Harmonizing formulas
Chai hu gui zhi gan jiang tang
Bupleurum, Cinnamon Twig and Dried Ginger Decoction
- Chinese name
- 柴胡桂枝干姜汤
- Group
- Harmonizing formulas
- English name
- Bupleurum, Cinnamon Twig and Ginger Combination
For recurring fever and chills; dissolves phlegm, relieves a full, oppressed feeling in the chest and warms the limbs.
Indications
For sensitive people with alternating fever and chills, a full feeling in the chest, stress and anxiety, palpitations, thirst, cold hands and feet and loose stools or diarrhoea. Also for colds, bronchitis, insomnia and cholecystitis.
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Amount |
|---|---|
| Chai hu (bupleurum) | 24 g |
| Cinnamon twig (gui zhi) | 9 g |
| Dried ginger (gan jiang) | 6 g |
| Trichosanthes root (tian hua fen) | 12 g |
| Huang qin (Baikal skullcap) | 9 g |
| Oyster shell (mu li)animal | 6 g |
| Honey-fried licorice (zhi gan cao) | 6 g |