About yin chai hu

Yin Chai Hu (银柴胡) is the root of stellaria, the starwort, recorded as Radix Stellariae. It is sweet in flavour and slightly cold, entering the Liver and Stomach channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that clear Heat of the deficient kind. Despite the shared name it is not related to Chai Hu.

Pinyin

yin chai hu

Chinese

银柴胡

Latin Name

Radix Stellariae

English Name

starwort root·Stellaria Root

Japanese

ginsaiko

Korean

eunsiho

Actions and indications

Clears Deficiency Heat

Fever of any kind from Yin deficiency, including steaming bone disorder with Yin-deficient Fire
Tidal or afternoon fever, low-grade fever and night sweats
Heat that lingers in the late stage of a febrile disease

Clears Heat from childhood nutritional impairment

Childhood nutritional impairment (Gan Ji) where accumulation has generated Heat, with fever, thirst, irritability and wasting

Cools the Blood and stops bleeding

Bleeding driven by Heat in the Blood, such as nosebleed, coughing blood, uterine bleeding or blood in the urine
Bleeding hemorrhoids

Combinations

hu huang lian + bie jia

Blood Deficiency with steaming bone. Lingering Heat with afternoon fevers that recur, or Blood Heat causing hematemesis, epistaxis and heavy uterine bleeding

zhi zi + huang qin + dang shen + hu huang lian

Liver-type chronic childhood nutritional impairment with fever, emaciation, thirst and red eyes

bie jia

Deficiency Heat with no sweating. Febrile disease with tidal fever, a thin frame, and nails and skin that are dry

di gu pi + qing hao + bie jia

Yin Deficiency Heat with steaming bone and night sweats

Age

Raw

Granule

Tincture

Concentrate

Frequency

Any 3-10g; Tincture: 1-3ml

3-10 g

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1-3 ml

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Cautions

contraindication Blood deficiency with no signs of Heat; a cooling herb has nothing to clear there

contraindication Wind-Cold contracted from outside

caution Not interchangeable with Chai Hu; the similar names matter when dispensing

caution Adulteration is documented, including mixing with Codonopsis root, and several related roots look similar; use verified material from a reputable supplier

yin chai hu

About yin chai hu

Names

Classification

Actions and indications

Clears Deficiency Heat

Clears Heat from childhood nutritional impairment

Cools the Blood and stops bleeding

Combinations

Dosage

Cautions

About yin chai hu

Names

Classification

Actions and indications

Clears Deficiency Heat

Clears Heat from childhood nutritional impairment

Cools the Blood and stops bleeding

Combinations

Dosage

Cautions

Related

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