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Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang (Bupleurum and Kudzu Decoction to Release the Muscle Layer)

Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang Chái Gé Jiě Jì Tāng

Bupleurum and Kudzu Decoction to Release the Muscle Layer

Category
Formulas that Release the Exterior
Subcategory
Formulas that Release Exterior Wind-Heat
Ingredients
11 herbs
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Actions

  • Releases pathogens from the muscle layer
  • Clears internal heat.
  • Relieves pain.

Indications

  • Increasing fever with decreasing chills and aversion to cold
  • Eye Pain, dry nasal passages, insomnia, irritability, and a bitter taste in the mouth
  • Muscle aches and pains.
  • Aching and stiffness in the extremities.

Western Uses:

  • Common Cold
  • Toothache
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Influenza

Ingredients

11 substances in Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang — each links to its full herb monograph.

Bai ShaoBai Shao6-9 gTonify BloodBai ZhiBai Zhi3-6 gWarm, Spicy Herbs that Release the ExteriorChai HuChai Hu3-9 gCool, Spicy Herbs that Release the ExteriorDa ZaoDa Zao2-3 piecesTonify QiGan CaoGan Cao3-6 gTonify QiGe GenGe Gen6-12 gCool, Spicy Herbs that Release the ExteriorHuang QinHuang Qin6-9 gClear Heat and Dry DampnessJie GengJie Geng3-6 gWarm Herbs that Transform Phlegm-ColdQiang HuoQiang Huo3-6 gWarm, Spicy Herbs that Release the ExteriorSheng JiangSheng Jiang3-6 gWarm, Spicy Herbs that Release the ExteriorShi GaoShi Gao4.5-15 gDrain Fire

Safety — read before use

Do not use in cases of external Wind Heat, exterior Wind Cold in the Tai Yang stage, or Yang Ming organ heat with constipation

Originally Appeared In:

  • Six Texts of Cold Induced Disorders (Shang Han Liu Shu)

Sources & References

Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus

The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.

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