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| | Shuanghuanglian: Potent Anti-Infection Combination of Lonicera, Forsythia, and Scute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | It is comprised of the alcohol-water extracts of three herbs: lonicera (shuanghua, often called jinyinhua), scute (huangqin), and forsythia (lianqiao). |
 | | The formula is designed with lonicera, forsythia, and scute in a ratio of 2:1:1, with each herb extracted individually, using a process that preserves the essential oils, such as pinene and linalool. |
 | | Baicalin is known to be the main active component of scute with antiviral activity; chlorogenic acid and phillyrin are active components-but may not be the key elements-in lonicera and forsythia, respectively. |
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