Rou Gui (Inner Bark of Saigon Cinnamon)

Herb 13 of 15 in Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold

Channels:

HT, KI, LIV, SP

Properties:

Spicy, Sweet, Hot

Latin:

Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae

Chinese:

肉桂

Tone Marks:

ròu guì

Chinese Herb Actions

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Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions

• Do not use in cases of Fire from Yin Deficiency
• Do not use in cases of Excess internal Heat
• Do not use during Pregnancy

Herb-Drug Interactions

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Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose

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This Herb Appears in the Following Formulas:

• Di Huang Yin Zi (Rehmannia Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Extinguish Internal Wind
• Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang (Angelica Pubescens and Sangjisheng Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Dispel Wind-Dampness
• Gui Ling Gan Lu Yin (Cinnamon and Poria Sweet Dew Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Relieve Summerheat
• Hei Xi Dan (Lead Special Pill)
  Category: Formulas that Rescue Devastated Yang
• Ju He Wan (Tangerine Seed Pill)
  Category: Formulas that Promote the Movement of Qi
• Juan Bi Tang (Remove Painful Obstruction Decoction from Medical Revelations)
  Category: Formulas that Dispel Wind-Dampness
• Nuan Gan Jian (Warm the Liver Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Promote the Movement of Qi
• Shao Yao Tang (Peony Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Damp-Heat
• Shi Quan Da Bu Tang (All-Inclusive Great Tonifying Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Tonify the Qi and Blood
• Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang (Perilla Fruit Decoction for Directing Qi Downward)
  Category: Formulas that Direct Rebellious Qi Downward
• Wu Ji San (Five Accumulation Powder)
  Category: Formulas that Release Exterior-Interior Excess
• Xiao Xu Ming Tang (Minor Prolong Life Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Release Wind from the Skin and Channels
• Yang He Tang (Yang Heartening Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Warm the Channels and Disperse Cold
• You Gui Wan (Restore the Right (Kidney) Pill)
  Category: Formulas that Warm and Tonify the Yang
• Zan Yu Dan (Special Pill to Aid Fertility)
  Category: Formulas that Warm and Tonify the Yang
• Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang (True Man's Decoction to Nourish the Organs)
  Category: Formulas that Restrain Leakage from the Intestines