chai ge jie ji tang

Bupleurum and Kudza Decoction to release the muscle layer

About chai ge jie ji tang

Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang, Bupleurum and Kudzu Decoction to Release the Muscle Layer, is Chai Hu, Ge Gen, Qiang Huo, Bai Zhi, Huang Qin, Shi Gao, Jie Geng, Bai Shao, Gan Cao, Sheng Jiang and Da Zao. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that release Exterior Wind-Heat.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
chai hu	3 g
ge gen	6 g
qiang huo	3 g
bai zhi	3 g
huang qin	6 g
shi gao	4.5 g
jie geng	3 g
bai shao	6 g
gan cao	3 g
sheng jiang	3 g
da zao	2 g

Actions and indications

Releases the muscle layer and disperses Wind-Cold

Wind-Cold in the exterior (Tai Yang) turning into Heat in the interior (Yang Ming)
Fever that rises while chills lessen, fade or are absent
No sweating, with body aches and stiff, painful limbs
Headache at the back of the head and the forehead, with aching around and behind the eyes
Tension of the neck and shoulders

Clears interior Heat

Dry nose and sore eyes
Irritability, restlessness and poor sleep
Thirst and nosebleeds
Sore or uncomfortable throat
Tongue normal or red with a thin yellow coat; pulse floating and slightly flooding, floating, rapid and somewhat forceful, or slippery and rapid

Modern uses

Common cold
Influenza
Upper respiratory tract infection
Epidemic viral infection
Pneumonia
Fever
High fever
Headache
Neck pain and stiffness
Eye pain
Conjunctivitis
Tonsillitis
Gingivitis
Toothache
Trigeminal neuralgia
AIDS/HIV

Symptoms

Anhidrosis
Body aches
Chills
Dry nose
Epistaxis
Eye pain
Fever
Headache
Insomnia
Irritability
Restlessness
Sore throat
Stiff limbs
Stiff neck
Stiff shoulders
Thirst

Modifications

Severe chills without sweating: + ma huang, − huang qin
Severe chills without sweating in summer and autumn: + zi su zi, − huang qin
No chills, headache or body pain: − qiang huo, − bai zhi
No chills but stronger heat: + lian qiao, + jin yin hua, + shi gao
Dry mouth and tongue: + zhi mu, + tian hua fen
Cough with sticky phlegm: + gua lou pi, + zhe bei mu
Wind-cold headache: + fang feng, + chuan xiong
Vomiting much saliva and phlegm: + zhi ban xia, + fu ling
Vomiting much saliva and phlegm (second option): + gua lou, + chuan bei mu
Fever: + di gu pi
Fever with cough: + di gu pi, + gua lou pi, + sang bai pi
Fever with sore throat: + di gu pi, + shan dou gen, + ban lan gen

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Fever with food stagnation: + di gu pi, + bing lang, + ji nei jin
Fever with diarrhea: + di gu pi, + huang lian, + che qian zi
Fever with dry stool: + di gu pi, + da huang, + xing ren
Tonsillitis: + long kui, + bo he, + he ye, − bai shao
Sinus congestion: + ma huang, + xin yi hua
Headache: + man jing zi, + chuan xiong, + ju hua
Chronic Lung heat: + sang bai pi
Limb and joint pain: + zhi tian nan xing, + zhu li
Sore throat: + bo he, + zhi ke
Neck pain and headache: + chuan xiong, + man jing zi
Neck pain and fever: + chai hu, + qian hu
Neck pain and yellow nasal discharge: + jin yin hua, + fang feng
Neck pain with thirst: + zhi mu
Neck pain with restlessness: + huang lian, + zhi zi
AIDS/HIV: + ban lan gen, + jin yin hua, − bai zhi, − jie geng, − bai shao

Cautions

contraindication No interior Heat, as in a purely Wind-Cold exterior pattern that has not yet turned to Heat: its cold herbs, Shi Gao and Huang Qin, would over-cool; confirm Heat signs such as thirst, a yellow coat or a rapid pulse first
contraindication Do not use once the pathogen has already reached the Yang Ming organ, with constipation and abdominal pain
contraindication Not for cases that already sweat heavily; it suits little or no sweating
caution Yin or Blood deficiency: its drying, dispersing aromatic herbs, Qiang Huo and Bai Zhi, can use up fluids further
caution Avoid spicy, pungent and greasy food during the course
caution Fever that is high or lasting, or comes with confusion, a stiff neck or a rash, needs medical assessment; so does toothache with facial swelling and fever, which is an emergency, and trigeminal neuralgia needs a medical diagnosis

Preparation

Decoction, all herbs cooked together including Sheng Jiang and Da Zao; taken warm to bring on a light sweat

Names

Pinyin	chai ge jie ji tang
English Name	Bupleurum and Kudza Decoction to release the muscle layer

Classification

Category: Release Exterior Wind Heat