Chaihu Guizhi Ganjiang Tang
Bupleurum, Cinnamon Twig, and Ginger Decoction柴胡桂枝乾薑湯
General Support:
Chronic, Digestive, Metabolic, Anti-Mass, Respiratory, Mental-Emotional, Cognitive, Urinary
Formula Family:
Simultaneously Warming Deficient Yang Qi while Clearing Toxic Heat, Moving with Bupleurum
Organ Systems:
Liver, Gallbladder, Spleen
Six Stages:
Shaoyang, Taiyang
About
Chaihu Guizhi Ganjiang is a 1,850 year-old formula that first appeared in Zhang Zhongjing’s classical formula primer, Treatise on Disorders Caused by Cold (Shanghan lun). In China, it is used to a much lesser degree than its two parent formulas, Xiao Chaihu Tang and Guizhi Tang. In Japan, however, it is considered to be an important item in the national pharmacopeia and prescribed for a wide variety of disorders. Japanese physicians emphasize that Chaihu Guizhi Ganjiang Tang is primarily indicated for patients with weak constitutions. More specifically, it can be said that this formula is suitable for shaoyang conditions complicated by damage to both body fluids and yang qi.
Therapeutic Principles
- Harmonize shaoyang layer
- Realign (hot) Gallbladder and (cold) Spleen
- Warm yang qi and generate fluids
Formula Architecture
CHINESE | PINYIN | COMMON NAME; PAOZHI (PROCESSING) | AMOUNT |
柴胡 | Chaihu | Bupleurum | 33.33% |
黃芩 | Huangqin | Scutellaria | 12.50% |
桂枝 (尖) | Guizhi | Cinnamon twig | 12.50% |
乾薑 | Ganjiang | Ginger, dried | 8.33% |
天花粉 | Tianhuafen | Trichosanthes root | 16.67% |
牡蠣 (煅制) | Muli | Oyster shell; calcined | 8.33% |
甘草 (棗花蜜炙) | Zhi Gancao | Licorice; jujube flower honey baked | 8.33% |
Supplement Facts
Serving size: 3 capsules
Servings per contains: 30
Amount per serving: 1500mg
*Proprietary blend containing pure herbal extracts of:
Bupleurum chinense root (Chaihu), Trichosanthes rosthornii root (Tianhuafen), Cinnamomum loureirii twig (Guizhi), Scutellaria baicalensis root (Huangqin), Glycyrrhiza glabra root honey baked (Zhi Gancao), Zingiber officinale rhizome (Ganjiang), Concha Ostreae (Muli)
* % Daily value not established
Other ingredients: living green clay excipient, vegetable capsule