Chinese Medicine

Influenza A (H1N1) vaccine released  
As a rapid increase in domestic cases of H1N1 (swine flu) and seems that the situation is getting worse, on Tuesday the first batch of the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine have been released by Chinese top drug authority in order to contain the H1N1 virus. So far H1N1 virus have infected 5,592 people across the Chinese mainland, according the report.

But from the feedback comments, some people are still skeptical about vaccine’s safety, effectiveness, and protection period of the vaccine. They said they don’t want to be the guinea pig in the first place. What is more, the government is just planning to vaccinate 5 percent of the population by the end of the year. That means that not all of the population is covered. So Traditional Chinese Medicine would still be the first priority to fight H1N1 (swine flu) for most of the Chinese.

Herbal Tea to prevent and treat Influenza A (H1N1)
Recently official expert and herbalist from Henan drug authority have also released their formulas trying to contain the H1N1 virus. These formulas are prescribing, as per Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, to prevent and treat H1N1 flu.

1.Influenza A (H1N1) Preventing Herbal Tea

Ingredients
     Jin yin hua………15g
     Sang ye………10g
     Lu geng………10g
     Sheng yi ren………15g
     Xing ren………5g
     Gan cao………3g

Applications
     -Clearing heat-toxicity
     -Dispersing lung qi
     -Eliminating dampness

Decocting with water for over 45 minutes; One dosage per day, continuous 3 days; Suggesting not using for a long run..

 2.Two H1N1 influenza (swine flu) treatment formulas

Formula 1

Ingredient
     Niu Bang Zi………15g
     Ju geng………10g
     Er hua………20g
     Lian qiao………15g
     Huang qin………15g
     Jue hong………12g
     Jiang can………15g
     Gan cao………6g

Indications
     -Underlying heat-toxicity
     -Phlegm heat
     -Retention of phlegm
Signs and symptoms: Cough, Cough up phlegm, sore throat, yellow color of urine, red tongue tip, yellow coating and rapid pulse rate.

Applications
     -Clearing heat-toxicity
     -Dispersing lung qi
     -Eliminating dampness

Decocting with water for over 45 minutes; One dosage per day, continuous 3 days; Suggesting not using for a long run.

Flavored herbals
-Ma huang and Xing ren added for oppression in chest.
-Sheng si gao and Yu xing cao added for thick and sticky phlegm and excessive heat
-Ling yang jiao added for last excessive heat
-Chuan bei and Ting li zi added for plenty of phlegm 

Formula 2

Ingredient
      Bai kou ren………10g
      Xing ren………10g
      Yi yi ren………30g
      Hua si………30g
      Chuan pu………15g
      Huo xiang………15g
      Huang qin………15g
      Zhu ye………10g
      Bai xia………15g

Indications
      -Lingering dampness pathogen
     -Sticky heat pathogen
Signs and symptoms: Heat, oppression in chest, poor appetite, abdominal distention,, red tongue tip, white grease/thin yellow coating and rapid pulse rate.

Applications
      -Clearing heat-toxicity
      -Eliminating dampness
Decocting with water for over 45 minutes; One dosage per day, continuous 3 days; Suggesting not using for a long run.