For common cold/virus, This is one of the best overall products for a common cold.You should have this in your cabinet!

Functions:
Dispels Wind, Clears Heat, Expels Toxins

Indications:
This is a great product for colds and flu which have symptoms of fever and mild chills, scratchy or sore throat, sudden fatigue, swollen lymph glands, thirst, soreness in the neck and shoulders, generalized body aches, headache, nasal congestion, cough with white or yellow mucus.


Standard Dosage:
3-6 tablets, 3 x day.

Clinical Dosage:
For children 2-5 years old 1/3 adult dose, 5-10 years old half adult dose, 11 years old and up 2/3 to full adult dose. May be used short-term for few days to a few weeks. Administer half an hour before or one hour after eating. 4 tablets twice a day may be taken for cold or flu prevention. In the acute stages of illness, adult dosage may be increased to 4 tablets every 2-4 hours, then reduced to a maintenance dose as the treatment takes effect. Although Gan Mao Ling is most effective when taken at the early stages of a cold or flu, it can be taken all the way through a cold to speed recovery. The immune-enhancing quality of San cha ku also makes Gan Mao Ling a very good choice for cold and flu prevention.

Ingredients:
Ilex asprella root, Evodia lepta root & leaf, Chrysanthemum indicum flower, Vitex negundo herb & root, Isatis indigotica root, Lonicera japonica flower. - Gang mei gen, San cha ku, Ye ju hua, Huang jing cao/gen, Ban lan gen, Jin yin hua.

Cautions & Contraindications:
Contraindicated if strong chills are present. Use with caution in deficient or cold patients. Use with caution in hemorrhagic disorders or with patients on anti-coagulant therapy.