Siler & Platycodon Formula (Fang Feng Tong Sheng San) was designed to treat excess heat simultaneously occurring in the interior and the exterior. Because it clears both deep-lying and superficial heat and includes substances that unblock all of the major pathways out of the body: it vents the upper body and releases excess heat, wind, and dampness to the exterior; it unblocks the bowel, and disinhibits urination. The two most common patterns are 1) an exterior heat pathogen that has penetrated to the interior without leaving the exterior, and 2) an exterior heat pattern that attacks where there is a preexisting internal heat pattern. The most common applications today are the resolution of heat-type influenza and acute, hot skin disorders. The formula is balanced between purgative/heat-clearing substances and exterior-releasing substances. In addition, Siler & Platycodon Formula supplements qi and blood.
 
Chinese Medical Actions 
Expels exogenous wind-heat, drains internal heat, supplements qi and blood.
 
Indications
Acne
Bitter taste in mouth
Boils, carbuncles
Bronchitis, acute
Common cold, with high fever
Conjunctivitis
Constipation
Cough
Eyes, red and painful
Fever
Hemorrhoids or rectal bleeding
Hives
Itching
Infection, viral Influenza
Sinus infections, with fever
Skin rashes, hot
Sores, red, hot
Sties
Throat, sore
Urination, dark, rough, or inhibited
Warts, flat