Formula
Formula
Single Herbs
| Category | Jie Biao Ji
解表劑 |
| Sub Category | Xin Wen
辛溫 |
| Name | Gui Zhi Tang
桂枝湯 Cinnamon Twig Decoction |
| Pharma Effect | This formula 1) is anti-viral, with anti-inflammatory propensities, 2) regulates body temperature, 3) regulates the secretion of sweat glands, 4) is a sedative, acts as an anodyne, 5) improves the immunity propensity for people with poorly constituted imm |
| Function | Releases pathogenic influences from the muscle layer and regulates the nutritive and protective qi. |
| Clinic Usage | "This formula is for externally contracted wind-cold leading to an exterior cold-deficient condition. Symptoms include fever and chills unrelieved by sweating, headache, aversion to wind, a moist, white-coated tongue, and an erratic, weak pulse. Modern pr |
| Cautions | Use with caution if patients present sweating or bleeding. |
