chai hu xian xiong tang

Name: chai hu xian xiong tang
Creator: Bencao Index

Bupleurum Decoction for Sinking inot the Chest

About chai hu xian xiong tang

Chai Hu Xian Xiong Tang, Bupleurum Decoction for Sinking into the Chest, is Chai Hu, Jiang Ban Xia, Huang Lian, Jie Geng, Huang Qin, Gua Lou Ren and Zhi Ke. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that clear Heat and transform Phlegm.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
chai hu	3 g
jiang ban xia	9 g
huang lian	2.4 g
jie geng	3 g
huang qin	4.5 g
gua lou ren	15 g
zhi ke	4.5 g

Actions and indications

Releases the Shao Yang

Shao Yang disorder with Phlegm-Heat stuck in the chest
Chills alternating with fever; bitter taste; no appetite

Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm and expands the chest

Focal distention and fullness of the chest and diaphragm, painful on pressure
Phlegm that is thick, sticky and hard to cough up; laboured breathing
Chest pain on coughing or breathing in deeply
Tongue normal with a yellow coat; pulse wiry and rapid

Modern uses

Intermittent fever
Common cold
Influenza
Bronchitis
Bronchial asthma
Pneumonia
Pleurisy
Acute hepatitis
Chronic hepatitis
Cholecystitis
Cholelithiasis
Hypochondriac pain
Anorexia

Symptoms

Alternating chills and fever
Bitter taste in the mouth
Chest fullness
Chest pain
Poor appetite
Shortness of breath
Sputum difficult to expectorate
Thick sputum

Names

Pinyin	chai hu xian xiong tang
English Name	Bupleurum Decoction for Sinking inot the Chest

Classification

Category: Clear Heat and Transform Phlegm