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0306 小承氣湯 (Xiao Cheng Qi Tang)

 

Minor Rhubarb Combination

 

Minor Order the Qi Decoction

 

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【Formulation】

Chinese Name	Pharmaceutical Name	Pin Yin Name	English Name
大黃	Rhizoma Rhei	Da Huang	Rhubarb
枳實	Fructus Aurantii immaturus	Zhi Shi	Zhi Shih
厚朴	Cortex Magnoliae officinalis	Hou Po	Magnolia Bark

 

【Classic Literature Reference】

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

Compiler: Zhang, Zhong-jingo

 

【Indications】

Traditional: Excess syndrome of the yangming organ marked by fullness and distention in the chest and abdomen, constipation, tidal fever, delirium, a dark yellow tongue coating, and a slippery and rapid pulse; or onset of dysentery marked by distending abdominal pain, or fullness and distention in the epigastrium and abdomen, and rectal tenesmus.

 

Modern: Acute febrile disease, habitual constipation, hypertension, obesity, food poisoning, intestinal obstruction, postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction, pediatric epilepsy, neurosis, tetanus, dysentery, and dysuria.

 

Pattern of Mild Excess Heat in the Stomach and Intestine

(Mild Excess Heat Pattern of Yangming Organ)

 

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