gui zhi tang
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Nomenaclature

guì zhī tāng
桂枝湯
Cinnamon Twig Decoction
Other Translations

Meaning of the Name


Functions

Release Exterior Wind Cold

Release exterior and induce diaphoresis
Sx: fevers and chills unrelieved by sweating, headache, aversion to wind, stiff neck, nasal congestion, dry heaves, no thirst. T: thin, white, and moist tongue coat. P: floating pulse that is either moderate or frail.


Composition:

gui zhi 9g

shao yao 9g

sheng jiang 9g

zhi gan cao 6g


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Herbs with this formula

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