Apricot Kernel and Perilla Leaf Powder
(xing su san杏蘇散)

Source: Treatise on Differentiation and Treatment of Epidemic Febrile Diseases
《溫病條辨》

zi su ye

perilla leaf

Folium Perillae

紫蘇葉

ku xing ren

bitter apricot kernel

Semen Armeniacae Amarum

苦杏仁

ban xia

pinellia tuber

Rhizoma Pinelliae

半夏

fu ling

poria

Poria

茯苓

chen pi

dried tangerine peel

Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae

陳皮

qian hu

hogfennel root

Radix Peucedani

前胡

jie geng

balloonflower root

Radix Platycodi

桔梗

zhi qiao

bitter orange peel

Fructus Aurantii

枳殼

gan cao

liquorice root

Radix Glycyrrhizae

甘草

sheng jiang

fresh ginger

Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens

生薑

da zao

common jujube fruit

Fructus Ziziphi Jujubae

大棗

Indications: slight headache, chills without sweating, cough with watery sputum, stuffy nose and dry throat. The formula is usually used for upper respiratory tract infections, chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

適應症:外感涼燥,表現頭微痛,惡寒無汗,咳嗽痰稀,鼻塞咽乾。常用於上呼叫道感染、慢性支氣管炎、肺氣腫等見上述表現者。