Search for Herbal Teas Recipes by Symptom:

Xing Su Er Chen Pills

Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. All references in this article to TCM syndrome differentiation, herbal medicines, teas, and decoctions are intended to promote TCM culture and are provided solely for educational and reference purposes.

Xing Su Er Chen Pills,For common cold with cough and excessive phlegm.

Formulas Name : Xing Su Er Chen Pills

Chinese Name : 杏苏二陈丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of bitter apricot kernels (with skin and tips removed), 2 liang of ginger-processed Pinellia, 2 liang of tangerine peel, 2 liang of white Poria, 5 qian of fried licorice, 1 liang of perilla seeds, and 1 liang of perilla stems.

Source

From *National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Nanjing Formula).

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with boiling water to form pills, with each qian yielding approximately 80 pills.

Benefits

For common cold with cough and excessive phlegm.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose, washed down with hot water, once daily.

Note

Contraindicated for pregnant women.

Xing Su Er Chen Pills,From *National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Nanjing Formula).,For common cold with cough and excessive phlegm.

More Herbs Formulas

Worm-Expelling Powder

Worm-Expelling Powder,From *The New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 26), citing *Shu Sheng*.,For ascariasis in children.

Peach Kernel Powder

Peach Kernel Powder,From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 16.,For women and young maidens with amenorrhea and heat in the palms, soles, and chest.

Tooth-Rubbing Formula

Tooth-Rubbing Formula,*Ma Ke Huo Ren*, Volume 1.,Post-epidemic “Horse-tooth” Scrofula.

Atractylodes and Poria Decoction

Atractylodes and Poria Decoction,*Ji Feng*, Volume 18.,For fluid retention with chest fullness, phlegm stagnation above the diaphragm, headache and dizziness, belching with a sour taste, heartburn, restlessness, palpitations, wheezing, coughing, vomiting, heaviness of the body, pain in the flanks, abdominal pain, borborygmi, labored breathing, and a swollen appearance.Also indicated for cases following vomiting or purgation, … Read more

Cooling and Toxin-Eliminating Decoction

Cooling and Toxin-Eliminating Decoction,*The Golden Mirror of Smallpox and Rash*, Volume 2.,For smallpox lesions with intense heat like fire, a deep purple or dark red color, and symptoms of restlessness, thirst, and delirium.

Warming Meridians and Unblocking Collaterals Ointment

Warming Meridians and Unblocking Collaterals Ointment,*Lecture Notes on Traditional Chinese Medicine Traumatology*.,Injuries to bones, joints, tendons, and meridians complicated by external pathogenic factors of wind, cold, and dampness; or cold-dampness injury to the tendons; or chronic injuries and overuse.

Eucommia and Horsefly Decoction

Eucommia and Horsefly Decoction,*Qianjin*, Volume 4.,Chronic cold, irregular menstruation, with flow either excessive or scant.

Inner Support Powder

Inner Support Powder,From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 272.,For various skin sores and diseases in both men and women.

Beech Bark Decoction

Beech Bark Decoction,*Wai Tai*, Volume 36, citing *Gujin Luyan*.,For thirst and dysentery in children.

Sulfur-Cinnabar Dan

Sulfur-Cinnabar Dan,*Ji Feng*, Volume 13.,Indications: Abdominal distension as if a drum; the abdominal pulse is markedly pale-yellow; when tapped with a finger, it sounds hard and hollow; when pressed, it does not indent; the limbs are emaciated; and bowel movements are loose.

Yishou Bitian Ointment

Yishou Bitian Ointment,From *Hui Chun*, Volume 4.,For deficiency-cold in the lower jiao, the five labors and seven injuries, hemiplegia, or deficiency-cold in the lower body, bladder disorders, soreness and numbness in the feet and knees, and erectile dysfunction. Also for red and white leukorrhea, sandy urine, metrorrhagia, and boils and abscesses.

Orpiment Powder

Orpiment Powder,From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 277.,Apply to sores caused by donkey or horse sweat.

Eyelash-Restoring Ointment

Eyelash-Restoring Ointment,*Zhun Sheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 7.,For ingrown eyelashes and curled eyelashes.

Xingfu Decoction

Xingfu Decoction,From *Jisheng*, cited in Volume 89 of *Pujifang*.,For cases of wind-stroke due to deficiency, with phlegm and saliva obstructing the passages, loss of consciousness, and a deep, hidden pulse, where treatment with cooling herbs has failed.

Silkworm Shell Powder

Silkworm Shell Powder,From *Supplement to the Treatise on Surgical Diseases*, Volume 2.,Mucosal ulcers in children’s mouths.

Qinjiao Pills

Qinjiao Pills,From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 111.,For corneal opacities.

Cinnamon Twig and Rhubarb Decoction

Cinnamon Twig and Rhubarb Decoction,*Treatise on Cold Damage*.,For unresolved Taiyang exterior syndrome with internal excess heat and stagnation, abdominal distension and fullness, and constipation.

Astragalus Wind-Dispelling Decoction

Astragalus Wind-Dispelling Decoction,*Clinical Notes on Ophthalmology*.,Early stage of dacryocystitis, characterized by a constant flow of clear tears, blurred vision, itching, and photophobia.

Ear-Unblocking Pill

Ear-Unblocking Pill,*The Treasure of Health*, Volume 10.,Deafness.

Wenqing San

Wenqing San,From *Hui Chun*, Volume 6.,For women with uncontrolled menstrual flow, or discharge resembling soybean juice with a mixture of five colors; a sallow and haggard complexion; stabbing pain in the navel and abdomen; alternating chills and fever; and unstoppable metrorrhagia or menorrhagia. Also for sudden metrorrhagia due to blood heat.

Menstrual Regulation Pill

Menstrual Regulation Pill,*Xingyuan*, Volume 8.,For women with unstoppable menorrhagia and prolonged, dripping menstrual flow.

Sweet Bamboo Shavings Decoction

Sweet Bamboo Shavings Decoction,Quoted from *Shenshi’s Formulas* in Volume 2 of *Wai Tai*.,For wind-heat-induced restlessness and various forms of retching.

Camphor Pill

Camphor Pill,*The Profound Principles of the Divine Realm*, Volume 8.,For scrofula that has ulcerated and spread to the chest, both armpits, or both shoulders, with lumps the size of mustard seeds that have not healed for 4–5 years.

Red Dragon Skin Decoction

Red Dragon Skin Decoction,*Formulas from the Elbow-Back* (Vol. 5).,For breast sores and various festering ulcers.

Shenhua Powder

Shenhua Powder,*Hui Chun*, Volume 7.,Cough with fever, shortness of breath, and hemoptysis.