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.

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Amount

24 g

9 g

6 g

12 g

9 g

6 g

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

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

Pinyin

chai hu gui zhi gan jiang tang

English Name

Bupleurum, Cinnamon Twig, And Ginger

chai hu gui zhi gan jiang tang

About chai hu gui zhi gan jiang tang

Ingredients

Actions and indications

Harmonizes and releases the Shao Yang and disperses clumping

Warms the interior and dispels Cold

Dispels water accumulation

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

Modern uses

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Modifications

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