Xiao Qing Long Tang
Minor Bluegreen Dragon Decoction
- Category
- Formulas that Release the Exterior
- Subcategory
- Formulas that Release Exterior Cold
- Ingredients
- 8 herbs
Actions
- Promotes sweating, releases the exterior, and disperses wind cold.
- Circulates and warms the Lung Qi.
- Resolves phlegm and dries dampness.
Indications
- Chills and fever
- No sweating
- Coughing and wheezing
- Difficult expectoration of stringy white and copious sputum
- Body aches
- Loose stool
- Chest oppression
- No thirst
- Nausea
- Possible floating edema
Ingredients
8 substances in Xiao Qing Long Tang — each links to its full herb monograph.
Bai Shao9 gTonify Blood
Ban Xia9 gWarm Herbs that Transform Phlegm-Cold
Gan Jiang9 gWarm the Interior and Expel Cold
Gui Zhi9 gWarm, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
Ma Huang9 gWarm, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
Wu Wei Zi9 gAstringe, Stabilize, Bind
Xi Xin9 gWarm, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
Zhi Gan Cao9 gTonify QiSafety — read before use
Not for dry cough, cough with no sputum, cough with yellow and sticky sputum, or cough with blood
Originally Appeared In:
- On Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun)
Sources & References
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