Ling Yanhou Tong Dan No.3 (Sore-throat relieving pellet No. 3)
[Main components] Prepared rhizome of ternate pinellia (rhizome Pinellia ternate), tangerine peel (pericarpium Citrus reticulate), stem of common perilla (caulis Perilla frutescens). and others (processed from pure traditional Chinese medicine, none of western medicine is included).
[Efficacy] Dry dampness, resolve phlegm, dispel stagnation and soothe throat.
[Indications] Sensation of obstruction and foreign matter in the throat, or something like blockage of phlegm and failure of expectoration or difficulty in swallowing.
[Explanation of the prescription] In this prescription, drugs for resolving phlegm and dispelling stagnation are chosen as the “monarch; drugs for soothing chest and throat are chosen as the “minister”. In such composition, its pungency may dispel stagnation, its bitterness may descend adverse flow, thus can resolve phlegm, soothe throat, and eliminate the sensation of obstruction. |
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[Curative effect] The curative effect may generally be felt 3-6 days, and symptoms may disappear about 15 days after medication. Recovery can be achieved after consolidation.
[Precaution] (1) Tea drinking is forbidden 15 min. before and 30 min. after medication. (2) Patients with other diseases including common cold, fever, cough, diarrhea due to acute gastroenteritis, as well as with excessive internal heat symptoms such as toothache and sore-throat are not suitable to take this preparation simultaneously. |
Ling Ya Tong Dan No.2 (Toothache-relieving pellet No. 2)
[Main components] Dried root of rehmannia (rhizome Rehmannia glutinosa), root of dwarf lilyturf (radix Liriope spicata),rhizome of common anemarrhens (rhizome Anemarrhena asphodeloides), and others (processed from pure traditional Chinese medicine, none of western medicine is included).
[Efficacy] Clear fire and nourish Yin.
[Indications] Flaring fire due to Yin-asthenia with symptoms of toothache, loosening of teeth, swelling and pain of gingival, fever with dysphoria, and thirsty. |
[Explanation of the prescription] Suwen Zhizhenyaodalun indicated that:” Illness due to pathogenic heat┈┈toothache.” The cooperation between deficiency of water and excess of fire causes this illness, but the predominant factor is the excess of fire, therefore, it is better to treat by means of both clearing fire and nourishing Yin. In this prescription, drugs for clearing fire are chosen as the “monarch’; drugs for nourishing Yin and supplementing water are chosen as the “minister”. Such composition may function together to clear fire and strengthen water, thus achieve the effect of clearing fire and nourishing Yin.
[Curative effect] The curative effect may generally be felt 1-10 hours, and the illness may be cured 2-5 days after medication.
[Precaution] Tea drinking is forbidden 15 min. before and 30 min. after medication. |
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Ling Xie Tong Dan No.3 (Hypochondriac pain-relieving pellet No. 3)
[Main components] Root of Chinese thorowax (radix Bupleurum chinense), root of common peony (radix Paeonia alba), root of ural licorice (radix Glycyrrhiza uralensis), and others (processed from pure traditional Chinese medicine, none of western medicine is included).
[Efficacy] Soothe liver and regulate Qi.
[Indications] Distending pain of hypochondrium due to stagnation of liver-Qi. |
sore throat,pharyngitis,odontalgia
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