CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Shingles (herpes zoster)
Shingles with skin lesions and nerve pain
 
WESTERN THERAPEUTIC ACTIONS
Antiviral effect to shorten the duration and suppress the severity of shingles
Anti-inflammatory effect to reduce inflammation
Analgesic effect to relieve pain
 
CHINESE THERAPEUTIC ACTIONS
Drains damp-heat
Purges fire
Eliminates toxins
Tonifies the underlying deficiencies
 
DOSAGE
Take 4 capsules three times daily during the entire course of infection. The herbal therapy should begin immediately upon the notice of the first warning signs. If necessary, the dosage may be doubled on the first two days of herbal therapy to achieve a faster onset of action. However, this formula should be discontinued when the course of infection is terminated.
 
INGREDIENTS
 
Chi Shao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra)
Chong Lou (Rhizoma Paridis)
Dao Di Wu Gong (Rhizoma Heliminthostachytis)
Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae)
Gan Cao (Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae)
Huang Bo (Cortex Phellodendri Chinensis)
Huang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis)
Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae)
Jin Qian Cao (Herba Lysimachiae)
Jin Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae Japonicae)
Jing Jie (Herba Schizonepetae)
Lian Qiao (Fructus Forsythiae)
Long Dan (Radix et Rhizoma Gentianae)
Mu Dan Pi (Cortex Moutan)
Niu Bang Zi (Fructus Arctii)
Pu Gong Ying (Herba Taraxaci)
Zhi Zi (Fructus Gardeniae)
Zi Hua Di Ding (Herba Violae)