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Cong Bai Qi Wei Yin葱白七味饮

Scallion Decoction with Seven Ingredients

Releasing the Exterior 解表剂Release the Exterior with Tonification 扶正解表

Ingredients7 herbs

葱Cong Bai葱白连根切9gOpens yang at the surface, the mildest way to induce a sweat
干Ge Gen干葛切9gReleases the muscle layer and generates fluids at the same time
新Dan Dou Chi新豉绵裹6gVents the exterior without injuring the blood
生Sheng Jiang生姜切6gWarms and assists the release, and keeps the rich herbs from cloying
生Mai Men Dong生麦门冬去心9gGenerates fluids and moistens the Lung against a dry cough
干Gan Di Huang干地黄9gNourishes blood and yin, supplying the substance a sweat is made from
劳Lao Shui劳水以杓扬之一千过Water ladled and poured many times before boiling, so it is light and does not weigh the formula down

Indications

Nourishes blood and releases the exteriorRaises a light sweat without depleting the bloodGenerates fluids

Wind-cold in a blood-deficient patient: blood and sweat share one source, so a patient who has lost blood cannot afford an ordinary diaphoretic.

Clinical Manifestations

  • Cold caught after significant blood loss
  • Postpartum cold with headache and fever
  • Cold in a convalescent, blood-depleted patient
  • Fever with a dry mouth in an anaemic patient
TonguePale, dry, with little coating
PulseThin, sometimes floating and thin

Health Categories

Women's HealthHeart & CirculationEnergy & FatigueImmune SupportCold & Flu Relief

Modern Applications

Postpartum infectionAnaemiaConvalescent feverCommon coldPost-haemorrhage recovery

Common adjustments

Contraindications

Not for an exterior cold in a well-nourished patient, where an ordinary acrid-warm formula does the job more simply and more quickly. Its rich herbs are unsuitable for a damp, phlegmy digestion with a greasy coating. Active bleeding or a postpartum fever must be medically assessed before any herbal treatment.

For licensed practitioners’ reference only — not a self-treatment guide.

Pregnancy

Generally acceptable in pregnancy under practitioner supervision — a nourishing, gently venting formula with no Ma Huang, no aconite and no blood-moving herbs; it is in fact used postpartum. Fever in or after pregnancy still requires medical assessment first.

Related Formulas

References

Source Wai Tai Mi Yao 《外台秘要》 · Tang

  1. Classical source as given in the source fields (pre-1900, public domain).
    2. Scheid, Bensky, Ellis & Barolet. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. — composition & dosage cross-checked.
    3. 《方剂学》（全国中医药行业高等教育规划教材）— 附方 note under 加减葳蕤汤, pattern analysis cross-checked.

Professional reference notice. Entries are scholarly references for licensed TCM practitioners and students — not medical advice, and not a recommendation to self-prescribe. Chinese herbal formulas should be used under the guidance of a qualified practitioner. Content is an original editorial compilation by Cura x Cura, cross-checked against the cited references.