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 Apricot Kernel and Perilla Leaf Powder


Pin Yin: Xing Su San

Category:   Gently disperse and moisten Dryness
Additional Categories:   Warm and transform Cold Phlegm

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   Gently disperses Cold Dryness, promotes movement of Lung Qi, and transforms congested Fluids;
  ---used for Exterior Cold Dryness with congested Fluids in the Lungs, with coughing of watery sputum, stuffy nose, and dry mouth with dry white tongue coating, chills without sweating.
   (See Exterior Cold Dryness ; Cold Phlegm Blocking Lungs .)

Medicinals Dosages (Qian)
Perillae, Fm [zi su ye] 2
Peucedani, Rx [qian hu] 2
Pruni Armeniacae, S (= Armeniacae Amarae, S) [xing ren] 2
Platycodi, Rx [jie geng] 2
Citri seu Ponciri, Fr (= Aurantii, Fr) [zhi ke] 2
Citri Reticulatae, Pc [chen pi] 2
Poria, Sclerotium [fu ling] 2
Pinelliae, Rz [ban xia] 2
Zingiberis Recens, Rz [sheng jiang] 2
Zizyphi Jujubae, Fr [da zao] 1
Glycyrrhizae, Rx [gan cao] 1

 


   Associated Modern Diseases: bronchitis, bronchiectasis, emphysema.
   Formulas with similar or subset of ingredients: Two-Cured Decoction [Er Chen Tang]; Cyperus and Perilla Leaf Powder [XiangSuSan]; Five Accumulation Powder [Wu JiSan]; Ginseng Powder to Overcome Pathogenic Influences [Ren ShenBai Du San].

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