Cong Bai Qi Wei Yin (Scallion Decoction with Seven Ingredients)

Formula 17 of 25 in Formulas that Release the Exterior

Sub-Category:

Formulas that Release Early-Stage Exterior Disorders

Pattern:

Invasion of Wind-Cold with existing Qi and Yang Deficiency

Cautions, Contraindications, Herb Drug Interactions:

This section is being researched, and is not completed.

Preparation Notes:

Decoction. Taken warm.

Originally Appeared In:

Arcane Essentials from the Imperial Library (Wai Tai Bi Yao)

Combined Channels of all herbs in this formula:

Lungs, Stomach, Spleen, Heart, Kidneys, Liver

Substances in this Formula (6 Total):

Cong Bai (Scallion or Green Onion) 葱白
Qty:	9-12 grams
Chan:	LU, ST
Prop:	Spicy, Warm
Latin:	Bulbus Allii Fistulosi
Cat:	Warm, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior

Ge Gen (Pueraria, Kudzu Root) 葛根
Qty:	9-12 grams
Chan:	SP, ST
Prop:	Sweet, Spicy, Cool
Latin:	Radix Puerariae
Cat:	Cool, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior

Dan Dou Chi (Prepared Soybean) 淡豆敕
Qty:	6-9 grams
Chan:	LU, ST
Prop:	Sweet, Slightly Bitter, Neutral
Latin:	Semen Praeparatum Sojae
Cat:	Cool, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior

Sheng Jiang (uncooked Rhizoma Zingiberis)

Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger Rhizome) 生姜
Qty:	6-9 grams
Chan:	LU, SP, ST
Prop:	Spicy, Warm
Latin:	uncooked Rhizoma Zingiberis
Cat:	Warm, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior

Mai Men Dong (Tuber Ophiopogonis Japonici)

Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon Tuber) 麦门冬
Qty:	9-12 grams
Chan:	SP, ST, HT (LU)
Prop:	Sweet, Slightly Bitter, Slightly Cold
Latin:	Tuber Ophiopogonis Japonici
Cat:	Herbs that Tonify Yin

Sheng Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Glutinosae)

Sheng Di Huang (Chinese Foxglove Root, Rehmannia) 地黄
Qty:	9-15 grams
Chan:	HT, KI, LIV
Prop:	Sweet, Bitter, Cold
Latin:	Radix Rehmanniae Glutinosae
Cat:	Herbs that Cool the Blood

Formulas References

Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies - Dan Bensky
Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas - Him Che. Yeung
The Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula - Qiao Yi

Herbs References

Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica, Third Edition - Dan Bensky
Herb-drug interactions - Fugh-Berman A.
Handbook of Chinese Herbs - Him Che. Yeung
Chinese Medical Herbology & Pharmacology - John K. Chen, Tina T. Chen
Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals, Third Edition - Max Wichtl

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