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Below is a complete list of the twenty herbs that make up Cold Snap.

The first entry is the name as it appears on the current label within the Supplement Facts box. This is followed by the pharmaceutical (Latin) name and then a transliteration of the Mandarin or Chinese pronunciation.

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  • Phragmites (root) - Rhizoma Phragmitis Communis Recens (xian lu gen)
  • Forsythia (fruit) - Fructus Forsythiiae Suspensae (lian qiao)
  • Japanese honeysuckle (flower) - Flos Lonicerae Japonicae (jin yin hua)
  • Burdock (fruit) - Fructus Arctii Lappae (niu bang zi)
  • Soybean - Semen Sojae Praeparata (dan dou chi)
  • Lophatherium (leaves) - Herba Lophatheri Gracilis (dan zhu ye)
  • Balloon flower (root) - Radix Platycodi Grandiflori (jie geng)
  • Chinese thoroughwax (root) - Radix Bupleuri (chai hu)
  • Schizonepeta (herb, flower) - Herba seu Flos Schizonepetae Tenuifoliae (jing jie)
  • Pinellia (root) - Rhizoma Pinelliae Ternatae (ban xia)
  • Jujube (fruit) - Fructus Zizyphi Jujubae (da zao)
  • Scullcap (root) - Radix Scutellariae (huang qin)
  • Oriental ginseng (root) - Radix Ginseng (ren shen)
  • Chinese mint (leaves) - Herba Menthae Haplocalycis (bo he)
  • Ginger (root) - Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis Recens (sheng jiang)
  • Licorice (root) - Radix Glycyrrhizae Ualensis (gan cao)
  • Dong quai (root) - Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui)
  • White peony (root) - Radix Paeonia Lactiflorae (bai shao)
  • Sichuan lovage (root) - Radix Ligustici Chuanxiong (chuan xiong)
  • Rehmannia (root) - Radix Rehmanniae Glutinosae Conquitae (shu di huang)

"Other" ingredients

There is a cornstarch excipient that is used to bind the formula together. It is a very, very small amount. The gelatin capsules are bovine from the hoof of the cow. The powder versions of the formulas are vegetarian.