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0905 柴胡桂枝湯 (Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang)

 

Bupleurum & Cinnamon Combination

 

Bupleurum and Cinnamon Twig Decoction

 

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【Formulation】

Chinese Name	Pharmaceutical Name	Pin Yin Name	English Name
柴胡	Radix Bupleuri	Chai Hu	Bupleurum
製半夏	Rhizoma Pinelliae praeparatum	Zhi Ban Xia	Pinellia Rhizome
桂枝	Ramulus Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi	Cinnamon Twigs
芍藥	Radix Paeoniae alba	Shao Yao	White Peony
黃芩	Radix Scutellariae	Huang Qin	Scute
大棗	Fructus Jujubae	Da Zao	Jujube
人參	Radix Ginseng	Ren Shen	Ginseng
甘草	Radix Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	Licorice
生薑	Rhizoma Zingiberis recens	Sheng Jiang	Fresh Ginger

 

【Classic Literature Reference】

Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Febrile Diseases, 206).

Compiler: Zhang, Zhong-jingo

 

【Indications】

Traditional: The complex of taiyang and shaoyang diseases marked by fever, mild chills, joint pain, restlessness, nausea, vomiting, fullness and discomfort in the chest and hypochondrium, focal distention in the epigastrium, a thin white tongue coating, and a superficial or wiry pulse.

Modern: Common cold, influenza, pneumonia, peptic ulcer, hepatitis, cholecystitis, chronic appendicitis, peritonitis, nephritis, myelitis, intercostal neuralgia, hysteria, neurasthenia, neurosis, and epilepsy. 

Complex of Shaoyang and Taiyang Diseases

 

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