MULBERRY LEAF AND CHRYSANTHEMUM
Sang Ju Yin
‘Mulberry Leaf and Chrysanthemum Beverage’
Source: Detailed Differentiation of Seasonal Febrile Diseases (Wēn Bìng Tiáo Biàn, 1798)
Keywords
upper respiratory tract infection, acute bronchitis, flu, conjunctivitis
Ingredients
Morus alba (Sang Ye, mulberry leaf)
Chrysanthemum morifolium (Ju Hua, chrysanthemum flower)
Mentha arvensis (Bo He, mint)
Prunus armeniaca (Xing Ren, apricot seed)
Forsythia suspensa (Lian Qiao,
forsythia)
Platycodon grandiflorum (Jie Geng, platycodon)
Glycyrrhiza uralensis (Gan Cao, liquorice)
Phragmites communis (Lu Gen, reed rhizome)
Major therapeutic action
For early stage of colds and flu when there are signs of heat or infection (localised redness, swelling, fever)
clears the Lung, suppresses cough.
Diaphoretic, antipyretic, broad-spectrum antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, decongestant, strengthens
immunity.
o Initial stage of Wind-Heat syndromes.
o With the appropriate key symptoms, this formula can be used to treat flu, conjunctivitis, upper respiratory tract infections, acute bronchitis, acute tonsillitis, common colds and flu.
Key symptoms for use
o cough
o fever
o sore throat
o thirst
o headache
o nasal congestion
o dry mouth
o For cough with yellow thick phlegm due to severe Lung-Heat, add Zhi Mu/Tian Hua Fen/Sha Shen.
o With severe flu like symptoms, sore throat or inflammation add Qing Re Ling.
The typical dose is three grams twice daily, before meals. In severe cases or the early stages of treatment (the first two weeks), a 50-100% increase in dose may be used, and then reduced as the treatment takes effect.
Cautions and contraindications
Cold type, no redness, copious watery white phlegm/sputum, chills more than fever.
None noted.