Xiao Chai Hu Tang
Pin Ying Name: Xiao Chai Hu Tang
English Name: Minor Bupleurum Decoction
Chinese Name: 小柴胡湯
Herbs & Actions
| Pharmaceutical Latin | Pin Yin | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
Resolves Shao Yang disorders, reduces fever, spreads Liver Qi and relieves Stagnation. With Huang Qin, for Heat in the Shao Yang with alternating chills and fever, and nausea and for restoring normal function of the Liver and Gallbladder. With Huang Qin, Zhi Ban Xia and Ren Shen, for Shao Yang Heat. With Huang Qin, Zhi Ban Xia, Ren Shen and Zhi Gan Cao, for weak patients. |
| Rx. Scutellariae | Huang Qin |
Clears Lung Heat, drains Fire and calms ascending Liver Yang. |
| Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum | Zhi Ban Xia |
Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, descends Rebellious Qi, harmonizes the Stomach and stops vomiting. With Huang Qin, for Phlegm-Heat induced Rebellious Qi with cough, nausea, and vomiting. With Sheng Jiang, for vomiting due to Cold, Thin Mucus. |
| Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang |
Releases the exterior, disperses Cold, stops vomiting, stops cough and reduces the toxicity of other herbs. With Da Zao, alleviates epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting by strengthening the Spleen. With Zhi Ban Xia, for vomiting and productive cough due to Phlegm-Dampness. |
| Rx. Ginseng | Ren Shen |
Tonifies Yuan, Spleen, Stomach, Lung and Heart Qi. |
| Fried Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Zhi Gan Cao |
Resolves Phlegm, stops cough, clears Heat. and moderates and harmonizes the properties of other herbs. Resolves Phlegm, stops cough, clears Heat. and moderates and harmonizes the properties of other herbs. With Ren Shen, relieves palpitations and anxiety. With Sheng Jiang, enhances the effects of other Qi and Blood tonifying herbs by facilitating their digestion and absorption. |
| Fr. Jujube | Da Zao |
Strengthens the Spleen, tonifies Qi and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs. With Sheng Jiang, enhances effects of other Qi and Blood tonifying herbs by facilitating their digestion and absorption. |
Formula Actions
- Harmonizes and releases Shao Yang Stage disorders
- Relieves the Liver
- Harmonizes the Liver and Spleen
Syndromes
- Shao Yang Stage disorders
- Gu Syndrome
- Liver Qi Stagnation with Spleen Dampness
- Heat in the Liver, Gallbladder, Stomach and/or Lungs
Clinical Manifestations
- Alternating chills and fever
- Dry throat
- Bitter or sour taste in the mouth
- Dizziness
- Sensation of fullness in the chest and hypochondrium
- Irritability
- Heartburn
- Chest distention
- Difficulty taking deep breaths
- Hardness beneath the Heart
- Hypochondriac pain with pressure
- Stress
- Being downcast with no desire to eat
- Anorexia
- Vertigo
- May be palpitations
- Dysphoria
- Retching
- Abdominal pain
- Stomach ache
- Reduced appetite
- Subcostal bloating
- Depression
- Amenorrhea
- Tendency to diarrhea
- Nervousness
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- May be urinary dysfunction
- Restlessness
- Sometimes fatigue
- Headaches (side of head)
- Rib pain
- Achiness
- Ear infection
- Hearing difficulty
- Red eyes
- Stiff shoulders
- Throat pain
- Hip pain
- T: Pink
- C: Thin and white
- P: Wiry
Treats
- Upper respiratory tract infection
- Influenza
- Acute bronchitis
- Chronic bronchitis
- Bronchial asthma
- Cough
- Laryngitis
- Fever
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Epidemic parotitis
- Jaundice
- Malaria
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatic fibrosis
- Postpartum fever
- Acute pyelonephritis
- Cholecystitis
- Lymphadenitis
- Intercostal neuralgia
- Weak digestion
- Chronic hepatitis
- Gastroptosis
- Ulcer
- General weakness
- Prolonged cold/flu
- Common cold with lingering fever
- Acute pancreatitis
- Conjunctivitis
- Perimenstrual fevers
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Angina pectoris
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Nephritis
- Acute parotitis
- Measles
- Meniere's disease
- Depression
- Dysmenorrhea
- Morning sickness
- Candidiasis
- Amenorrhea
- Infertility
- Endometriosis
- Dizziness
- Tracheitis
- Croup
- Gu syndrome
- Nausea/Vomiting
- Otitis media
- Abdominal pain
- Stress
- Chronic sinusitis
- Herpes genitalia
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia
- Asthmatic bronchitis
- Night sweats
- Myalgic encephalomyelitis
- Vegetative neurosis
- AIDS/HIV
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Allergic rhinitis
- Postpartum infection
- Reflux esophagitis
- Fever in cancer
- Hepatic carcinoma
- Pneumonia
- Pleuritis
- Pleurisy
- Cholelithiasis
- Gastritis
- Antral gastritis
- Indigestion
- Sour Stomach
- Acute tonsillitis
- Chronic tonsillitis
- Stomatitis
- Suppurative otitis media
- Mumps
- Neck stiffness
- Epilepsy
- Seizures
- Pyelitis
- Puerperal fever
- Stuttering
- Impotence in young men
- Neurosis
- Alopecia
- Mental instability in children
- Biliary tract infection
- Typhoid fever
- Migraine headache
- Periaural eczema
- Mastitis
- Chronic renal insufficiency
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Leaky gut syndrome
- Giardiasis
- Chronic peptic ulcers
- Headache
- Acne
- Uterine fibroids
- Vertigo
- Acute laryngitis
- Periarthritis of the shoulder
- Constipation in the elderly
- Morning sickness
- Meniere's disease
- Schizophrenia
- Low back pain
- Anorexia
- Fatigue
- Hoarseness
- Interstitial cystitis
- Palpitations
- Oral leukoplakia
- Indigestion
Contraindications
- Contraindicated for those with Excess above and deficiency below.
- Contraindicated for those with Liver Fire.
- Contraindicated for those with bleeding gums.
- Use with caution for those with Liver Yang Rising.
- Use with caution for those with hypertension.
- Use with caution for those with hematemesis due to Yin Deficiency.
- Use with caution for those with Yin and/or Blood Deficiency.