Great Burdock Fruit Decoction for Releasing Muscles

Great Burdock Fruit Decoction for Releasing Muscles
(Niu Bang Jie Ji Tang, 牛蒡解肌湯)

牛蒡子	niu bang zi	Great burdock fruit	Fructus Arctii
薄荷	bo he	Pepper mint	Herba Ephedrae
荊芥	jing jie	Fine-leaf schizonepeta herb	Spica Schizonepetae
連翹	lian qiao	Weeping forsythia capsule	Fructus Forsythiae
梔子	zhi zi	Gardenia fruit	Fructus Gardeniae
丹皮	dan pi	Peony tree root bark	Crotex Moutan Radicis
石斛	shi hu	Dendrobium	Herba Dendrobii
玄參	yuan shen	Figwort root	Radix Scrophulariae
夏枯草	xia ku cao	Selfheal fruit spike	Spica Prunellae

This formula comprises mostly of pungent and cool ingredients that can dispel pathogens from the body surface so as to expel wind and heat, and alleviate phlegm and swelling.

Indications: For early- stage infections in the head and neck regions or gum infections that appear as lumps with obvious redness, swelling, heat and pain.

功效：袪風清熱，化痰消腫。適合頭面頸項的瘡瘍、牙齦腫痛等病初期，表現局部紅腫熱痛有硬結者。