Formulas that release the exterior
Xing su san
Apricot Kernel and Perilla Powder
- Chinese name
- 杏苏散
- Group
- Formulas that release the exterior
- English name
- Apricot Seed and Perilla Formula
- Basic formula
- ✓
Diaphoretic, expels wind-cold, calms the lungs and stops cough.
Indications
For a cold from wind and cold with phlegm and fluid in the lungs: headache, inability to sweat, chilliness, cough with thin white phlegm and a blocked nose. Also for bronchiectasis and emphysema.
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Amount |
|---|---|
| Apricot kernel (xing ren)toxic | no amount |
| Perilla leaf (zi su ye) | 6–9 g |
| Tangerine peel (chen pi) | 3 g |
| Platycodon root (jie geng) | 3–6 g |
| Qian hu (peucedanum) | 6–9 g |
| Mature bitter orange (zhi ke) | 6–9 g |
| Ban xia, prepared (pinellia) | 6–9 g |
| Fu ling (poria) | 9–12 g |
| Fresh ginger (sheng jiang) | 3–6 g |
| Jujube (da zao) | 3–5 stuks |
| Licorice root (gan cao) | 3–6 g |
- Tongue
- white coating
- Pulse
- superficial, slippery and slow
Variations
- For sweating with a tight pulse: add qiang huo.
- For a bloated abdomen and diarrhoea: add cang zhu and hou po.
- For headache above the eyes: add bai zhi.
- For cold on the outside and heat inside: add huang qin.