chai hu gui zhi gan jiang tang

Name: chai hu gui zhi gan jiang tang
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Bupleurum, Cinnamon Twig, And Ginger

About chai hu gui zhi gan jiang tang

Chai Hu Gui Zhi Gan Jiang Tang, Bupleurum, Cinnamon Twig and Ginger Decoction, is those three with Tian Hua Fen, Huang Qin, Mu Li and Zhi Gan Cao. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that harmonise Shao Yang disorders.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
chai hu	24 g
gui zhi	9 g
gan jiang	6 g
tian hua fen	12 g
huang qin	9 g
mu li	6 g
zhi gan cao	6 g

Actions and indications

Harmonizes and releases the Shao Yang and disperses clumping

Shao Yang disorder with fluids collecting in the interior
Chills and fever that alternate; chills strong with slight fever, or chills with no fever
Pain in the flanks with a full, clumped feeling in the chest and flanks
Heat in the Liver and Gallbladder together with Cold in the Stomach

Warms the interior and dispels Cold

Malaria-type disorders where chills outweigh fever
Cold limbs and dislike of wind
Diarrhoea or loose stools; gastric distention

Dispels water accumulation

Difficult or scanty urination

Clears Heat, moistens the Lungs, astringes sweating and relieves upward flushing

Thirst, headache and sweating from the head
Dry cough; tuberculosis
Night sweats
Irritability, anxiety and poor sleep
Palpitations, sometimes rapid
Tongue moist with a slippery white coat; pulse wiry and tight on the left, wiry and slow on the right, thin and rapid, or irregular

Modern uses

Common cold
Influenza
Fever
Malaria
Pneumonia
Bronchitis
Pleurisy
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Meningitis
Acute hepatitis
Chronic hepatitis
Cirrhosis of the Liver, including early-stage
Cholecystitis
Cholelithiasis
After removal of the gallbladder
Gastritis
Peptic ulcer
Gastric prolapse
Indigestion
Abdominal fullness and distention
Diarrhea
Bacillary dysentery
Allergic colitis
Urinary tract infection
Oliguria
Diabetes
Meniere's disease
Sinus tachycardia
Palpitations
Night sweats
Fatigue
Psycho-emotional disorders
Anxiety
Stress
Insomnia
Neurasthenia
Perimenopausal syndrome
Postpartum fever
Erectile dysfunction
Fibroadenoma of the breasts
Fibrocystic breast disease
Scrofula
Acne

Symptoms

Alternating chills and fever
Anxiety
Aversion to wind
Chest fullness
Chills
Cold limbs
Diarrhea
Dry cough
Epigastric distention
Fever
Head sweating
Headache
Hypochondriac distention
Hypochondriac pain
Insomnia
Irritability
Loose stools
Night sweats
Painful urination
Palpitations
Tachycardia
Thirst

Modifications

Early-stage malaria: + chang shan
Vertigo: + bai zhu, + ze xie
Dry cough: + tian men dong, + yu zhu
Thirst with edema (combined with Wu Ling San)
Biliary disorders: + yan hu suo, + xiang fu, + chuan lian zi
Dysuria: + fu ling, + che qian zi
Stiff neck and tense muscles: + ge gen, + bai shao
Anuria: + fu ling, + wu zhu yu
Headache and sweating on the head: + chuan xiong, + bai zhi
Peritoneal tuberculosis: + bie jia, + bai shao
Fever associated with tuberculosis: + huang qi, + bie jia
Diarrhea or soft stools: + fu ling, + ren shen

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Thick yellow phlegm with cough: + huang bai, + yin chen hao, + zhi shi
Chronic bronchitis: + ren shen, + da zao

Cautions

contraindication It suits a mix of excess and deficiency; do not use it where the pattern is purely excess or purely deficient

Names

Pinyin	chai hu gui zhi gan jiang tang
English Name	Bupleurum, Cinnamon Twig, And Ginger

Classification

Category: Harmonize Lesser Yang Stage Disorders

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