The representative formula for phlegm-heat binding below the Heart. Only three herbs: Huang Lian clears heat, Gua Lou transforms phlegm and opens the chest, Ban Xia disperses glomus and scatters nodulation — precisely composed. A celebrated Zhongjing formula for minor chest bind disease.
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@misc{bencaodian-xiao-xian-xiong-tang,
author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
title = {Xiǎo Xiàn Xiōng Tāng 小陷胸汤 (Minor Chest Bind Decoction)},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/xiao-xian-xiong-tang},
urldate = {2026-04-16},
note = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}