Zhi Sou San止嗽散
Stop Coughing Powder
Autres nomsPlatycodon and Schizonepeta Formula
- Substances
- 7
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Composition
Moistens the Lungs and stops cough
- Jiie Geng, Jing Jie
Opens the Lungs, spreads Lung Qi, expels Phlegm, benefits the throat and raises Lung Qi, directing the effects of other herbs to the upper body.
- Gan
Regulates Qi, Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm and descends *Qi.*
Actions
- Brings the cough to a halt
- Breaks down Phlegm
- Vents pathogens from the Exterior
- Opens up the Lungs
Syndromes traités
- A residual cough left behind by an External Wind-Cold attack, combined with Phlegm.
- Tai Yang Zhong Feng complicated by the presence of Phlegm
Manifestations
- Repeated bouts of coughing
- An itching sensation in the throat
- Possibly chills together with fever, or
- A slight fever, or the absence of chills and fever altogether
- A marked sensitivity to Wind
- A marked sensitivity to Cold
- A sore throat accompanied by Phlegm
- Difficulty catching a full breath
- An overabundance of sputum
- Phlegm that resists being coughed up
- Pain localized in the head
- An asthmatic condition
- Corps de la langue
- Tongue presentation is normal.
- Enduit
- A sparse white coating
- Pouls
- A floating pulse of moderate force
Indications
- An instance of coughing
- Pertussis, better known as whooping cough
- An infection of the upper respiratory tract
- The early phase of pneumonia caused by viral and mycoplasmic agents
- A case of influenza
- An episode of headache
- An acute case of tonsillitis
- The condition known as croup
- Asthma of the bronchial type
- Pulmonary emphysema
- A pertussis infection
- Coughing occurring alongside an Exterior pattern
- Long-standing tracheitis
- A sudden onset of bronchitis
- Long-term bronchitis
- Pneumonia of the interstitial type
- Long-standing prostatitis
- An ordinary cold
- A sudden case of laryngitis
- Measles in its early stage
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- A slight fever
- Difficulty breathing
Modifications
When the cough results from Wind-Heat
For a cough arising from Wind-Heat
For a cough together with a greasy tongue coating due to Summer-Dampness
For a fever accompanying a cough in children****
For Wind-Cold caught in its earliest stage
For thick, tenacious sputum arising as Dampness Transforming into Phlegm
For a sore throat, eye pain, and fever more pronounced than chills, due to Wind-Heat
For copious yellow sputum
For a dry, sputum-free cough
For a cough caused by Dryness impacting the Lung
For a cough tied to an Exterior condition, with copious white sputum
For pertussis
For pertussis accompanied by fever
For pertussis with blood present in the sputum
For long-standing bronchitis
For long-standing bronchitis with cold-type Phlegm
For long-standing bronchitis with Deficient Lung and Spleen Qi
For interstitial pneumonia presenting with fever and coughing
For long-standing prostatitis
For long-standing prostatitis with elevated white counts and a marked drop in lecithin mass
For long-standing prostatitis with Deficient Yang
For a cough producing Blood-streaked sputum
For a cough from cool Dryness, with severe throat itching****
For a cough accompanied by a severely sore throat
For a cough involving hemoptysis, blood-tinged Phlegm, and epistaxis
For a cough resulting from Wind-Cold
For a cough that arises from Wind-Cold
For a dry cough with a sore, irritated throat
For a headache, nasal congestion, and both chills and fever
For thirst, irritability, and dark-yellow urine due to Interior Heat
For thirst, irritability, and dark-yellow urine due to Summerheat
For a dry cough that produces nothing
- −Jing Jie
- −Chen Pi
- +Gua Lou
- +Zhe Bei Mu
- +Zhi Mu
- +Bai Zi Ren
For abundant sputum, diminished appetite, chest oppression, and a greasy white tongue coating
For a cough with copious sputum
For a cough caused by Phlegm-Dampness impacting the Lung
For a cough linked to an Exterior condition
For a cough tied to Dryness and Heat injuring the Lungs
- +Mu Dan Pi
- +Dan Shen
- +Bai He
- +Mai Men Dong
For a cough tied to an Exterior condition, with yellow sputum
For pertussis with copious Phlegm
For pertussis with recurring nausea and vomiting
For sudden-onset bronchitis
- +Tian Zhu Huang
- +Gua Lou Pi
- +Huang Qi
- +Sang Bai Pi
- +Qian Hu
- +Jin Yin Hua
For long-standing bronchitis with hot-type Phlegm
For long-standing bronchitis with Dryness of the Lung
For pneumonia of the interstitial type
For interstitial pneumonia complicated by Wind-Cold
For interstitial pneumonia complicated by Phlegm-Dampness
For long-standing prostatitis with elevated white blood cells in the prostatic fluid
For long-standing prostatitis with Deficient Yin
For long-standing prostatitis with Stagnant Blood
For a cough arising from cool Dryness, together with an itchy throat****
For a cough marked by severe Dryness and Heat
For a cough with Phlegm that is hard to expectorate
For an excess of Cold Phlegm
For a dry cough with watery sputum, due to excessive Lung Heat
For a dry cough with thin, watery sputum stemming from excessive Lung Heat
Précautions
- Should not be used for cough stemming from Yin Deficiency.
- Should not be used for cough stemming from Lung Heat.
- Should not be used for cough stemming from Phlegm-Heat.
- Exercise great caution when the cough presents with Blood-streaked Phlegm.
Notes
This formula is typically applied once the Exterior symptoms have nearly resolved, though the cough remains.