by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu    按此看中文。

Name of Formula: xing su san   (source: Wen Bing Tiao Bian)

wind cold type of cough: thin watery phlegm, headache, stuffy nose, clear mucus, dislike cold temperature, fever.

zi su 9 g, ban xia 9 g, fu ling 9 g, qian hu 9 g,  jie geng 6 g, zhi ke 6 g, gan cao 3 g, sheng jiang 3 g, da zao 3 pieces, xing ren 9 g, chen pi 6 g.

Boil with water and use as tea.

Adjustment of Formula:

If fever is high: add chai hu, huang qin.

If vomiting: add huo xiang, zhu ru.

If headache is severe: add gao ben.

Avoid the cold type of food, like: mung bean, crab, clams, water snail, smails，persimmons, citrus (like pamelos, grapefruit, oranges, mandarin etc), bananas, kiwis, sugar cane, water melons, sweet melons, bitter melons, water chestnuts, arrowhead, kelp, raw daikon, egg plants, Artemisin Selengensis, lotus roots,  winter melons,  loofah (Chinese okra), sweet potatoes.

Back to common cold page.

藥方名：杏蘇散 《 方源：温病條辨 》

主治：風寒咳嗽：吐稀痰，伴有頭痛，鼻塞，流清涕，怕冷及發燒

紫 蘇 9 g， 半 夏 9 g，茯 苓 9 g，前 胡 9 g， 桔 梗 6 g，枳 殼 6 g，甘 草 3 g，生 薑 3 g，大 棗 3枚，杏 仁 9 g，陳 皮 6 g

水煎服。