WH Acupuncture & Herbs Centre

 zhi zi chi tang（Capejasmine and Prepared Soybean Decoction）--栀子豉汤

【SOURCE】: Treatise on Cold-Attack

【INGREDIENTS】:Capejasmine fruit 9g， Prepared soybean 9g

【DIRECTIONS】：Capejasmine should be decocted prior to prepared soybean in water for oral administration.

【EFFECT】:Clearing heat for relieving vexation.                                      •

【INDICATIONS】: Fever, vexation, insomnia due to deficient vexation, conges­tion of chest and epigastrium with epigastric upset, hunger but poor appetite, red tongue with slight yellow coating.

【ANALYSIS OF FORMULA】:Capejasmine fruit with bitter flavor and cold na­ture as the main herb clears heat for relieving vexation. With the property of as­cending and dispersing, prepared soybean as the assistant herb disperses the stag­nated heat from chest.

【ASSOCIATED FORMULAE】 :

(1)     Licorice root plus Capejasmine and Prepared Soybean Decoction (zhi zi gan cao chi tang) , (Treatise on Cold-Attack):

On the basis of Capejasmine and Prepared Soybean Decoction licorice root is added for shortness of breath.

(2)     Fresh Ginger plus Capejasmine and Prepared Soybean Decoction (zhl zl sheng jiang chi tang)，(Treatise on Cold-Attack)：

On the basis of Capejasmine and Prepared Soybean Decoction fresh ginger is added for vomiting.

(3)     Capejasmine and Magnolia Decoction (zhl zi hou po tang)，(Treatise on Cold-Attack)：

On the basis of Capejasmine and Prepared Soybean Decoction prepared soy­bean is removed and magnolia bark and unripened bitter orange are added for vex­ation, abdominal distention with insomnia.

(4)     Capejasmine and Dry Ginger Decoction (zhl zi gan jiang tang)，（Trea- tise on Cold-Attack)：

On the basis of Capejasmine and Prepared Soybean Decoction prepared soy­bean is removed and dry ginger is added for treating fever with slight vexation af­ter erroneous purgation.