Xiaoqinglong Tang, a well-known prescription in the history of Chinese medicine, originated from the "Treatise on Typhoid Fever" by the medical saint Zhang Zhongjing. It is based on ephedra, dried ginger, white peony, cinnamon branch, fine pungent herbs, schisandra chinensis, boiled licorice, and eight flavors of Fabanxia, which has the unique effect of warming the lungs and dissipating cold, and relieving cough. Each herb has its own unique pharmacological effect, and together they have formed this thousand-year-old formula.
Ephedra, which is the main drug of Xiaoqinglong soup, is generally used in a dosage of about 10 grams. Ephedra has the effect of sweating and dissipating cold, promoting lung and asthma, and its pungent and warm divergent properties can make the human body sweat, so as to achieve the effect of dissipating cold. It should be noted here that ephedra usually uses its stem as medicine, because ephedra stem is the main part of sweating, while ephedra root has antiperspirant effect, and the two have opposite effects.
Cinnamon sticks, the dosage is also 10 grams. The cinnamon branch is red, enters the blood, and acts on the human body together with ephedra, which can help ephedra better sweat and enhance the effect of dissipating cold. The addition of cinnamon branches makes the cold dissipation effect of Xiaoqinglong soup more comprehensive and deep.
Dried ginger, fine pungent and banxia, these three herbs are all important medicines for warming the lungs and dissipating cold, drying dampness and dissolving phlegm. Dried ginger warms the lungs and dispels cold, can dispel the cold in the lungs, fine pungent and warm lungs can dissolve phlegm in the lungs, and dampness in half summer can eliminate phlegm and dampness caused by cold evil. The cooperation of the three makes Xiaoqinglong soup more significant in warming the lungs and dissipating cold, and dissipating cough with alcohol.
White peony and schisandra chinensis, these two herbs are important medicines for nourishing yin and rejuvenating the body. White peony has the effect of nourishing blood and collecting yin, which can protect the yin fluid in the body from being injured by divergent drugs, while Schisandra chinensis has the effect of astringent and astringent, which can prevent the phlegm in the lungs from overflowing. The addition of these two herbs makes Xiaoqinglong soup not damage the yin fluid of the human body while dissipating cold, ensuring the safety and effectiveness of the drug.
Boiled licorice, which is an auxiliary medicine in Xiaoqinglong soup, is also used in a dosage of 10 grams. Burning licorice can reconcile the properties of the medicine, so that the medicine can work better, and at the same time, it can also care for the spleen and stomach and prevent the damage of the drug to the spleen and stomach. The spleen and stomach are the foundation of the day after tomorrow, and only by protecting the spleen and stomach can the drugs be better absorbed and functioned.
This is the basic composition of Xiaoqinglong soup and the role of each medicine. This formula has the main effect of warming the lungs and dissipating cold, dissipating cough and relieving cough, and has a significant therapeutic effect on cough and phlegm caused by external cold and internal drinking. Through the divergence of ephedra and cinnamon branches, the warming and phlegm dissolving effects of dried ginger, fine spice and banxia, and the yin and nourishing effects of white peony and schisandra, Xiaoqinglong soup can comprehensively and deeply regulate the body's qi, so that the cold and evil in the lungs can be cleared, and phlegm and dampness can be dissolved, so as to achieve the purpose of curing diseases.
Mr. Liu Duzhou's medical case of using Xiaoqinglong soup to treat cold drink cough and asthma fully reflects the miraculous curative effect of this formula. The man who had suffered from cough and asthma for many years, although he had also tried various treatments before meeting Liu Lao, could not cure it. Through careful medical history and careful syndrome differentiation, Liu Lao believed that his illness was caused by cold outside and drinking inside, so he decisively prescribed the recipe for Xiaoqinglong soup. As a result, after only a few doses of medicine, the man's cough and asthma symptoms were significantly relieved, and finally a radical cure was achieved. This medical case not only shows the miraculous curative effect of Xiaoqinglong soup, but also reflects the unique charm of TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment.