Composition of Xiaoqinglong Decoction
According to Treatise on Febrile Diseases, Xiaoqinglong Decoction consists of Herba Ephedrae (removing knots), Radix Paeoniae, Asari, Zingiberis Rhizoma, Radix Glycyrrhizae (parched), Ramulus Cinnamomi (peeled), Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis (half liter) and Rhizoma Pinelliae (washed). With a bucket of water, first boil ephedra and reduce it by two liters, then remove the foam and take all the medicines. Boil three liters, except me, warm one liter. Because this prescription has strong heat dissipation, it should be suitable for patients with cold water in the lungs, and the dose should be determined according to the patient's physical strength.
Efficacy of Xiaoqinglong Decoction
1. During the acute attack of asthma, more sputum is secreted, and there will be phlegm in the throat and even edema in the limbs. Xiaoqinglong Decoction contains Herba Ephedrae, Ramulus Cinnamomi, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Radix Glycyrrhizae, Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis, etc. It is effective for this kind of asthma after correct syndrome differentiation and treatment.
2. Xiaoqinglong Decoction is mainly used for exterior cold and internal drinking syndrome. The prescription contains Herba Ephedrae and Cortex Cinnamomi, which can promote sweating, dispel cold and relieve exterior syndrome, Herba Ephedrae can also promote lung qi, relieve asthma and relieve cough, and Cortex Cinnamomi can turn qi into water, which is convenient for internal drinking. Supplemented with dried ginger and asarum, it can warm the lung and dissolve the drink, and adding hemp and cinnamon can relieve exterior symptoms and eliminate evil spirits.
Generally speaking, Xiaoqinglong Decoction, as a common prescription for treating exogenous wind-cold, cold drinks to relieve asthma and cough, is often used for patients with bronchitis, bronchial asthma, pneumonia, whooping cough, cor pulmonale, allergic rhinitis, catarrhal ophthalmia, catarrhal otitis media and so on. And it has a good curative effect on the symptoms of such patients.