Xing Qian Cong Chi Tang
Star杏前葱豉汤 (Apricot Kernel, Peucedanum, Scallion, and Prepared Soybean Decoction)
Source: Selected Formulas for Warm-Heat Pathogen Diseases (c. 1900)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Xing Qian Cong Chi Tang (Apricot Kernel, Peucedanum, Scallion, and Prepared Soybean Decoction), from Selected Formulas for Warm-Heat Pathogen Diseases (c. 1900).
Associated formula of Cong Chi Tang.
Indications: Fever, headache, nasal congestion, aversion to wind, chills without sweating, dry skin, continuous dry cough, chest fullness, qi rebellion, pain penetrating to the back; pulse floating and rough on the right, floating and wiry or tight on the left.
Usage: Ye Tian-Shi's formula for sudden autumn wind-dryness (cold-dryness constraining the chest), combining bitter-warm Lung-qi-directing herbs with light acrid wind-cold dispersers.
Category: Formulas that Release Early-Stage Exterior Disorders.
Source: Scheid V, Bensky D, Ellis A, Barolet R. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. Eastland Press, 2009, p. 6.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Xing Ren
as printed: Semen Pruni Armeniacae (xing ren) 9g
|
9g | 28.57% | — | |
|
Dan Dou Chi
as printed: Sojae Semen praeparatum (dan dou chi) 6g
|
6g | 19.05% | — | |
|
Qian Hu
as printed: Peucedani Radix (qian hu) 4.5g
|
4.5g | 14.29% | — | |
|
Zhi Ke
as printed: fresh Aurantii Fructus (xian zhi ke) 3g
|
3g | 9.52% | — | |
|
Zi Su Geng
as printed: immature Perillae Caulis (nen su geng) 4.5g
|
4.5g | 14.29% | — | |
|
Jie Geng
as printed: Platycodi Radix (jie geng) 2.1g
|
2.1g | 6.67% | — | |
|
Ju Hong
as printed: honey-fried Citri reticulatae Exocarpium rubrum (zhi ju hong) 2.4g
|
2.4g | 7.62% | — | |
|
Cong Bai
(9g); as printed: fresh Allii fistulosi Bulbus (cong bai) 3 pieces (9g)
|
3pieces | 100% | — |
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net neutral (+0.08)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cool 43%, neutral 7%, warm 51%.
Pairs warm and cool. 51% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 43% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Taste
- pungent 31%
- sweet 14%
- sour 3%
- bitter 52%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Lung 100%
- Stomach 43%
- Large intestine 38%
- Spleen 31%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
1 herb without a dose in grams, so left out of every figure above: Cong Bai.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Cong Chi Tang + Jie Geng, Ju Hong, Qian Hu, Xing Ren, Zhi Ke and Zi Su Geng
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