Formulas that warm the interior
Xiao jian zhong tang
Minor Construct the Middle Decoction
- Chinese name
- 小建中汤
- Group
- Formulas that warm the interior
- English name
- Minor Cinnamon and Paeonia Combination
Warms and strengthens spleen and stomach, strengthens the qi and relieves cramping pain.
Indications
For slight, undernourished people who tire quickly, also for thin, weak children who grow slowly, and in exhausting conditions. Also for gastric and intestinal ulcers, chronic hepatitis, fever after childbirth, nervous breakdown and abdominal cramps. The book also mentions aplastic anaemia.
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cinnamon twig (gui zhi) | 12 g |
| Jujube (da zao) | 3–5 stuks |
| Fresh ginger (sheng jiang) | 12 g |
| Honey-fried licorice (zhi gan cao) | 6 g |
| White peony root (bai shao) | 12 g |
| Maltose (yi tang) | 40 g |