Formulas · Release the Exterior 解表 · Sanghallon (傷寒論)

Major Blue-Green Dragon Decoction

Daecheongryong-tang

한글 대청룡탕 · Pinyin Da Qing Long Tang

大靑龍湯

Composition 構成

Mahwang Ma Huang
麻黃 마황 · Ephedra

12 g
Chief 君
Seokgo Shi Gao
石膏 석고 · Gypsum

12 g
Deputy 臣
Gyeji Gui Zhi
桂枝 계지 · Cinnamon Twig

8 g
Deputy 臣
Haengin Xing Ren
杏仁 행인 · Apricot Kernel

6 g
Assistant 佐
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

6 g
Assistant 佐
Daejo Da Zao
大棗 대조 · Jujube

4 g
Assistant 佐
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

4 g
Envoy 使

Total 52 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

Powerfully releases exterior cold
Clears interior heat and vexation

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Exterior cold binding with interior heat — chills fever and no sweat with irritability
Body aches with restlessness and thirst
The strongest exterior closure with heat trapped inside

Biomedical correlates

Influenza with high fever and no sweating
Acute febrile illness with agitation
Cold-triggered fever in robust patients

Clinical commentary 臨床

Mahwang-tang fused with a fragment of Baekho — the dragon that brings rain to a body sealed shut and overheating inside. Strictly for the robust with no sweat at all; the classic warns plainly against using it in the weak. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.