Gui Zhi - Cinnamon Twig
TCM Materia Medica
Gui Zhi TCM Herb Classifications and Usages
The TCM herb "gui zhi" which in english is 
"cinnamon twig", is categorized within the "herbs that release the exterior wind cold" functional grouping. It is thought to enter the heart, lung and urinary bladder channels and exhibits acrid, sweet (gan) and warm (wen) taste/temperature properties.
Dosages and preparations will vary according to each individual and the overall approach of a formula, but generally this herb has the following dosage and/or preparation guidelines:
- Dosage: 3-9g for exterior conditions
- Dosage: 9-15g for bi syndromes
Of many possible clinical applications, it may be considered to influence the following issues/symptoms:
- 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
Gui Zhi has some precautions to be considered (see our precautions list).
- Avoid in wind-heat and/or empty heat conditions
- Avoid in heat in the blood, particularly w/vomiting
Gui Zhi may potentially be used, in coordination with a well tailored formula (in most cases), to influence the following conditions: chest pain, dysmenorrhea (menstrual pain - cramps), edema and/or palpitations
While it may not always be included depending on the manufacturer or herbalist making the formula, gui zhi is generally included in the following 12 formulas:
As noted above, gui zhi is within the herbs that release the exterior wind cold functional group. All the herbs in this category are listed below.
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