About Yin Chiao

Yin Chiao is a formula that is created to eliminate pathogenic wind, detoxify, clear heat, relieve thirst, diffuse lung qi, and benefit the throat. In western symptomatology, it is used to treat the common cold, tonsillitis, ear infection in children, influenza, rubella, hives measles, and chicken pox. For many centuries, herbalists have been using Wu Jutang’s Yin Qiao San formula to treat wind-heat patients that exhibited measurable fever, aversion to wind, chills, tongue with red edges and tip, and a fast and floating pulse. Yin Chiao is based on the ancient Yin Qiao San formula and is particularly effective if used within the first 12-24 hours of the symptoms’ onset, mainly general aching or sore throat.

How Yin Chiao Works

The product uses a combination of herbs that is so light, yet so effective in treating a disease in the upper burner, which includes causing the stomach qi to descend in the middle burner and lifting the spleen qi. At the same time, the ingredients are potent and cloying enough to treat kidney and liver yin deficiency in the lower burner. Due to its compounds, Yin Chiao can have beneficial effects in the early stage of common flu or cold that is accompanied with symptoms of aching neck and shoulders, thirst, low fever, sore throat, swollen glands, headache or dry cough; even skin itching and hives. Western Medicine uses Yin Chiao for upper respiratory tract infections, measles, acute endometriosis, acute bronchitis, parotitis, meningitis, epidemic encephalitis, and acute tonsillitis, among others.

Yin Chiao Ingredients

Among the active compounds of the Yin Chiao formula is:

Japanese Honeysuckle Flower (Jin Yin Hua) – It expels externally contracted wind-heat, and clears toxins and heat. Also, antiviral and anti-inflammatory.

Forsythia Fruit (Lian Qiao) – A herb with potent antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and antibiotic properties.

Mentha Herb/Peppermint (Bo He) – An ingredient with antipyretic and anti-inflammatory qualities that clears the eyes and the head, disperses wind-heat, and benefits the throat.

Chinese Licorice Root (Gan Cao) – It moistens the lungs, disseminates lung qi, stops cough, and alleviates sore throat, especially if used with Jie Geng (balloon flower). It also detoxifies fire poisons, tonifies the spleen, and harmonizes the other herbs.

Burdock Fruit (Niu Bang Zi) - It benefits the throat, disperses wind-heat, disseminates lung qi, and detoxifies fire poison.

Schizonepeta Herb (Jing Ye) – In traditional Chinese medicine, it is related to the liver and lung meridians and has pungent and warm properties that allow it to stop bleeding and expel wind. It has typically been used to treat wind-cold exterior syndromes that are accompanied by fever, chills, and headaches.

Prepared/Fermented Soybean Seed (Dan Dou Qi) - A mild diaphoretic that alleviates irritability and releases the exterior for both hot and cold exterior conditions.

Lophantherum Herb (Dan Zhu Ye) – Also known as crested grass, it relieves thirst, lessens irritability, disperses wind-heat, and alleviates Exterior symptoms. Besides, the herb has potent antipyretic properties.

Balloon-Flower Root (Jie Geng) - It benefits the throat, circulates the lung energy, transforms cold-phlegm, and improves the action of the other herbs in the formula. It is also anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antitussive, and expectorant.

The Yin Chiao formula also has a few inactive ingredients, which are as follows: magnesium stearate, dextrin, Yellow 5 & 6 coloring, corn starch, sucrose, and talc.

Additional Notes:

• The recommended serving is 3-5 tablets at a time, two or three times a day unless your doctor instructs otherwise.
• The recommended serving size for children differs from that of adults and is dependent on the child’s size.
• Always consult your healthcare practitioner before using any supplement, including Yin Chiao, especially if you are taking medications or suffer from peptic ulcers or have a liver disorder or are pregnant or lactating.
• Contact your healthcare professional if your symptoms worsen or insist.
• Consult your physician if you are taking thyroid hormone replacement therapy.
• Do NOT use if you are taking thiazide diuretics, stimulant laxatives, corticosteroids or cardiac glycosides as the formula’s ingredients may interfere with the balance of the electrolytes.
• Do NOT take if you have hypokalemia, cardiovascular disorder, kidney disorder or high blood pressure.
• Yin Chiao should not be used to diagnose, treat, prevent or cure any disease.
• The statements made above have not been evaluated by the FDA.

About the Manufacturer

Great Wall Brand is an acclaimed manufacturer of specialized Traditional Chinese Medicine formulas. It was originated by the Tianjin Lerentang Factory, which was founded in 1921 and now is one of the largest factories manufacturing traditional Chinese herbal formulas in the world. The company received a GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) certificate in 1990 by both Australia and Germany, which enabled the organization to open American, Australian, and European markets. Their new facility, built in 1995, employs advanced production technology and chemical testing techniques to ensure top quality, potency, and efficacy for all of their patented formulas.

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