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Jin Feicao San: Classic TCM Formula

Jin Fei Cao San 金沸草散
By the TCMHH editorial team Not medically reviewed How we work Updated 6 Oct 2026
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Name

The Prescription of Jin Feicao San

Source

The book Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang

Ingredients

Xuan Fu Hua 9 g,Ma Huang 9 g,Qian Hu 9 g,Jing Jie Sui 12 g,Gan Cao 3 g,Ban Xia 3 g,Chi Shao 3 g,Sheng Jiang 9 g,Da Zao 1 date.

Explanation

Xuan Fu Hua: The principal drug, descending the adverse flow of Qi to remove phlegm and stop hiccup.

Ma Huang: Relieving superficies syndrome by means of diaphoresis, facilitating the flow of the lung-Qi to stop asthma.

Ban Xia: Dispersing accumulation of pathogens, letting the adverse flow of the stomach-Qi go downwards to arrest vomiting.

Chi Shao: Removing heat in the blood and promoting the circulation of blood.

Qian Hu: Dispelling phlegm and directing qi downward, dispersing wind-heat.

Jing Jie Sui: Dispelling wind and release exterior.

Da Zao: Invigorating the spleen-Qi, relieving the liver depression, treating deficiency ofthe heart.

Sheng Jiang: Being pungent in taste and warm in nature, dispersing accumulation of pathogens, regulating the stomach to arrest vomiting.

Gan Cao: Clear heat and remove toxicity.

The Effect of Jin Feicao San

Effect

Dispel wind-cold, direct qi downward and resolve phlegm.

Indications

Cough with excessive phlegm, fever with aversion to cold, snuffle with runny nose, common cold with cough, whitish and slimy coating on the tongue, floating pulse.

Administrations

Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.

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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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