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External
Dryness - LU |
Xing Su San |
杏
蘇
散
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Apricot Kernel and Perilla Leaf
Function: gently disperses cool-dryness,
disperses Lung Qi, transforms Phlegm-fluids
Composition:
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Zi Su Ye
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Folium
perillae frutescentis
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6g
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Qian Hu
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Radix
peucedani
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6g
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Xing Ren
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Semen
pruni armeniacae
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6g
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Jie Geng
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Radix
platycodi grandiflori
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6g
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Zhi Ke
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Fructus citri aurantii
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6g
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Chen Pi
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Pericarpium citri reticulatae
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6g
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Fu Ling
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Sclerotium poriae cocos
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6g
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Ban Xia
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Rhizome pinelliae ternatae
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6g
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Sheng
Jiang
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Rhizoma zingiberis officinalis recens
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6g
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Da Zao
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Fructus zizyphi jujubae
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2 pieces
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Gan Cao
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Radix
glycyrrhizae uralensis
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3g
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Indications:
Common cold with cold dryness affecting the LU.
Symptoms include headache and chills without sweating (cool
dryness external), cough with watery sputum (lung cannot disperse
water), stuffy nose and dry throat. T: dry white coat; P: wiry.
Bitter and warm, & sweet and pungent herbs are
used to treat this condition.
This pattern is usually seen in the fall
season.
Reference: Wen Bing Tiao Bian
