[Source]

Shang Han, Jin Kui

 [Composition]

Bupleurum, Cinnamon Twig, Dried Ginger, Trichosanthes Root, Oyster Shell, (Honey-fried) Licorice, Scutellaria Baicalensis
(7)

 [Classification Groups]

<Tonify Spleen and Middle Jiao>: Licorice

<Dispel Exterior with Acrid Coolness>: Bupleurum

<Clear Heat and Dry Dampness>: Scutellaria Baicalensis

<Dispel Exterior with Acrid Warmth>: Cinnamon Twig

<Warm the Interior>: Dried Ginger

<Transform Phlegm>: Trichosanthes Root

<Soothe the Shen>: Oyster Shell

[Functions]

Harmonizes and disperses accumulations, warms the interior and dispels cold.

 [Indications]

Unresolved Shao Yang disease, with water-phlegm in the chest and hypochondrium, characterized by alternating chills and fever, vexation, fullness and slight hardness in the chest and hypochondrium, difficult urination, thirst without vomiting, and sweating only on the head. Also treats malaria with more chills than fever, or only chills without fever.

 [Indications]

Common cold, fever, pneumonia, bronchitis, stomach pain, malaria, hypochondriac pain, etc.

 [Mnemonic]

Formula name + Mu Lou Gan Qin → Mother is upstairs playing the piano.