Cong Chi Tang - 葱豉湯 - Scallion And Prepared Soybean Decoction

English:	Scallion and Prepared Soybean Decoction
Also Known As:	Decoction of Allium Bulb and Soja

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Bul. Allii	Cong Bai	9-12g	Releases the exterior, induces sweating, Disperses Cold and unblocks Yang. With Dan Dou Chi, for the initial stages of External Wind-Cold invasion.
Sm. Sojae Preparatum	Dan Dou Chi	12-30g	Releases the Exterior, Eliminates irritability, harmonizes the Middle Jiao and relieves stuffy sensations in the chest.

Formula Actions

• Unblocks Yang in the Exterior
• Induces diaphoresis

Syndromes

• Initial-stage Wind-Cold Attacks the Lungs
• Initial-stage Wind-Heat Attacks the Lungs

Clinical Manifestations

Mild fever Slight chills Anhidrosis Headache

Stuffy nose T: Normal C: Thin and white P: Floating

Treats

Common cold Upper respiratory infection

Influenza

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For failure to inducing diaphoresis:		For pronounced chills and headache:
+ Rx. Puerariae	Ge Gen	+ Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii	Qiang Huo
+ Rz. Cimicifugae	Sheng Ma	+ Rx. Saposhnikoviae	Fang Feng
For failure to inducing diaphoresis after using the above herbs:		+ Hb. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie
For pronounced Cold with abdominal pain:
+ Rx. Ephedrae	Ma Huang	+ Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang
For pronounced fever with a sore, swollen throat:		+ Brown Sugar
For pronounced coughing and hoarseness:
+ Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ Periostracum Cicadae	Chan Tui
+ Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi	+ Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng
+ Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	+ Fr. Arctii	Niu Bang Zi
For turbid Dampness:		For a common cold occurring in the spring or summer as the result of a lurking pathogen::
+ Hb. Agastaches/ Pogostemonis	Huo Xiang
+ Rx. Saposhnikoviae	Fang Feng
+ Hb. Eupatorii	Pei Lan	+ Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng
For muscle ache:		+ Per. Citri Reticulatae	Chen Pi
+ Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii	Qiang Huo	+ Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren
+ Rx. Saposhnikoviae	Fang Feng	For sore throat:
+ Hb. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie	+ Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua
+ Fr. Perillae	Zi Su Ye	+ Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao
For cough with sputum:		+ Hb. Taraxaci	Pu Gong Ying
+ Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng	+ Rx. Isatidis	Ban Lan Gen
+ Rx. Peucedani	Qian Hu	For nausea with chest and abdominal distention:
+ Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren	+ Per. Citri Reticulatae	Chen Pi
+ Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis	Hou Po
+ Hb. Agastaches/ Pogostemonis	Huo Xiang
+ Hb. Eupatorii	Pei Lan