Table 1. The traditional and clinical uses of Flos Lonicerae - Fructus Forsythiae herb couple preparations.

Preparation name	Main compositions	Traditional and clinical uses	References
Shuang-Huang-Lian tablet	Flos Lonicerae, Fructus Forsythiae, Radix Scutellariae	Curing upper respiratory tractinfection, pneumonia, fever,cough and pharyngalgia.	Chinese Pharmacopoeia
Yin-Qiao-Jie-Du tablet	Flos Lonicerae, Fructus Forsythiae, Herba Menthae Haplocalycis, Herba Schizonepetae, Fructus Arctium, Radix Platycodi, Folium Lophatheri, Radix Glycyrrhizae	Curing the swell of throat, constipation,conjunctival congestion, etc	Chinese Pharmacopoeia
Fufang Jin-Huang-LianGranule	Flos Lonicerae, Fructus Forsythiae, Radix Scutellariae, Radix Isatidis, Taraxacum	Curing fever, cough, pharyngalgia, etc	Chinese Pharmacopoeia
Qin-Re-Jie-Du oral liquid	Flos Lonicerae, Fructus Forsythiae, Gypsum Fibrosum, Radix Scrophulariae, Radix Rehmanniae, Fructus Gardeniae, Radix Scutellariae, Radix Gentianae, Radix Isatis, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, Radix Ophiopgonis	Clearing away the heat-evil andexpelling superficial evils	Chinese Pharmacopoeia
Fufang Qin-Lan oral liquid	Flos Lonicerae, Fructus Forsythiae, Radix Scutellariae, Radix Isatidis	Curing fever, cough, pharyngalgia, etc	Http://www.sfda.gov.cn