Formula

Minor Sinking-into-the-Chest Decoction

小陷胸湯xiao xian xiong 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 minor chest-bind pattern located right below the heart, painful on pressure, with a floating, slippery pulse. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.

Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：小結胸病，正在心下，按之則痛，脉浮滑者，小陷胸湯主之。…

Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·小陷胸湯方（宋本138）（证治条文）

References
  • Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
  • Coptis一兩
  • Pinellia (Ban xia)半升
  • Trichosanthes Fruit大者一枚
Citations
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·小陷胸湯方（宋本138）（组成）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its composition.
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·小陷胸湯方（宋本138）（证治条文）；hash 锚公版逐字条文Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its traditional indications.
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·小陷胸湯方（宋本138）（煎服法）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its preparation & usage.