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Clears Heat and resolves Fire toxin

Big-head epidemic toxin: Wind-Heat and Fire toxin, with Phlegm, rising to assail the face and head Head and face red, hot, swollen and painful, sometimes so swollen the eyes will not open Red, swollen eyes; puffy face High fever, thirst and restlessness

Disperses Wind-Heat and benefits the throat

Sore, swollen, dry or blocked throat, sometimes hard to swallow Chills with fever, or dislike of cold, at the start as Wind-Heat first enters Tongue red, or red and dry, with a powdery white or yellow coat; pulse floating, rapid and forceful, or rapid and forceful

Modern uses

Mumps (epidemic parotitis) Suppurative parotitis Orchitis with parotitis Testitis Acute tonsillitis Acute laryngitis Pharyngitis Severe sore throat Suppurative otitis media Facial and scalp cellulitis Pus-forming inflammation on the face or head Erysipelas, including of the face Lymphadenitis Lymphatic obstruction Furuncles and carbuncles, especially on the head Boils Upper respiratory infections, most often in children Common cold Influenza Pneumonia Fever Herpes simplex Herpes zoster Infectious mononucleosis with enlarged liver Epidemic hemorrhagic fever Acute icteric hepatitis Myocarditis, including viral myocarditis Conjunctivitis, including hemorrhagic conjunctivitis Red, swollen eyes Eyelid edema Facial edema Dermatitis, including contact dermatitis Erythema multiforme Gout Heel pain Foot pain Facial pain Ear pain jiao chao huang qin jiu chao huang lian niu bang zi lian qiao bo he jiang can xuan shen ma bo ban lan gen jie geng gan cao chen pi chai hu sheng ma