gui zhi jia ge gen tang

Name: gui zhi jia ge gen tang
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Cinnamon Twig Decoction plus Kudzu

About gui zhi jia ge gen tang

Gui Zhi Jia Ge Gen Tang, Cinnamon Twig Decoction plus Kudzu, adds Ge Gen to the Gui Zhi Tang base. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that release Exterior Cold, and records it as relaxing and moistening the sinews.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
gui zhi	6 g
bai shao	6 g
ge gen	12 g
zhi gan cao	6 g
sheng jiang	9 g
da zao	3 g

Actions and indications

Releases Wind-Cold from the muscle layer

Tai Yang Zhong Feng: Exterior Wind-Cold with weak Ying and Wei, together with a stiff, painful neck and shoulders
Fever and chills that sweating does not relieve, sweating on its own, aversion to Wind, headache
Blocked or runny nose, dry retching, no thirst, possible body aches, lowered resistance
Tongue normal with a moist white coat; pulse floating and moderate, or floating and weak, or slow

Relaxes and moistens the sinews

Neck and upper back muscles held very stiff and rigid, so the head is hard to turn from side to side

Harmonizes Ying and Wei

Spontaneous sweating from disharmony of Ying and Wei

Modern uses

Common cold
Influenza
Fever
Postpartum fever
Upper respiratory tract infection
Cough
Bronchitis
Pneumonia
Allergic rhinitis
Nasal obstruction
Conjunctivitis
Rheumatism
Neck pain and stiffness
Stiff, painful upper back
Stiff, painful middle back
Stiff shoulders in older people
Cervical spondylosis
Neuralgia
Cerebrovascular spasm
Angioedema
Eczema
Urticaria
Tinea
Frostbite
Spontaneous perspiration
Morning sickness
Eclampsia
Abdominal pain from chills
Neurasthenia

Symptoms

Absence of thirst
Aversion to wind
Body aches
Chills
Fever
Frequent colds
Headache
Limited range of motion
Nasal congestion
Neck pain
Retching
Spontaneous sweating
Stiff neck
Stiffness

Modifications

Cervical spondylosis: + dang gui, + chuan xiong, + cang zhu, + mu gua, + san qi
Cervical spondylosis with restricted movement: + dang gui, + chuan xiong, + cang zhu, + mu gua, + san qi, + shen jin cao, + luo shi teng
Severe fixed pain in cervical spondylosis: + dang gui, + chuan xiong, + cang zhu, + mu gua, + san qi, + ru xiang, + mo yao
Middle back pain that feels cold: + qiang huo, + du huo
Upper and middle back pain, high fever, no sweating: + jing jie, + fang feng
Middle back pain, cough and white Phlegm: + jie geng
Severe upper back pain: + qiang huo, + du huo
Headache with pain of the upper and middle back: + gao ben

Cautions

contraindication Cold in the Exterior combined with Heat in the Interior
contraindication Wind-Cold where Ying and Wei are not in disharmony
caution Take care in summer or during hot spells

Preparation

Follow each dose with hot porridge

Names

Pinyin	gui zhi jia ge gen tang
English Name	Cinnamon Twig Decoction plus Kudzu

Classification

Category: Release Exterior Cold

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