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Formula治燥剂· 轻宣润燥

桑杏汤

Sāng Xìng Tāng

Mulberry Leaf and Apricot Kernel Decoction

Wu Jutong's formula from the upper-burner chapter of Wen Bing Tiao Bian for mild external warm-dryness. It treats mild fever, thirst, dry nose and throat, dry cough without phlegm or with scant sticky phlegm, a red tongue with thin dry white coating, and a floating rapid pulse. This data entry contains five herbs; the complete formula also includes dan dou chi and li pi (pear peel).

Source《温病条辨》上焦篇·秋燥

Treatment Principle

轻宣温燥，润肺止咳

Gently diffuse warm-dryness and moisten the Lung to stop cough

Formula Rhyme

桑杏汤中浙贝宜，沙参栀豉与梨皮。干咳鼻涸又身热，外感温燥服之宜。

—— 方剂学方歌（传统汤头歌诀）

Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
桑叶Sāng Yè	君Sovereign	3g	清宣肺中温燥之邪，为君药
杏仁Xìng Rén	臣Minister	5g	宣降肺气，润燥止咳
北沙参Běi Shā Shēn	臣Minister	6g	养阴润肺，清热生津
浙贝母Zhè Bèi Mǔ	佐Assistant	3g	清热化痰，润肺止咳
栀子Zhī Zǐ	佐Assistant	3g	清泄肺热

Treats Patterns · 主治证型

卫分证

Wèi Fēn Zhèng

Wei-level (Defense) Pattern

Preparation · 煎服法

水二杯，煮取一杯，顿服之；重者再作服。

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-17

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桑杏汤Sāng Xìng Tāng

Mulberry Leaf and Apricot Kernel Decoction

Herb	Pinyin	Role	Dose
桑叶	Sāng Yè	Jun (Sovereign)	3g
杏仁	Xìng Rén	Chen (Minister)	5g
北沙参	Běi Shā Shēn	Chen (Minister)	6g
浙贝母	Zhè Bèi Mǔ	Zuo (Assistant)	3g
栀子	Zhī Zǐ	Zuo (Assistant)	3g

Preparation: 水二杯，煮取一杯，顿服之；重者再作服。

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  title        = {Sāng Xìng Tāng 桑杏汤 (Mulberry Leaf and Apricot Kernel Decoction)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
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Herb

Role

Dosage

Notes

清宣肺中温燥之邪，为君药

宣降肺气，润燥止咳

养阴润肺，清热生津

清热化痰，润肺止咳

清泄肺热

Herb

Pinyin

Role

Dose

桑叶

Sāng Yè

Jun (Sovereign)

杏仁

Xìng Rén

Chen (Minister)

北沙参

Běi Shā Shēn

Chen (Minister)

浙贝母

Zhè Bèi Mǔ

Zuo (Assistant)

栀子

Zhī Zǐ

Zuo (Assistant)

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