Schizonepeta & Forsythia Combination (heat-clearing & fire-draining/reducing formula)
EFFECTS: clearing heat to detoxify; dispelling wind and resolving dampness.
INDICATION: wind-heat in the kidney meridian; painful swelling in the ears or heat moving to the brain; sinusitis/nasal congestion; significant effect for those with adenotyphoid constitution , dark brown skin; palm and food oily sweat; tiqht yin and yang pulses.
CLINICAL REFERENCE: This formula is often used in improving the adenotyphoid constitution; acute/chronic otitis media; empyema; hypertrophic rhinitis; tonsillitis; nosebleed; acne; baldness; neurasthenia, etc. For nasal congestion , couple with Pueraria Nasal Combination(Juan Bi Tang) . For loss of smell, couple with Magnolia Flower Formula( Xin Yi San). For baldness, couple with Seven Treasures Formula(Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan).
