chai hu si wu tang

Name: chai hu si wu tang
Creator: Bencao Index

Bupleurum and Four-Substance

About chai hu si wu tang

Chai Hu Si Wu Tang, Bupleurum and Four-Substance Decoction, puts the Xiao Chai Hu Tang and Si Wu Tang bases together. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that harmonise Shao Yang disorders.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
chai hu	24 g
huang qin	9 g
ban xia	9 g
zhi gan cao	9 g
ren shen	9 g
bai shao	45 g
shu di huang	45 g
dang gui	45 g
chuan xiong	45 g

Actions and indications

Spreads Liver Qi

Jue Yin stage disorder
Chills alternating with fever, worse at night
Discomfort of the flanks and breasts
Pain running from the chest through to the back

Harmonizes Blood and alleviates pain

Blood deficiency with stasis, and chronic wasting disorders
Late periods with little dark, clotted flow
Distention and pain in the lower abdomen
Tongue pale with purple spots and a thin coat; pulse thready and wiry

Modern uses

Chronic consumptive disorders
Colds during menstruation
Delayed menstruation

Symptoms

Abdominal distention
Alternating chills and fever
Back pain
Breast pain
Chest pain
Dark menstrual blood
Delayed menstruation
Flank pain
Lower abdominal pain
Menstrual clots
Scanty menstruation

Modifications

Periods that come late: + xiang fu, + yu jin, + dan shen, + fo shou, + wu mei, − huang qin, − zhi ban xia, − zhi gan cao

Names

Pinyin	chai hu si wu tang
English Name	Bupleurum and Four-Substance

Classification

Category: Harmonize Lesser Yang Stage Disorders