Formulas · Stop Cough & Wheeze 止咳平喘 · Uihak Simo (醫學心悟)

Stop Coughing Powder

Jisu-san

한글 지수산 · Pinyin Zhi Sou San

止嗽散

Composition 構成

Jawan Zi Wan
紫菀 자완 · Aster Root

8 g
Chief 君
Baekbu Bai Bu
百部 백부 · Stemona

8 g
Chief 君
Gilgyeong Jie Geng
桔梗 길경 · Platycodon

8 g
Deputy 臣
Baekjeon Bai Qian
白前 백전 · Cynanchum

8 g
Deputy 臣
Hyeonggae Jing Jie
荊芥 형개 · Schizonepeta

8 g
Assistant 佐
Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

4 g
Assistant 佐
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

4 g
Envoy 使

Total 48 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.

Received this formula from your practitioner? Amounts shown here are classical reference values — granule and prepared products differ. Always follow your prescribed dosage and directions.

Actions 效能

Stops cough and transforms phlegm
Gently disperses lingering exterior wind

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Persistent cough after a cold has otherwise resolved
Tickling throat cough neither hot nor cold
Post-infectious cough sensitive to wind and talking

Biomedical correlates

Post-viral lingering cough (the classic indication)
Persistent tickle cough
Subacute bronchitic cough

Clinical commentary 臨床

Cheng Guo-peng's formula for the cough that outstays its cold — mild, neutral, and famously forgiving, which is exactly why it works for the two-week tickle nothing else touches. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.