XIAO QUING LONG TANG

Exterior-Releasing & Lung-Warming • Fluid-Transforming & Wheezing-Relieving Formula

Symptoms

Fever and chills (chills usually predominant) without sweating.

Cough and wheezing with labored breathing.

Profuse, thin, watery, or frothy sputum (white/clear).

Sensation of "heaviness" or "fullness" in the chest.

Nasal congestion with clear, watery discharge.

Possible edema (puffiness) in the face or limbs.

Tongue: Pale and moist with a white, slippery, or greasy coating.

Pulse: Floating (Fu), Tight (Jin), and Slippery (Hua).

Ingredients

Gui Zhi (Cinnamomum cassia)
Raw Herbs 6g Granules 16.7g

Gan Jiang (Zingiber officinale)
Raw Herbs 3g Granules 8.3g

Ban Xia (Pinellia ternata)
Raw Herbs 9g Granules 25.0g

Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra chinens.)
Raw Herbs 3g Granules 8.3g

Bai Shao (Paeonia lactiflora)
Raw Herbs 9g Granules 25.0g

Zhi Gan Cao (Glycyrrhiza uralensis)
Raw Herbs 6g Granules 16.7g

Posology

Granules
3 to 9g per day after main meals, diluted in hot water.

Raw Herbs
Boil in 1000–1200ml of water and drink 1 to 3 cups per day.

Description

Xiao Qing Long Tang is a masterpiece of architectural balance. It uses "Pungent-Warm" herbs to scatter the cold exterior and interior, while using "Sour-Astringent" herbs to protect the Lung Qi from over-dispersion.

Gui Zhi release the exterior and open the Lungs.

Gan Jiang warm the interior "volcano" to melt the frozen water-rheum.

Zhi Ban Xia descends the rebellious Qi and dries the phlegm.

Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra) and Bai Shao provide the "brakes"; they prevent the upward-moving herbs from exhausting the Lung Qi and injuring the Yin.

Zhi Gan Cao harmonizes the entire group.

Contraindications

Not for use in cases of Dry Cough or Yin deficiency.

Use with extreme caution in patients with hypertension or heart disease Avoid long-term use as it can be very drying to the body's fluids.

Avoid long-term use as it can be very drying to the body's fluids.