HERB FORMULAS

XING SU SAN

English: Apricot Kernel and Perilla Leaf Powder
Also Known As: Powder of Apricot Seed and Perilla
Apricot Seed and Perilla Formula

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren 6-10g Disperses the Lungs, resolves Phlegm and stops cough and wheezing.
With Zi Su Ye, Zhi Ban Xia and Fu Ling, for Dry cough due to Wind-Cold Attacks the Lungs.
Fol. Perillae Zi Su Ye 3-9g Releases the exterior, disperses Cold and improves the Lung function.
 With Jie Geng, Xing Ren and Qian Hu, for common colds with productive cough and congested nasal passages.
With Jie Geng and Zhi Ke, eases the diaphragm and Intestines.
Rx. Peucedani Qian Hu 6-9g Descends Qi, disperses Wind-Heat and expels Phlegm.
Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng 1-10g Disperses the Lungs, stops cough, resolves Phlegm, descends Qi and directs the actions of the formula to the upper body.
With Zi Su Ye and Xing Ren, for productive cough with clear, frothy sputum due to Wind-Cold Attacks the Lungs.
With Gan Cao, disseminates Lung Qi, expels Phlegm, resolves toxicity, and expels pus for productive cough with hoarseness, pain and swelling of the throat due to Wind-Heat.
With Zi Su Ye, Xing Ren and Chen Pi, for productive cough with clear, bubbly sputum, nasal congestion, chills and headache due to Wind-Cold Invading the Lungs.
With Zhi Ban Xia, for cough due to Wind-Cold Invasion or long-standing Phlegm-Dampness.
Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke 3-10g Moves Qi and expands the chest.
With Jie Geng, regulates the flow of Qi in the chest and aids in the transformation of Phlegm for chest congestion.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 3-6g Tonifies the Spleen, descends Qi, regulates the Middle Jiao, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
With Sheng Jiang, for vomiting and hiccups due to Disharmony of the Stomach Qi and Cold-Dampness Obstructing the Middle with nausea and hiccough.
With Zhi Ban Xia, for a stifling sensation in the chest and cough with excessive white, viscous sputum due to Phlegm-Damp Obstruction.
With Zhi Ban Xia and Fu Ling, for cough due to accumulation of Dampness and Phlegm.
Poria Fu Ling 9-12g Strengthens the Spleen, transforms Phlegm and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.
With Gan Cao, for Spleen and Heart Deficiencies causing facial edema, palpitations, and shortness of breath.
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 6-10g Dries Dampness and resolves Phlegm.
With Zhi Ban Xia, expels Phlegm and stops nausea and vomiting, hiccoughs, coughs with clear, profuse Phlegm and loose and watery stools and treats Phlegm, thin mucus and turbid Dampness.
Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang 1-6g Disperses Cold, releases the exterior, stops cough, warms the middle and regulates Wei Qi.
With Da Zao, Prevents Phlegm accumulation. and treats Wind-Cold Attacks the Lungs.
With Zhi Ban Xia, for productive cough due to Phlegm-Dampness.
Fr. Jujube Da Zao 1-6g Strengthens the Spleen, tonifies Qi regulates Ying Qi and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs .
With Sheng Jiang, regulates Ying and Wei.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 1-6g Moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm, stops cough and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Mildly Disperses Cool Dryness
  • Disperses the Lung Qi
  • Resolves Phlegm
  • Transforms thin mucus
  • Soothes the Lungs
  • Stops Cough

SYNDROMES

  • Mild Wind-Cold with Dryness

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Itching or tickling in the throat
  • Blocked or stuffy nose
  • Sneezing
  • General body aches
  • Cough with expectoration of thin, watery or frothy white sputum
  • Dry nasal passages
  • Headache
  • Chills with low grade fever
  • Slight headache
  • Nasal obstruction
  • Dry throat
  • No thirst
  • Intolerance of Cold
  • Anhidrosis
  • Maybe asthma
  • Nasal congestion
  • Cough
  • Sore throat
  • T: Pink
  • C: Thin, white and dry
  • P: Superficial and wiry or Tight or Wiry

TREATS

  • Acute and chronic bronchitis
  • Common cold
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Tracheitis
  • Influenza
  • Dyspnea
  • Emphysema
  • Allergies
  • Sinusitis
  • Upper respiratory tract infection
  • Nasal congestion

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with Warm-Dryness or Wind-Heat.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For severe headache: For cough with excess sputum:
+ Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng + More Poriae Fu Ling
+ Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong + More Per. Citri Reticulate Chen Pi
For frontal or supraorbital headache:
+ More Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
+ Rx. Angelica Dahuricae Bai Zhi
or
For anhidrosis with a tight or wiry pulse:
 + Rx. Asteris Zi Wan
+ Rz. and Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Hou + Bulb. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu
For diarrhea and abdominal fullness:
For severe aversion to Cold:
+ Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu + Bul. Allii Fistulosi Cong Bai
+ Cx. Magnolia Officinalis Hou Po + Sm. Sojae Praeparata Dan Dou Chi
For pronounced fever (do not use in case of diarrhea with abdominal fullness):
For headache:
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + Rz. et Rx. Ligustici Gao Ben
For more Heat or fever:
+ Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng
+ Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
For thirst and a dry mouth:
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For Exterior Wind-Cold:
 + Gypsum fibrosum Shi Gao
+ Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng
For severe cough:
+ Hb. Schizonepetae Jing JIe + Rx. Asteris Zi Wan
For a constant cough after perspiration:
+ Flos Farfare Kuan Dong Hua
- Fol. Perillae Zi Su Ye
For a productive cough with Phlegm:
+ Caul. Perillae Zi Su Geng
+ Two-Cured Decoction
Er Chen Tang
For cough and dyspnea due to Wind-Cold Invasion:
For nausea and vomiting:
+ Arrest Wheezing Decoction
Ding Chuan Tang
+ Hb. Agastaches Huo Xiang
For diarrhea and abdominal fullness:
For extra moistening:
+ Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu + Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
+ Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po + Rx. Glehniae/ Adenophorae Sha Shen
For scanty sputum:
For Qi Deficiency with weakness of the body:
- Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
- Poria Fu Ling
For Dry pathogens damaging Fluids and transforming into Heat:
    - Poria Fu Ling
    - Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke
    + 9g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
    + 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
    + 9g. Bul. Lilii Bai He