Xin Jia Xiang Ru Yin新加香薷饮

Newly Augmented Mosla Beverage

Dispelling Summer-Heat 祛暑剂

Ingredients5 herbs

HerbDosageWhat it does in this formula

香Xiang Ru香薷Moslae Herba6gOpens the closed surface with acrid warmth and dispels summer-heat

银Jin Yin Hua银花Lonicerae Japonicae Flos9gClears and vents the summer-heat already inside

鲜Xian Bian Dou Hua鲜扁豆花Lablab Flos9gResolves summer-heat and transforms damp, lighter than the seed it replaces 厚Hou Po厚朴Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex6gMoves qi and dries damp, unbinding the chest and epigastrium 连Lian Qiao连翘Forsythiae Fructus6gClears heat and disperses constrained heat from the upper burner

Indications

Releases the exterior and dispels summer-heatClears heat and transforms dampOpens a closed surface without adding to interior heat

Summer-heat with damp, complicated by an externally contracted cold. Heat is already inside, yet the surface is shut, so neither warming alone nor cooling alone will do.

Clinical Manifestations

Summer fever with headache and no sweating
Aversion to cold in hot weather alongside thirst and a flushed face
Chest oppression in the hot season
Early summer febrile illness with a white greasy coating
Air-conditioning chills over an underlying summer heat

TongueRed with a thin white or slightly greasy coating

PulseFloating and rapid

Health Categories

Energy & FatigueImmune SupportCold & Flu Relief

Modern Applications

Summer fever Influenza-like illness Heat exhaustion Headache Upper respiratory infection

Common adjustments

Heat clearly dominant, high fever — increase Lian Qiao 连翘 and Jin Yin Hua 金银花, reduce Xiang Ru
Damp dominant, thick greasy coating — add Huo Xiang 藿香 and Pei Lan 佩兰
Sore throat — add Niu Bang Zi 牛蒡子

Contraindications

Stop once sweating comes — the classical instruction is to use it only while sweat is absent, and continuing to force the surface open wastes fluids in a hot season. Not for exterior deficiency with spontaneous sweating, and not for heat-stroke with collapse or confusion, which needs emergency care.

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

Pregnancy

Use with caution in pregnancy — it induces sweating and Hou Po moves qi downward; short courses only, under practitioner supervision.

Related Formulas

Xiang Ru San香薷散

References

Source Wen Bing Tiao Bian 《温病条辨》 · Qing

「手太阴暑温，……但汗不出者，新加香薷饮主之。」
— 《温病条辨》(classical source, public domain)

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）— 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.