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Tablets |
Pills |
Capsules |
Granules |
| Other Names: |
| Category: Release Exterior ⌕ |
| Subcategory: Wind Cold Source: Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang |
| Actions: Regulates the qi and release the exterior [31]
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| Diagnosis |
| Tongue: thin, white Pulse: floating Other: |
| Patterns: Wind Cold |
| Indications: Exterior Wind-Cold with interior Qi stagnation [35] • External W-C：aversion to cold, fever, headache, W/O sweating; Qi stagnation： Chest, epigastria oppressed, poor appetite; T: Thin white, P: Floating
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| Description |
| Name Variations: Xiang Su San, 香苏散, Cyperus and Perilla Leaf Powder, |
| Herb List: Zi Su Ye(K) • Xiang Fu(M) • Chen Pi(M) • Gan Cao(E) |
| Commentary: MODIFICATIONS: • Severe wind cold: Cong Bai, Sheng Jiang, Jing Jie • Severe qi stagnation: Chai Hu, Hou Po, Da Fu Pi • Severe damp: Huo Xiang, Hou Po, Ban Xia • Cough with phlegm: Su Zi, Jie Geng, Ban Xia [31]
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| Related Formulas: |
| NCCAOM: The 6 NCCAOM formulas for Wind Cold are Má Huáng Tāng, Guì Zhī Tāng, Gé Gēn Tāng, Xiǎo Qīng Lóng Tāng, Xiāng Sū Sǎn, and Rén Shēn Bài Dú Sǎn. • Ma Huang Tang is for excess type with NO SWEATING, aversion to COLD, headache, body ache, wheezing, poor appetite, and cold/flu symptoms. • Ge Gen Tang is for excess type with NO SWEATING, stiff neck and upper back, nasal bleeding, scanty urine. • Xiao Qing Long Tang is for Wind Cold + congested phlegm fluid in the lungs, profuse watery phlegm, aversion to cold, NO SWEATING, white tongue coat. • Xiang Su San is for Wind Cold + Qi Stagnation, NO SWEATING, oppressed sensation in the chest and epigastric areas. Thin white coat. • Ren Shen Bai Du San is for Wind Cold + Qi Deficiency with aversion to cold, NO SWEATING, pale tongue, and external Wind Cold Damp. • Gui Zhi Tang is for deficient type with SWEATING, aversion to WIND, stiff neck, nasal congestion, dry heaves, cold/flu symptoms. Gui Zhi Tang seems to be the only formula for Wind Cold of the deficiency type. |
| NCCAOM: The 6 NCCAOM formulas for Wind Cold are Má Huáng Tāng, Guì Zhī Tāng, Gé Gēn Tāng, Xiǎo Qīng Lóng Tāng, Xiāng Sū Sǎn, and Rén Shēn Bài Dú Sǎn. • Ma Huang Tang is for excess type with NO SWEATING, aversion to COLD, headache, body ache, wheezing, poor appetite, and cold/flu symptoms. • Ge Gen Tang is for excess type with NO SWEATING, stiff neck and upper back, nasal bleeding, scanty urine. • Xiao Qing Long Tang is for Wind Cold + congested phlegm fluid in the lungs, profuse watery phlegm, aversion to cold, NO SWEATING, white tongue coat. • Xiang Su San is for Wind Cold + Qi Stagnation, NO SWEATING, oppressed sensation in the chest and epigastric areas. Thin white coat. • Ren Shen Bai Du San is for Wind Cold + Qi Deficiency with aversion to cold, NO SWEATING, pale tongue, and external Wind Cold Damp. • Gui Zhi Tang is for deficient type with SWEATING, aversion to WIND, stiff neck, nasal congestion, dry heaves, cold/flu symptoms. Gui Zhi Tang seems to be the only formula for Wind Cold of the deficiency type. |
| Herbs |
Cat/Dosage |
Actions |
Attributes |
Zi Su Ye
Perilla Leaf • 紫苏叶 |
Release Exterior Wind Cold |
Release the exterior • Expel cold • Calm restless fetus and morning sickness • Detox seafood poisoning • Harmonize the middle burner • Move qi • Harmonize spleen • Induce sweating • Revives spleen • 15g for parasitesPerilla stem and leaf are combined to bear down on qi and disperse phlegm • Use the purple leaves, not green. |
antiparasitic, anti-inflammation, antipyretic, bronchio dilator, hypoglycemic, antitussive, antibacterial, diaphoretic, GI tract stimulator |
Xiang Fu
Nut-Grass Rhizome • 香附 |
Regulate Qi |
Spreads and regulate Liver qi • Regulate menses • Relieve pain |
sedative, analgesic, uterine relaxant, antipyretic, antibiotic, hypotensive[18] |
Chen Pi
Dried Tangerine Rind • 陈皮 |
Regulate Qi |
Stop cough • Stop vomiting • Regulate Qi • Harmonize middle burner • Transform phlegm • Dry damp • Prevent cloying of tonifying herbs Dao Di: Guang Dong • The older the Chen Pi, the better the quality • For moving Qi, Chen Pi is focus on moving Qi in the epigastric area |
regulate gastrointestinal smooth muscles, clear phlegm, hypertensive, aid digestion, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiviral, expectorant |
Gan Cao
Licorice Root • 甘草 |
Tonify Qi |
Tonify Spleen Qi • Tonify Heart qi • Clear heat • Resolve toxicity • Stop cough • Dispel phlegm • Lubricate lungs • Stop wheezing • Reduce spasm • Relieve pain • Harmonize other herb effects • enters 12 channelsEnters all 12 channels, often serve as envoy in a formula. |
Hypoglycemic • Antiarrhythmic • Hypertensive • Expectorant • Antidiarrheal • Antiulcer • Hepatoprotective • Immunostimulant • Antitussive • Antiviral • Detox • Demulcent • Anti-inflammatory • Laxative • Emmenagogue • Antimicrobial • Spasmolytic • Corticosteroidal |
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| Directions: |
| Modifications |
For |
| + Cong Bai + Sheng Jiang + Jing Jie |
Severe Wind Cold 31 |
| + Chai Hu + Hou Po + Da Fu Pi |
Severe Qi Stagnation 31 |
| + Huo Xiang + Hou Po + Ban Xia |
Severe dampness 31 |
| + Zi Su Zi + Jie Geng + Ban Xia |
Cough with phlegm 31 |
| Caution |
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ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Zi Su Ye: Warm Pathogen Diseases • Qi-Deficiency • Exterior Deficiencies • Damp Heat • Spontaneous Sweating
Xiang Fu: Qi deficiency without stagnation • Yin deficiency • Blood heat
Chen Pi: Excess internal heat • Dry cough from heat, yin deficiency or qi deficiency • Cough with blood • Red tongue • Fluid deficiency
Gan Cao: High blood pressure • Low potassium • Seaweed • Medications: Gan Cao can interact with various medication. See Pharma Interaction section. |
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