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Jia Wei Xiang Su San加味香苏散

Augmented Cyperus and Perilla Powder

Releasing the Exterior 解表剂Release Wind-Cold 辛温解表

Ingredients10 herbs

紫Zi Su Ye紫苏叶5gDisperses wind-cold and moves qi at the same time陈Chen Pi陈皮4gRegulates qi and settles the middle burner香Xiang Fu香附4gOpens constrained qi so the exterior herbs can act甘Zhi Gan Cao甘草炙2.5gHarmonizes and moderates the acrid herbs荆Jing Jie荆芥3gLightly expels wind from the surface秦Qin Jiao秦艽3gRelaxes the sinews and relieves aching limbs防Fang Feng防风3gExpels wind and eases the ache without drying excessively
蔓Man Jing Zi蔓荆子3gCarries the action upward to clear headache and heavy head
川Chuan Xiong川芎1.5gMoves blood in the head to relieve wind headache生Sheng Jiang生姜Warms the surface and assists the dispersal

Indications

Releases wind-cold from the exteriorRegulates qi, relieves constraintDispels wind and stops headache and body ache

Wind-cold in the exterior with qi constraint: the classic four-season cold, with the aching of a wind pattern but without the severity that would call for Ma Huang Tang.

Clinical Manifestations

  • Ordinary seasonal cold with headache and stiff neck
  • Chills and fever with generalized aching
  • Blocked nose and runny nose
  • Cold in a patient too weak for strong diaphoretics
TongueThin white coating
PulseFloating

Health Categories

Respiratory HealthBone & Joint HealthAllergy ReliefCold & Flu Relief

Modern Applications

Common coldHeadacheRhinitisMyalgiaInfluenza-like illness

Common adjustments

Contraindications

Not for wind-heat with a red sore throat and thick yellow discharge. Its acrid, drying herbs are unsuitable for a patient with marked yin deficiency or a chronic dry cough.

For licensed practitioners’ reference only — not a self-treatment guide.

Pregnancy

Use with caution in pregnancy. It has no Ma Huang, but Chuan Xiong moves blood and Qin Jiao and Man Jing Zi are dispersing; a practitioner would normally drop or reduce Chuan Xiong and use Xiang Su Cong Chi Tang instead if the patient is pregnant.

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References

Source Yi Xue Xin Wu 《医学心悟》 · Qing

「治四时感冒，头痛项强，鼻塞流涕，身体疼痛，发热恶寒或恶风，无汗，脉浮。」
— 《医学心悟》(classical source, public domain)
  1. Classical source (public domain), cited in the source-quote section.
    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）— 附方 note under 香苏散, 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.