Formula
Bupleurum, Cinnamon Twig and Dried Ginger Decoction
柴胡桂枝乾薑湯chai hu gui zhi gan jiang tang
1 source
7 herbs·from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)
In the Shanghan Lun (《傷寒論》) tradition, this formula is described for a cold-damage illness after sweating and then purging: fullness and slight binding of the chest and rib-sides, inhibited urination, thirst without retching, sweating only from the head, alternating chills and fever, and vexation. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：傷寒五六日，已發汗而復下之，胸脇滿微結，小便不利，渴而不嘔，但頭汗出，往來寒熱，心煩者，此…
Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·柴胡桂枝乾薑湯（证治条文·宋本147）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Bupleurum (Chai hu)半斤
- Cassia Twig (Gui zhi)三兩
- Dried Ginger (Gan jiang)二兩
- Trichosanthes Root四兩
- Scutellaria (Huang qin)三兩
- Oyster shell (Mu li)二兩
- Licorice二兩
Citations
- Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·柴胡桂枝乾薑湯（组成·宋本147）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its composition.
- Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·柴胡桂枝乾薑湯（证治条文·宋本147）；hash 锚含方名/组成唯一上下文片段Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its traditional indications.
- Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·柴胡桂枝乾薑湯（煎服法·宋本147）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its preparation & usage.