Zhi Sou San

(Stop Coughing Powder)

Sub-Category:

• Formulas that Dry Dampness and Expel Phlegm

Pattern:

• Wind attacking the Lungs

Actions:

• Releases the exterior, disseminates Lung Qi, resolves Phlegm, and stops cough Dispels external Wind Cold.

Indications:

• Cough, itchy or sore throat, possible slight fever and chills, aversion to wind

Possible Tongue Appearance:

• Normal body with white coat

Possible Pulse Patterns:

• Floating pulse

Western Uses:

• Cough
• Whopping Cough
• Flu
• Chronic Tracheitis

Cautions, Contraindications, Herb Drug Interactions:

• As this formula is drying, it should be avoided in patients with Yin deficient cough, Lung Heat, and Lung Phlegm Heat cough

Preparation Notes:

• Powder. Grind all herbs into an even powder.
• Take 9 grams after meals and before bed with warm water.
• Appropriately reduce dosages to prepare a decoction.

Originally Appeared In:

• Medical Revelations (Yi Xue Xin Wu)

Combined Channels of all herbs in this formula:

• Lungs, Stomach, Liver, Spleen, Heart

Substances in this Formula (7 Total):

	Jie Geng (Root of the Balloon Flower) Qty: 960 grams Chan: LU (ST) Prop: Bitter, Spicy, Neutral Latin: Platycodi Radix Cat: Warm Herbs that Transform Phlegm-Cold
	Jing Jie (Schizonepeta Bud or Stem) Qty: 960 grams Chan: LU, LIV Prop: Spicy, Aromatic, Slightly Warm Latin: Herba Seu Flos Schizonepetae Tenuifoliae Cat: Warm, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
	Zi Wan (Purple Aster Root) Qty: 960 grams Chan: LU Prop: Bitter, Slightly Warm, Sweet Latin: Radix Asteris Tatarici Cat: Herbs that Relieve Coughing and Wheezing
	Bai Bu (Stemona Root) Qty: 960 grams Chan: LU Prop: Sweet, Bitter, Slightly Warm (or Neutral) Latin: Radix Stemonae Cat: Herbs that Relieve Coughing and Wheezing
	Bai Qian (Root and Rhizome of Cynanchum) Qty: 960 grams Chan: LU Prop: Spicy, Sweet, Neutral (or Slightly Warm) Latin: Radix Et Rhizoma Cynanchi Baiqian Cat: Warm Herbs that Transform Phlegm-Cold
	Gan Cao (Licorice Root) Qty: 360 grams Chan: All 12 (Primarily the LU, HT, SP, ST) Prop: Sweet, Neutral Latin: Radix Glycyrrhizae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Qi
	Chen Pi (Orange Peel, Citrus Peel, Tangerine Peel) Qty: 480 grams Chan: LU, SP, ST Prop: Spicy, Bitter, Warm, Aromatic Latin: Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Cat: Herbs that Regulate the Qi

References

Formulas

• 15. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies (First Edition)
  - Dan Bensky
• 18. Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas (First Edition)
  - Him Che. Yeung
• 16. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula Study Guide (First Edition)
  - Qiao Yi

Herbs

• 13. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Revised Edition)
  - Dan Bensky
• 25. Lancet 2000 January 8;355(9198):134-138 (Article)
  - Fugh-Berman A.
• 17. Handbook of Chinese Herbs (Second Edition)
  - Him Che. Yeung
• 12. Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology (First Edition)
  - John K. Chen, Tina T. Chen
• 26. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals (Third Edition)
  - Max Wichtl

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Some of the substances included on this website are no longer used, and are included for historical reference only.