections such as influenza and hepatitis.

Dosage: one time 4 pills, 3 times per day, contains 100 pills
Manufacturer: Guangdong Luofushan Pharmaceutical Co.

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Bi Yan Pian
Bi Yan Pian

$5.95

Bi Yan Pian is a commonly recommended herbal medicine by Chinese doctors to help relieve nasal or sinus congestion as in the common cold, allergies, rhinitis, and sinusitis. It is one of the more popular over-the-counter medicines and can be used for treatment of allergies.

Bi Yan Pian is a Chinese Medicine whose formula is thought to be based on Xanthium Powder as described in "Formulas to Aid the Living" (Ji Sheng Fan) by Dr. Yan Yong-He in 1253AD.

Dosage: one time 3-4 tablets, 3 times per day, contains 100 tablets
Manufacturer: Guang Dong Qixing Pharmaceutical Co.,

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Ma Xing Zhi Ke Pian
Ma Xing Zhi Ke Pian

$3.95

Ma Xing Zhi Ke Pian is a powerful herbal medicine that treat cough, bronchitis and asthma. The results of herbal therapy range from a complete remission of the disease to a much less frequent use of inhalers. Use Ma Xing Zhi Ke Pian for cough due to heat, with sore throat, dry loud cough, or swollen glands.

Dosage:one time 3 tablets, 3 times per day Contains 100 tablets
Manufacturer: Guangzhou Hua Cheng brand

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Chinese medicine for colds research

Simultaneous determination of multiple marker constituents in concentrated Gegen Tang granule by high performance liquid chromatography.
Song J, Han Q, Qiao C, Yip Y, Xu H.
Chinese Medicine Laboratory, Hong Kong Jockey Club Institute of Chinese Medicine, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China.
BACKGROUND: Concentrated Gegen Tang (GT) granule is a widely available traditional Chinese medicinal product for the treatment of cold and flu, Chinese medicine for colds. There was no reliable analytical method available for the quality assessment of GT granules. METHODS: An HPLC method with an Agilent Zorbax SB-Phenyl Stablebond column (250 x 4.6 mm, 5 microm) was developed and validated. The mobile phase gradient was a mixture of 0.1% trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in acetonitrile (ACN) and 0.1% TFA in water. The detection with a diode-array detector was set at 207, 230, 250 and 275 nm. Seven components, namely puerarin, daidzein, paeoniflorin, cinnamic acid, glycyrrhizin, ephedrine and pseudoephedrine were selected as marker compounds for the evaluation. RESULTS: The regression equations revealed good linear relationships (correlation coefficients: 0.9994-0.9998) between the peak areas and concentrations. The recovery was between 98.8% and 101.7% with good precision and accuracy. The quality of GT granule from four different manufacturers was evaluated with this newly developed method. Samples from four manufacturers showed similar profiles but contents of the detected markers varied significantly among manufacturers and batches. CONCLUSION: A new method using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) has been developed for simple and reliable quality control of commercial concentrated GT granules. Sensitivity was increased by multi-wavelength detection. The contents of selected marker components in GT granules varied significantly among manufacturers and batches, making it necessary to evaluate the quality of concentrated GT granules in the market.

Studies on the antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects of Isatis indigotica root
Yu-Ling Hoa, b and Yuan-Shiun Changa, c, ,
aInstitute of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Medical College, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
bNursing Department, Hungkuang Institute of Technology, Taichung Shien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
cChinese Crude Drug Pharmacy, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
The root of Isatis indigotica (Cruciferae), popularly known as Ban-Lan-Gen is used in traditional Chinese medicine for seasonal febrile diseases, pestilence, mumps, eruptive diseases, inflammatory diseases with redness of skin, sore throat, etc. In this study, we evaluated the antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects of Isatis indigotica root methanolic extract. The results showed that Isatis indigotica root extract significantly and dose-dependently inhibited the writhing responses of mice and decreased the licking time in both the early and late phases of the formalin test. It also reduced the paw edema induced by carrageenan in rats. In addition, it potently attenuated pyrexia induced by lipopolysaccharide.

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