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AboutHerbsCaution/Notes
Health Benefits |
For: Fever and chills • Head ache • Cold and flu • Nasal congestion • Dry heaves |
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Categories (Click on ⌕ for other formulas in the category) |
Category: Release the Exterior ⌕ Subcategory: Release Exterior Cold ⌕ Family: Gui Zhi Lei Fang ⌕ Source: Shang Han Lun ⌕ Related Formula: |
Actions |
Expels wind cold • Harmonize ying qi • Harmonize wei qi • Disperse cold • Stops perspiration |
Indications and Contraindications |
Appearance: Tongue - Pulse - Face/other - |
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Properties |
Characteristics: Data adapted from product found online. |
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Herbs |
Cat/Dose |
Actions |
Properties |
Gui Zhi • Cinnamon Twig • 桂枝 ♠ |
Release Exterior Wind Cold
9 g |
Unblock yang Qi • Warm channels • Expel Cold in muscle layer • Improve circulation • Relieve pain |
Antimicrobial • anticoagulant • teratogenic • emmenagogue • antiparasitic • antibiotic • hypoglycemic •analgesic • anti-inflammatory • antioxidant • free radical scavenging • sedative • memory enhancer |
Bai Shao • White Root Peony • 白芍♥ |
Tonify Blood
9 g |
Nourish blood • Regulate menses • Soothes liver • Relieve pain • Preserve yin • Reduce spasms • Harmonize Ying and Wei QiSheng - calm Liver, preserve yin • Chao - nourish blood, regulate menses |
analgesic • antibacterial • anti-inflammatory • hepatoprotective • immune system boost • sedative |
Sheng Jiang • Ginger (Raw) • 生姜♣ |
Release Exterior Wind Cold
9g |
Release exterior • Stops vomiting • Relieve Nausea • Stops cough • Reduce herb toxicity • Regulate central flow of Qi |
Expectorant • Cough Suppressant • Digestive • Hypotensive • Antiplatelet • Stimulant • Analgesic • Anti-inflammatory • Antipyretic • Cholagogic • Antiemetic • Antimutagenic |
Da Zao • Jujube • 大枣 ♣ |
Tonify Qi
5-12 pieces |
Tonify spleen • Tonify qi • Calm the spirit • Harmonize other herb's properties • Nourish blood |
Antibacterial • Antidepressant • Anti-inflammatory • Expectorant • Hepatoprotective • Hypotensive • Sedative |
Zhi Gan Cao • Licorice Root • 甘草 ♦ |
Tonify Qi
6 g |
Tonify Spleen Qi • Tonify Heart qi • Clear heat • Resolve toxicity • Stop cough • Dispel phlegm • Lubricate lungs • Stop wheezing • Reduce spasm • Relieve pain • Harmonize other herb effects |
Hypoglycemic • Antiarrhythmic • Expectorant • Antidiarrheal • Antiulcer • Hepatoprotective • Antiulcer • Immunostimulant • Antitussive • Antiviral • Detox • Demulcent • Anti-inflammatory • Laxative • Emmenagogue • Antimicrobial • Spasmolytic |
Zhi Fu Zi • Process Aconite Daughter Root • 附子 |
Warm Interior Expel Cold |
Restore devastated yang • Warm channels • Warms interior cold • Relief pain • Strengthen Ming Men fire |
Anodyne • Analgesic • Anti-inflammatory • Antipyretic • Mild sedative |
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Decoction Directions: This is a variation of the Cinnamon Twig Decoction. Adding Fu Zi will help with the aches and pains at the beginning of a cold. the disorder has not yet entrenched in the interior, so nausea and thirst are not yet apparent. |
Caution |
ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Gui Zhi: Pregnancy • Liver Wind • Measles • Open skin sores
Bai Shao: Deficiency cold • Breast feeding • Pregnancy • Bleeding Disorder • Scheduled Surgery
Sheng Jiang: Lung heat • Dry cough • Phlegm heat • Full heat • Yin deficiency with heat • Vomiting from stomach heat • Gallstones • Exterior deficiency with unexplained sweating • Horse meat
Da Zao: Epigastric discomfort and bloating • Food stagnation • Damp excess • Damp Phlegm • Intestinal worms
Gan Cao: High blood pressure • Low potassium • Pork • Seaweed • Chinese cabbage • Anti-diabetic drugs • Diuretic drugs
Fu Zi: Soy sauce • Millet • Pregnancy • False cold, true heat • Incompatible with: Bai Ji, Bai Lian, Ban Xia, Chuan Bei Mu, Gua Lou Pi, Gua Lou Ren, Gua Lou Shi, Tian Hua Fen, Zhe Bei Mu • Cao Wu is antagonized by Xi Jiao |
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