Formula
Formula
Single Herbs
| Category | Li Qi Ji
理氣劑 |
| Sub Category | Xing Qi
行氣 |
| Name | Zhi Shi Xie Bai Gui Zhi Tang
枳實薤白桂枝湯 Immature Bitter Orange, Chinese Chive, and Cinnamon Twig Decoction |
| Pharma Effect | |
| Function | Unblocks the yang, dissipates clumps, expels phlegm and directs the qi downward. |
| Clinic Usage | This formula is for painful obstruction of the chest, or a stabbing pain that radiates from the chest to the back, wheezing, coughing, a stifling sensation as if air is flowing from hypochondria to the area around the heart, a white, greasy tongue coating |
| Cautions | Modern practitioners often use this formula for disorders such as angina pectoris. |
