Classical Herbal Recipe for Healing Flu and Pneumonia (Chinese Medicine Herbal Recipe Series)
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This is a very useful herbal recipe for the treatment of influenza, common cold, acute bronchitis, pneumonia, tonsillitis, and other respiratory tract infections of the wind-heat type. It is also used for acute conjunctivitis. The recipe can help improve the lung's function and stop coughing. The recipe has the effects of relieving cough, removing the phlegm, antibacterial, and anti-inflammation. It can also reduce fever. Modifications of the recipe for different applications are described, including for severe cough, thirst, severe sore throat and acute tonsillitis, and eye disorders such as conjunctivitis. Explanations in Chinese medicine theories are provided. Comparisons between different recipes for influenza are included. This classical recipe was designed by a famous physician Jutong Wu in the Qing Dynasty. It was recorded in the ancient Chinese medicine classic by Dr. Wu, The Treatise on Differentiation and Treatment of Epidemic Febrile Diseases.