Open AccessA study on the chemical compositions of the yinqiaosan (lonicerae and forsythiae powder) at different time of later-decoction by gas chromatography mass spectrometry
Author(s) -
Yachun Shu,
Yajun Chen,
Kunming Qin,
Xiao Liu,
Baochang Cai
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pharmacognosy magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4062
pISSN - 0973-1296
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1296.177911
Subject(s) - traditional medicine , traditional chinese medicine , medicine , christian ministry , china , decoction , pharmacy , medical prescription , family medicine , alternative medicine , pharmacology , theology , geography , philosophy , archaeology , pathology
Yinqiaosan (Lonicerae and Forsythiae Powder), as a famous prescription of Dr. Wu Jutong in Qing dynasty of China, has the effects of diaphoresis cooling, fire-purging, and detoxicaton. It is mainly used in the treatment of influenza, hand-foot-mouth disease, esophagitis, pneumonia, acute tonsillitis, mumps, and other viral infections. It is one of the widely used traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions with proven curative effects in clinical use.