Commonly Used Chinese Herb Formulas with Illustrations - Minor Blue Dragon Combination (Xiao Qing Long Tang)

 

0305 小青龍湯 (Xiao Qing Long Tang)

 

Minor Blue Dragon Combination

 

Minor Blue Dragon Decoction


 Formulation

Chinese Name

Pharmaceutical Name

Pin Yin Name

English Name

麻黃

Herba Ephedrae

Ma Huang

Ephedra

白芍

Radix Paeoniae alba

Bai Shao

White Peony

乾薑

Rhizoma Zingiberis

Gan Jiang

Dried Ginger

炙甘草

Radix Glycyrrhizae praeparata cum melle

Zhi Gan Cao

Baked Licorice

桂枝

Ramulus Cinnamomi

Gui Zhi

Cinnamon Twigs

製半夏

Rhizoma Pinelliae praeparatum

Zhi Ban Xia

Pinellia Rhizome

五味子

Fructus Schisandrae chinensis

Wu Wei Zi

Schisandra Fruit

細辛

Radix Asari

Xi Xin

Asarum

Classic Literature Reference

Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Febrile Diseases, 206).

Compiler: Zhang, Zhong-jingo

 

Indications

Traditional:

Affliction of wind-cold with internal phlegm-retention marked by chills, fever, anhidrosis, asthmatic cough or labored breathing, watery phlegm, a sensation of fullness and discomfort in the chest, and thirst; or body aches, decreased urination, generalized edema, a white and slippery tongue coating, and a superficial pulse.

 

Modern:

Common cold, influenza, bronchial asthma, acute or chronic bronchitis, allergic rhinitis, whooping cough, pneumonia, pulmonary edema, cor pulmonale, pleuritis, and acute nephritis.   

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