Gui Zhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction)
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Sub-Category:
- Formulas that Release Early-Stage Exterior Disorders
Pattern:
- Exterior Wind-Cold from Deficiency
Actions:
- Harmonizes the Ying and Wei Qi, releases the muscle layer
Indications:
- Deficient Wind Cold condition, chills and fever that are not alleviated by sweating, stiff neck, headache, aversion to wind
Possible Tongue Appearance:
- Thin white tongue coat
Possible Pulse Patterns:
- Floating and Moderate
- Frail pulse
Western Uses:
- Common Cold
- Influenza
- Postpartum Care
- Morning Sickness
- Skin Diseases such as Frostbite, Eczema, and Tinea
Cautions, Contraindications, Herb Drug Interactions:
- Not for exterior excess Wind Cold patterns or Wind Heat patterns
- Not for damp heat or internal heat patterns.
- Do not use while consuming alcohol.
Originally Appeared In:
- On Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun)
Notes:
- This formula is best used when there is sweating with an exterior cold condition, the Wei (protective) Qi is unable to protect the exterior and the Ying (nutritive) Qi can not nurture the interior.
Combined Channels of all herbs in this formula:
- Lungs, Heart, Bladder, Spleen, Liver, Stomach
There are 5 Substances in this Chinese Medicne
Gui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig, Cassia Twig)Quantity = 9 grams
Channels:
HT, LU, BL
Properties:
Spicy, Sweet, Warm
Latin:
Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae
Chinese:
桂枝
Tone Marks:
guì zhī
Quantity = 9 grams
Channels:
LIV, SP
Properties:
Bitter, Sour, Cool
Latin:
Radix Albus Paeoniae Lactiflorae
Chinese:
白芍
Tone Marks:
bái sháo
Alt Names:
Bai Shao Yao
Translation:
White Peony
Quantity = 9 grams
Channels:
LU, SP, ST
Properties:
Spicy, Warm
Latin:
uncooked Rhizoma Zingiberis
Chinese:
生姜
Tone Marks:
shēng jiāng
Quantity = 5-12 pieces
Channels:
SP, ST
Properties:
Sweet, Warm
Latin:
Fructus Zizyphi Jujubae
Chinese:
大枣
Tone Marks:
dà zăo
Alt Names:
Hong Zao, Hei Da Zao, Hei Zao
Translation:
Big Date
Quantity = 6 grams
Channels:
All 12 Channels
Properties:
Sweet, Warm
Latin:
Radix Glycyrrhizae
Chinese:
炙甘草
Tone Marks:
zhì gān căo
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