Ji Su San鸡苏散
Mint-Augmented Six-to-One Powder
Ingredients2 herbs
Indications
Summer-heat with damp accompanied by a light exterior pattern: the damp-heat needs draining downward, but a residual surface pathogen still needs venting outward.
Clinical Manifestations
- Summer damp-heat with a mild aversion to wind
- Head distension and headache in hot weather
- Unsatisfying cough during a summer illness
- Sore throat with scanty dark urine
- Early summer colds in a humid season
Health Categories
Modern Applications
Common adjustments
- Exterior signs more pronounced — add Jing Jie 荆芥 or Lian Qiao 连翘
- Cough prominent — add Jie Geng 桔梗 and Xing Ren 杏仁
- Damp heavier, chest oppression — add Huo Xiang 藿香
Contraindications
Not for patterns without damp-heat, nor for exterior deficiency with spontaneous sweating — Bo He disperses, and in a person already sweating it wastes fluids. The Liu Yi San cautions carry over: Hua Shi must be pharmaceutical grade, wrapped for decoction, used in short courses, and avoided in impaired kidney function. Bo He is added late in decoction, as prolonged boiling drives off its aromatics.
For licensed practitioners’ reference only — not a self-treatment guide.
Pregnancy
Use with caution in pregnancy — Hua Shi drains downward strongly and Bo He disperses; only short courses under practitioner supervision.
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References
Source 《伤寒直格》 · Jin
- Classical source (public domain), as recorded in the source field.
2. Scheid, Bensky, Ellis & Barolet. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. — composition & dosage cross-checked.
3. 《方剂学》（全国中医药行业高等教育规划教材）— pattern analysis cross-checked.
Professional reference notice. Entries are scholarly references for licensed TCM practitioners and students — not medical advice, and not a recommendation to self-prescribe. Chinese herbal formulas should be used under the guidance of a qualified practitioner. Content is an original editorial compilation by Cura x Cura, cross-checked against the cited references.