Prescriptions for Mediating Shaoyang Channel
Chai Hu Zhi Ju Tang (柴胡枳桔汤)
Name
The Prescription of 柴胡枳桔汤
Source
The book Chong Ding Tong Su Shang Han Lun
Ingredients
Chai Hu 3~4.5 g,Zhi Qiao 4.5 g,Sheng Jiang 3 g,Huang Qin 3 g~4.5 g,Jie Geng 3 g,Chen Pi 4.5 g,Yu Qian Cha 3 g.Explanation
Chai Hu: The principal drug, being bitter and pungent in flavor and slightly cold in nature, tending to distribute so as to disperse pathogenic factors from the superficies of the body.
Huang Qin: Being bitter in taste and cold in nature, being adept in removing pathogenic heat in Shaoyang channel.
Zhi Qiao and Jie Geng: Activating the Qi in the upper-Jiao with the former ascending and the latter descending.
Sheng Jiang: Regulating the stomach and descending the adverse flow of Qi.
Chen Pi: Promoting flow of qi, arresting vomiting, drying dampness and resolving phlegm.
The Effect of 柴胡枳桔汤
Effect
Harmonize the exterior and interior.
Administrations
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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