HERB FORMULAS

XIANG SU SAN - 杏苏散 - CYPERUS AND PERILLA LEAF POWDER

English: Cyperus and Perilla Leaf Powder
Also Known As:  

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Fol. Perillae Zi Su Ye 2-9g Releases the Exterior , disperses Cold, promotes the movement of Spleen and Stomach Qi, harmonizes the Middle Jiao, relieves intestinal gas, alleviates seafood poisoning, improves Lung function, expands the chest and relieves Cold induced wheezing.
With Xiang Fu, releases the Exterior in a patient with pre-existing Qi Stagnation with chills, fever, headache, anhidrosis, a stuffy chest, belching and flatulence.
With Chen Pi, for Wind-Cold with Qi Stagnation and chest congestion.
Dry-fried Rz. Cyperi Chao Xiang Fu 2-9g Regulates pain due to Qi Stagnation.
With Zi Su Ye, for nasal congestion, epigastric and abdominal distention and discomfort associated with externally contracted disorders.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 1-6g Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm, dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm and descends Qi.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 1-6g Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Regulates Qi
  • Releases the Exterior

SYNDROMES

  • Wind-Cold with Qi Stagnation in the Interior

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Aversion to Cold
  • Fever
  • Headache
  • Anhidrosis
  • Anorexia
  • Belching
  • Aching shoulders
  • Tinnitus
  • Amenorrhea
  • A gasping cough
  • Focal distention in the chest and epigastrium
  • A stifling sensation in the chest and epigastrium
  • Vertigo
  • Nausea
  • T: Normal
  • C: Thin and white
  • P: Floating or Floating and sinking

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For continuous coughing: For coughing and dyspnea:
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng
+ Rx. Peucedani Qian Hu
+ Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren For a severe headache, body aches and neck stiffness:
+ Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
For a severe headache: + Hb Schizonepetae Jing Jie
+ Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo + Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae Qin Jiao
+ Bul. Allii Fistulosi Cong Bai
For a stuffy nose with clear nasal discharge: + Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng
+ Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang + Fr. Viticis Man Jing Zi
+ Sm. Sojae Preparata Dan Dou Chi + Rx. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong
+ Bul. Allii Fistulosi Cong Bai + Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang
For a stuffy nose with dizziness: For anorexia:
+ Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo + Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha
+ Hb Schizonepetae Jing Jie + Fr. Hordei Germinatus Mai Ya
For stronger diaphoresis: For Food Stagnation:
+ Sm. Sojae Preparata Dan Dou Chi + Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu
+ Bul. Allii Fistulosi Cong Bai
For abdominal pain: + Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin
+ Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
For severe Qi Stagnation with fullness and distention of the chest and epigastrium: + Fr. Oryzae Germinatus Gu Ya
+ Fr. Hordei Germinatus Mai Ya
+ Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po For diarrhea and dysentery:
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
+ Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi
For chronic gastritis: + Poria Fu Ling
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao For indigestion:
+ Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin + Fr. Amomi Sha Ren
+ Per. Citri Viride Qing Pi
For hiccup and cough with white sputum: or
+ Fr. Perillae Zi Su Zi + Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
+ Fr. Hordei Germinatus Mai Ya
For coughing: For Phlegm:
+ Sm. Persicae Tao Ren + Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
+ Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren
+ Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng For sweating:
For abdominal fullness: + Ram Cinnamomi Gui Zhi
+ Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po    
   
+ Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke