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Zhi Sou San 止嗽散 - Stop Coughing Formula

Original price $ 23.95 - Original price $ 59.00
Original price
$ 32.00
$ 23.95 - $ 59.00
Current price $ 32.00
Granules, Capsules, or Whole Herbs: 100g Granules

Platycodon and Schizonepeta Formula

Powder to Stop Coughing and Ease Breathing

Shen Clinic TCM Consult

Origin of ZHI SOU SAN

Zhi Sou San was first published in the Qing Dynasty by Cheng Guopeng

Generally used for
  • Cough (with phlegm that is difficult to expectorate)
  • Whooping cough (pertussis)
  • Upper respiratory tract infection
  • Early stages of viral and mycoplasmic pneumonia
  • Influenza
Formula Actions
  • Alleviates cough
  • Transforms Phlegm
  • Courses the Exterior
  • Diffuses Lung Qi
TCM DX
  • Cough as a sequelae to External Wind-Cold with Phlegm
  • Wind-Cold invading the Lungs
  • Tai Yang Zhong Feng with Phlegm

 

ZHI SOU SAN Ingredients

  1. JIE GENG 
  2. JING JIE 
  3. ZI WAN 
  4. BAI BU 
  5. BAI QIAN 
  6. CHEN PI
  7. GAN CAO

Modifiying ZHI SOU SAN

  • Early stage wind-cold: add Sheng Jiang
  • Headache, stuffy nose, chills and fever: add Fang Feng, Su Ye 
  • Summerheat: add Huang Lian, Huang Qin, Tian Hua Fen
  • Sticky sputum: add  Ban Xia, Fu Ling, Sang Bai Pi, Sheng Jiang, Da Zao
  • Dry cough: add Jing Jie, Chen Pi; + Gua Lou, Bei Mu, Zhi Mu, Bai Zi Ren
  • Wind-Heat: add Ju Hua, Sang Ye, Bo He, Huang Qin, Niu Bang Zi

ZHI SOU SAN Cautions and Safety

  • Do not use for chronic cough.
  • Contraindicated for those with cough due to Yin Deficiency.
  • Contraindicated for those with cough due to Lung Heat.
  • Contraindicated for those with cough due to Phlegm-Heat.
  • Use with extreme caution if the cough is accompanied by Blood-streaked Phlegm.

Pregnant or nursing women should consult their health care providers before using any supplement.

 

* These statements have not been evaluated by the US Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Pregnant or nursing women should consult their health care provider before taking any supplement.