Gui Zhi Tang Wan - Cinnamon Twig Decoction
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Gui Zhi Tang Wan Herbal Formula Classifications and Usages
The herbal formula "gui zhi tang wan" , 桂枝湯, which in english is "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: Gui Zhi Tang, Kuei Chih Tang, Cinnamon Decoction, Cinammon Combination.
Of many possible clinical applications, it may be considered to influence the following issues/symptoms:
- 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, dry cough, sore throat.
- Frostbite.
- Pain from cold - may manifest in the joints, sciatic pain, neuralgia.
- Some skin conditions that are worse with cold and tend to be dry and itchy.
- Potentially useful post-partum (for colds or fevers) to strengthen the exterior (wei qi).
Our shop contains gui zhi tang wan from the following manufacturer:
($9.99) Add To Cart View Gui Zhi Tang Wan - HBW
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. Gui Zhi Tang Wan is generally comprised of the following herbs:
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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…
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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. Gui Zhi Tang Wan is a candidate for consideration when needing to influence lung wind invasion - wind cold.
Gui Zhi Tang Wan may potentially be used, in coordination with a well tailored overall approach, to influence the following conditions: asthma, bells palsy, common cold, flu, itching, neuralgia, rhinitis and/or sciatica
As noted above, 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:
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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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