Prescription for Clearing away Summer-heat by Expelling Pathogenic Heat
Ji Su San (鸡苏散): Classic TCM Formula
Name
Ji Su San
Actions
Dispel summer-heat and promote diuresis.
The Prescription of 鸡苏散
The Effect of 鸡苏散
Indications
Difficult urination, polydipsia due to summer-heat.
Dosage and administration
Decoct 6~15 g. It should be wrapped during decocting.
Notes for 鸡苏散
Origin
It is a mixture of Hua Shi, Gan Cao and Bo He.
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Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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