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Chinese Medicinal Material
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【Chinese Name】 |
正柴胡飲
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【Phonetic】 |
Zheng Chai Hu Yin
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【English Name】 |
Bupleurum Correction Beverage |
【Classification】 |
Exterior-releasing formulas |
【Source】 |
《The Complete Works of [Zhang] Jing-yue》Jing Yue Quan Shu《景嶽全書》 |
【Combination】 |
Bupleuri Radix (Chai Hu) 1~3 qian (9g), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fang Feng) 1 qian (3g), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chen Pi) 1.5 qian (4.5g), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shao Yao) 2 qian (6g), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gan Cao) 1 qian (3g), Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Sheng Jiang) 3~5 slices |
【Method】 |
Prepare as a decoction to be taken warm. |
【Action】 |
Releases the exterior and disperses cold. |
【Indication】 |
Zheng Chai Hu Yin is indicated for a mild pattern of externally contracted wind-cold. The symptoms are mild aversion to wind-cold, fever, absence of sweating, headache, general body pain, a thin and white tongue coating and a superficial pulse. |
【Pathogenesis】 |
Aversion to cold, fever, absence of sweating, headache, general body pain, thin tongue coating and superficial pulse are signs of externally contracted wind-cold pattern. Because the contraction of the pathogen is mild, the symptoms are slight aversion to cold and fever. The appropriate treatment is to release the exterior and dissipate cold. |
【Application】 |
1. Essential pattern differentiation Zheng Chai Hu Yin is a representative gentle-dispersing formula created by Zhang Jie-bin. This clinical pattern is marked by fever, aversion to cold, headache, general body pain, white tongue coating, and superficial pulse. 2. Modern applications This formula may be used in biomedically defined disorders when there is an externally contracted wind-cold pattern without qi and blood deficiency. These may include common cold, influenza, initial stage of malaria, and common cold for women during menstruation, pregnancy or in the postpartum period. |
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