Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang Wan - Bupleurum and Cinnamon Twig Decoction
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Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang Wan Herbal Formula Classifications and Usages
The herbal formula "chai hu gui zhi tang wan" , 柴胡桂枝湯, which in english is "bupleurum and cinnamon twig decoction", is categorized within the "release the exterior" functional grouping and within the "release exterior cold" sub-category.
You may also see this formula referenced by: Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang, Cai Hu Gui Zhi Tang, Tsai Hu Kuei Chih Tang, Bupleurum and Cinnamon Combination.
Of many possible clinical applications, it may be considered to influence the following issues/symptoms:
- A combination of gui zhi tang and xiao chai hu tang - together they work with both taiyang and shaoyang syndromes - common colds and flu, fever, chills, joint pain, nausea, abdominal/epigastric distention. Neuralgias from wind invasions - trigeminal neuralgia, frozen shoulder, etc.
- With the right underlying factors also useful for a range of middle jiao issues such as hepatitis, cirrhosis, cholecystitis, gastric ulcers, pancreatitis, appendicitis.
- Epilepsy.
Our shop contains chai hu gui zhi tang wan from the following manufacturer:
($26.00) Add To Cart View Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang - Sun Ten
For many reasons such as availability, ecological choices, and/or price, each manufacturer or herbalist may well adjust the exact composition of a specific formula. Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang Wan is generally comprised of the following herbs:
ViewBai Shao (White Peony Root)
Nourishes the blood and regulates menstrual problems due to blood deficiency (pale, lusterless complexion and nails) - menstrual dysfunction, vaginal discharge, uterine bleeding - very common herb fo…
ViewBan Xia (Pinellia Rhizome)
Dries dampness, transforms cold-phlegm, descends rebellious qi - cough with copious sputum especially due to dampness of spleen. Harmonizes stomach, stops vomiting due to lingering phlegm-dampness i…
ViewChai Hu (Thorowax Root, Bupleurum)
Clears shao yang disorders and reduces fever - alternating chills and fever, bitter taste in the mouth, irritability, vomiting, stifling sensation in the chest. Relieves liver qi stagnation (often u…
ViewDa Zao (Chinese Date, Jujube)
Tonifies spleen qi - weakness, shortness of breath, reduced appetite, loose stools. Nourishes the blood, calms the spirit - irritability, pale complexion, emotional disturbances, restlessness. Usef…
ViewGui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig)
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 Un…
ViewHuang Qin (Baical Skullcap Root, Scutellaria)
Clears heat, drains fire, especially from the upper warmer - heat patterns with fever, irritability, thirst, cough, thick, yellow sputum, hot sores and swellings. Clears heat, dries dampness - damp-…
ViewRen Shen (Ginseng Root)
Strongly tonify yuan qi - extreme collapse of qi, shortness of breath, cold limbs, profuse sweating, weak pulse (often used alone for this condition after severe blood loss). Tonify lung qi - wheezi…
ViewSheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger Rhizome)
Release the exterior, wind-cold, regulate ying and wei qi Warms the middle jiao - stomach cold/vomiting Alleviates coughing, warms lung Reduces toxicity of other herbs
ViewZhi Gan Cao (Honey Fried Licorice Root)
This preparation increases the qi tonifying aspects of the heart and spleen along with its general harmonizing function within formulas. See Gan Cao for complete information.
A single formula, alone, may not be sufficient to fully address a particular TCM diagnostic pattern. Formulas may be used alone, in combinations, and/or in stages. Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang Wan is a candidate for consideration when needing to influence lung wind invasion - wind cold.
Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang Wan may potentially be used, in coordination with a well tailored overall approach, to influence the following conditions: cirrhosis, common cold, epilepsy (seizure), fever, flu, hepatitis (b or c), jaundice, shoulder pain and/or trigeminal neuralgia
As noted above, chai hu gui zhi tang wan is within the release the exterior functional group. And it appears within the sub-category "release exterior cold", which contains the following formulas:
ViewGui Zhi Tang Wan (Cinnamon Twig Decoction)
Gan Mao (wind-cold) - Common cold or flu (or related illnesses, asthma, rhinitis, etc.) presenting with fever and chills (unrelieved by sweating), headache, aversion to wind, no desire for fluids, dr…
ViewJing Fang Bai Du Wan (Schizonepeta and Siler Powder to Overcome Pathogenic Influences)
Early stages of disease arising from wind cold damp - common cold, flu, bronchitis, mumps. Early stages of skin diseases - boils, carbuncles, eczema, dermatitis with the right underlying factors. M…
All formulas in the primary category of "release the exterior" are listed below.
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