bubble_chart Efficacy

Lung-clearing, restoring voice.

bubble_chart Indications

Triple Energizer has heat, Lung Fire flares upward, causing sore throat and hoarseness, dry mouth and throat; it also treats Yin Deficiency with heat from overwork, the failure of water and fire to ascend and descend, as well as excessive talking or shouting leading to loss of voice and hoarseness.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

This formula is effective not only for aphonia and hoarseness caused by pharyngitis but also for hoarseness due to excessive speaking, singing, or vocal strain. In the formula, Forsythia, which clears heat and removes toxins, gently and lightly disperses heat; Mentha, which disperses wind and dissipates heat, benefits the throat. These two herbs work together to enhance the effect of clearing heat and expelling pathogens through the exterior. Platycodon Root, which both ascends and descends, is adept at promoting lung qi. When used with Liquorice Root, it has the effect of clearing heat, reducing inflammation, and restoring the voice while benefiting the throat. Chebula Fruit, which is sour and bitter, astringes the lungs and stops coughing, lowers qi, and reduces fire. When combined with the previous herbs, it creates a balance of dispersing and astringing, opening and closing, complementing each other. Villous Amomum Fruit, which is pungent and dispersing, warm and unblocking, aids in resuscitation with aromatics, assisting in restoring the voice. Rhubarb Rhizoma, which clears heat with bitter cold and removes toxins, directs fire downward. Sichuan Lovage Rhizome, which disperses wind and dissipates cold, relieves pain. Together, these herbs achieve the effect of clearing the lungs and restoring the voice.

1. Sore throat and hoarse voice.
2. Dry mouth and throat.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

1. Dry throat and mouth: Add Ophiopogon Tuber, smallpox powder.
2. Loss of voice and sore throat: Add Lonicera, Belamcanda Rhizome.
3. Wind-heat damage to yin: Add Scrophularia Root, smallpox.
4. Internal heat and irritability: Add Gypsum, Anemarrhena.

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

1. The diet should be light, avoiding spicy and greasy foods.
2. Speak less to facilitate a quicker recovery.

bubble_chart Modern Application

Acute laryngitis, laryngeal subcutaneous nodule, vocal cord nodules, vocal cord trauma, polyps.