Xiao Chaihu Tang is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine formula, Xiao Chaihu Tang treats internal injuries and coughs by removing ginseng, jujube and ginger, and adding schizandra and dried ginger to warm the lungs and stop coughing. The medication should be taken under the guidance of a physician, and should not be taken on its own to avoid adverse consequences.
In Xiao Chai Hu Tang, Chai Hu detoxifies the surface and reduces fever, Scutellaria baicalensis detoxifies the fire, ginseng tonifies the vital energy, Han Xia warms the middle and lowers the rebelliousness of the stomach (warming the stomach and tonifying the stomach to prevent the upward movement of the stomach qi), Roasted Licorice replenishes the middle and benefits the qi (treating qi deficiency by replenishing the spleen), eases the urgency and relieves the pain (relieving urgent pain), Ginger warms the stomach and stops vomiting (warming the spleen and the stomach to treat vomiting caused by gastric cold), and Jujubes replenishes the middle and benefits the qi.
The combination of these herbs has the effect of reconciling Shaoyang (treating exogenous heat illnesses in which the evil is between half-expression and half-li), harmonizing the stomach and lowering the rebelliousness (harmonizing the stomach qi and causing the upwardly rebellious qi to descend).
Xiao Chai Hu Tang is mainly used for treating cold and heat, bitter fullness in the chest and hypochondrium (feeling fullness and discomfort in the front and sides of the chest), dryness of the throat and bitterness in the mouth, upset and nausea; it is also used in treating jaundice and miscellaneous diseases of internal injuries, typhoid fever of women (illnesses caused by fever due to cold sensation), heat entering into the blood chamber, malaria, etc. and the symptoms of shaoyang (manifested as cold and heat, bitter fullness in the chest and hypochondrium, etc.).
For those who suffer from internal injuries and cough and see Shaoyang syndrome, when applying Xiao Chaihu Tang, on the basis of the original formula, ginseng, jujube and ginger can be removed, and dry ginger and schizandra can be added. In this formula, schizandra benefits qi and generates fluid (promoting fluid production by replenishing qi), and dried ginger warms the middle and disperses cold (dispersing cold by warming the spleen and stomach), which is even more effective than raw ginger.