Cold and Heat-Clearing Granules，Part I of the *Chinese Pharmacopoeia*.，For wind-cold common cold characterized by headache, fever, chills, body aches, clear nasal discharge, and dry throat with cough.
Cold and Heat-Clearing Granules
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Formulas Name : Cold and Heat-Clearing Granules
Chinese Name : 感冒清热冲剂
Drug Formulation
200 g Schizonepeta spikelets, 60 g Peppermint, 100 g Saposhnikovia root, 100 g Bupleurum root, 60 g Perilla leaves, 100 g Pueraria root, 60 g Platycodon root, 80 g Bitter Apricot Kernels, 60 g Angelica dahurica root, 200 g Bitter Groundsel, 160 g Reed root.
Source
Part I of the *Chinese Pharmacopoeia*.
Processing
Extract the essential oils from Schizonepeta spikelets, Peppermint, and Perilla leaves; collect the aqueous solution remaining after distillation in a separate vessel. Decoct the herbal residue and the remaining eight ingredients in water twice, for 1.5 hours each time. Combine the decoctions, filter them, and mix the filtrate with the previously collected aqueous solution. Concentrate the mixture to a clear paste with a relative density of 1.35–1.38 (at 50–60°C).Take 1 part of the clear paste, 3 parts of sucrose, 1 part of dextrin, and an appropriate amount of ethanol to form granules; dry them, then add the aforementioned essential oils from Schizonepeta spikelets and other ingredients and mix thoroughly to obtain the final product; each packet contains 12 g.
Benefits
For wind-cold common cold characterized by headache, fever, chills, body aches, clear nasal discharge, and dry throat with cough.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 g each time, dissolved in hot water, twice daily.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 24, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 24, 2026
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Cold and Heat-Clearing Granules,For wind-cold common cold characterized by headache, fever, chills, body aches, clear nasal discharge, and dry throat with cough.