Gui Zhi Gui Zhi Gui Zhi Cinnamon Twig tcm herb traditional chinese medicine gui zhi tcm herbal database

Gui Zhi - Cinnamon Twig

Gui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig)

Clinical Applications

  • Releases muscle layer and adjusts ying and wei qi levels
  • Useful in wind-cold-damp bi syndromes to warm channels and disperse cold
  • Resolves blood stagnation particularly from cold - dysmenorrhea
  • Unblocks yang qi in the chest - shortness of breath, chest pain, palpitations
  • Resolve edema and accumulation of cold phlegm

Dosage & Preparation

  • Dosage: 3-9g for exterior conditions
  • Dosage: 9-15g for bi syndromes

Cautions & Precautions

  • Avoid in wind-heat and/or empty heat conditions
  • Avoid in heat in the blood, particularly w/vomiting
Relationships
TCM Formulas that include Gui Zhi (12)