Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/gui-zhi/ Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice. <a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/gui-zhi/">Bencao Index</a> gui zhi 桂枝 Ramulus Cinnamomi cassia twig keishi kyeji Acrid, Warm, Release Exterior Heart

Releases the Exterior and the muscle layer, assists Yang and harmonises the Ying and Wei

Wind-Cold Tai Yang wind-stroke (Zhong Feng) in a weak person who catches cold easily Wind-Cold on a background of deficiency, when sweating by itself has not resolved it

Warms the channels and collaterals, moves Qi and Blood through them and relieves pain

Wind-Cold-Damp Bi and arthritic pain, especially of the shoulders Cold congealing the Blood, with absent or painful periods, with or without abdominal masses, and other gynaecological problems

Unblocks Yang and transforms Qi and thin fluids

Edema from Cold-Phlegm or deficient Yang Qi, with difficult urination, dizziness and palpitations Abdominal fullness and difficult urination when Yang and fluids stagnate

Assists Heart Yang and warms and unblocks the Yang Qi of the chest

Palpitations when Yang in the chest is obstructed, whether by stagnation or deficiency Weak chest Yang letting Phlegm and thin fluids rise while Lung Qi fails to descend: short breath, pain in the chest and back, palpitations Angina-like chest pain from Blood stasis Deficient Yang of the Heart and Spleen

Warms the Middle Jiao and directs turbid Yin downward

Yang deficiency of the Middle Jiao Heart and Spleen Yang deficiency, typically with a craving for sweet food