Formula

Minor Order the Qi Decoction

小承氣湯xiao cheng qi tang
1 source

3 herbs·from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)

In the Shanghan Lun (《傷寒論》) tradition, this formula is described for a Yangming presentation: profuse sweating depleting the fluids, dryness in the stomach, hardened stool, and consequent delirious speech. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.

Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：陽明病，其人多汗，以津液外出，胃中燥，大便必鞕，鞕則讝語，小承氣湯主之。…

Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)《伤寒论》辨阳明病脉证并治·小承氣湯（证治条文·宋本213）

References
  • Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
  • Rhubarb Root四兩
  • Magnolia Bark (Hou po)二兩
  • Immature Bitter Orange (Zhi shi)三枚
Citations
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨阳明病脉证并治·小承氣湯（组成·宋本213）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its composition.
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨阳明病脉证并治·小承氣湯（证治条文·宋本213）；hash 锚含方名/组成唯一上下文片段Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its traditional indications.
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨阳明病脉证并治·小承氣湯（煎服法·宋本213）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its preparation & usage.