Viola 12, 250 tablets

Viola 12 is an immune enhancing formulation, similar to Astragalus 10+, which has been modified by the addition of viola, laminaria, prunella, and raw rehmannia. Viola is used in modern practice of Chinese medicine mainly to treat toxic syndromes with swelling, such as mumps, carbuncles, appendicitis, kidney inflammation, and lung tumors. For this purpose, it is often combined with laminaria and/or sargassum plus prunella to resolve the swellings, and with raw rehmannia to clear up a toxic-heat syndrome. Laminaria helps to resolve phlegm masses, especially hot phlegm, as might occur in cases of bronchial infection with thick sputum of lymph node swelling due to infection. A similar formulation in Chinese clinical practice is used for the treatment of osteoarticular tuberculosis. This is a condition that is caused by a chronic, active infection (of Mycobacterium) that affects the joints. In the U.S., Viola 12 has been applied to conditions such as mononucleosis or the persistent form of that disease (chronic EBV infection), for chronic strep throat, and for lymph node swelling of unknown origins. This formula can also be used, in the same manner as Astragalus 10+ of Gynostemma Tablets, as an adjunct to cancer therapies to boost the immune functions, while reducing swellings. The dosage used for that application would be high, about 5-6 tablets each time, three times daily. Coricepium (White Tiger), an extract of herbs rich in polysaccharides, can be used along with Viola 12 to tonify the immune system; it provides additional astragalus and ganoderma.