Formulas · Release the Exterior 解表 · Donguibogam · Japbyeong (Cold Damage)

Minor Blue-Green Dragon Decoction

Socheongryong-tang

한글 소청룡탕 · Pinyin Xiao Qing Long Tang

小靑龍湯

Composition 構成

Mahwang Ma Huang
麻黃 마황 · Ephedra

6 g
Chief 君
Baekjakyak Bai Shao
白芍藥 백작약 · White Peony

6 g
Deputy 臣
Banha Ban Xia
半夏 반하 · Pinellia

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

4 g
Deputy 臣
Sesin Xi Xin
細辛 세신 · Asarum

4 g
Assistant 佐
Geongang Gan Jiang
乾薑 건강 · Dried Ginger

4 g
Assistant 佐
Omija Wu Wei Zi
五味子 오미자 · Schisandra

4 g
Assistant 佐
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

4 g
Envoy 使

Total 38 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

Releases exterior cold
Transforms congested fluids in the interior
Calms wheezing and cough

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Exterior cold with interior thin fluids
Cough and wheezing with copious watery sputum
Clear nasal discharge with sneezing

Biomedical correlates

Allergic rhinitis
Asthmatic cough with clear sputum
Cold-type sinus congestion

Clinical commentary 臨床

The formula for watery, cold phlegm in the Lungs — the "dragon" that stirs the water. The Sesin-Geongang-Omija triad (warm, disperse, restrain) is a dosing relationship worth memorizing. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.