Minor Purgative Decoction

xiao cheng qi tang   小承氣湯


Source: 
Treatise on Cold-induced Diseases《傷寒論》 

da huang Chinese rhubarb Radix et Rhizoma Rhei
hou po magnolia bark Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis
zhi shi immature bitter orange Fructus Aurantii Immaturus


Indications: constipation with hard stools, fullness and oppression in the chest and abdomen, delirium and tidal fever (fever rising in the afternoon/evening), thick and dry yellow tongue coating.   

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Minor Purgative Decoction

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