Xing Su San
Ingredients: Apricot seed (xing ren), Platycodon root (jie geng), Ginger root (sheng jiang), Chih-ko fruit (zhi ke), Hoelen fungus (fu ling), Pinellia root (zhi ban xia), Citrus peel (chen pi), Perilla leaf (zi su ye), Jujube fruit (da zao), Peucedanum root (qian hu), Chinese licorice root (gan cao).
| Mandarin: 杏蘇散 Pin-Yin: Xing Su San English: Apricot & Perilla Formula Romaji: Kyo So San Kanji: 杏蘇散 Kampo: No |
Source:
- Discrimination of Feverish Diseases (Wen Bing Tiao Bian, 1798)
How it works:
- Gently disperses cold-dryness
- Aids the flow of lung qi
- Transforms phlegm
Clinical Applications:
- Affliction of cold-dryness
This 200-year-old formula was developed by the Qing dynasty physician Wu Tang. Xing Su San treats afflictions of cold-dryness by gently dispersing cold-dryness, aiding the flow of lung qi, and transforming phlegm.
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English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
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Perilla Leaf |
Zi Su Ye |
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Apricot Seed |
Xing Ren |
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Peucedanum |
Qian Hu |
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Platycodon |
Jie Geng |
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Chih-ko |
Zhi Qiao |
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Hoelen |
Fu Ling |
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Pinellia |
Ban Xia |
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Citrus Peel |
Chen Pi |
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Licorice |
Gan Cao |
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Fresh Ginger |
Sheng Jiang Pi |
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Jujube |
Da Zao |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Apricot and Perilla work together to disperse cold-dryness and phlegm, and regulate the flow of the lung qi.