WH Acupuncture & Herbs Centre

Chai ge jie ji tang(Bupleurum and Pueraria Decoction for Relieving Muscles )

 [INGREDIENTS]:

Bupleurum root 6g,  Pueraria root 9g,  Licorice root 3g,  Scutellaria root 6g,  Notopterygium root 3g , Dahurian angelica root 3g,  White peony root 6g , Platycodon root 3g

[DIRECTIONS]: Decoct the above herbs in water with three slices of fresh gin­ger and two pieces of Chinese date(or five grams of gypsum) for oral administra­tion

[EFFECTS]:Relieving muscles and clearing heat.

[INDICATIONS]: Restrained exogenous wind-cold transforming into heat mani­fested by gradual decrease of chill and gradual increase of fever, absence of sweat, headache, aching limbs, pain of eyes and orbit, dryness of nasal cavity, vexation with insomnia, floating and slight surging pulse.

[ANALYSIS OF FORMULA]: This formula is mainly used in the diseases of Yangming Meridian. As the main herbs, pueraria root with its pungent and sweet flavors and neutral nature, acting on the exterior of Yangming Meridian, relieves muscles and expels heat; bupleurum root, with bitter flavor and neutral nature, re­lieves the exterior for abating fever. As the assistant herbs, dahurian angelica root acts on the Yangming Meridian to treat forehead pain; notopterygium root acts on the Taiyang Meridian to relieve the exterior and dispel cold; the combination of Scutellaria root and gypsum clear the interior heat of the Yangming Meridian. As the adjuvant herbs, the cooperation of white peony root and licorice root with sour and sweet flavors for producing yin, prevent over sweating; platycodon root can disperse the lung-qi; fresh ginger and Chinese date can harmonize the nutrient and defensive qi as well as the middle. Licorice root is the dispatcher herb to harmo­nize all components of the formula. Modifications： removing scutellaria root and adding ephedra for severe chill without sweating; adding ephedra in winter and spring; in summer, adding perilla leaf instead of ephedra.