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Minor Bupleurum Decoction

Sosiho-tang

한글 소시호탕 · Pinyin Xiao Chai Hu Tang

小柴胡湯

Composition 構成

Siho Chai Hu
柴胡 시호 · Bupleurum

12 g
Chief 君
Hwanggeum Huang Qin
黃芩 황금 · Scutellaria

8 g
Deputy 臣
Insam Ren Shen
人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng

4 g
Assistant 佐
Banha Ban Xia
半夏 반하 · Pinellia

4 g
Assistant 佐
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

3 g
Envoy 使
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

2 g
Envoy 使
Daejo Da Zao
大棗 대조 · Jujube

2 g
Envoy 使

Total 35 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.

Actions 效能

Harmonizes the Shaoyang
Resolves alternating chills and fever

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Shaoyang syndrome with alternating chills and fever
Fullness of the chest and hypochondrium
Bitter taste with dry throat and dizziness

Biomedical correlates

Lingering colds and flu
Hepatobiliary disorders
Chronic low-grade inflammation

Clinical commentary 臨床

The definitive half-exterior, half-interior formula. Its architecture — clearing and tonifying in one prescription — makes it a model for treating any condition caught between two phases. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.