Traditional Chinese Medicine/Chai Hu

Name Means: Chai-Firewood Hu-Beard English Name: bupleurum Ruizhi Zhao, Shaojun Liu, Shirui Mao, Yanjun Wang. "Study on liver targeting effect of vinegar-baked Radix Bupleuri on resveratrol in mice". Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 126, Issue 3, 10 December 2009, Pages 415-420 hare's ear root thorowax root Chinese Name: 柴胡 (Pinyin: chái hú) Latin Name: Radix Bupleuri Osamu Morinaga, Shuhang Zhu, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Yukihiro Shoyama. "Visual detection of saikosaponins by on-membrane immunoassay and estimation of traditional Chinese medicines containing Bupleuri radix". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Volume 346, Issue 3, 4 August 2006, Pages 687-692 Taste & Temperature: ../Xin-Spicy/ ../Ku-Bitter/ ../Liang-Cool/ Channels: Foot Jue Yin of Liver Foot Shao Yang of Gall Bladder Hand Jue Yin of Pericardium Hand Shao Yang of San Jiao Actions & Indications: disperse Wind-Heat (Spicy & Cool) raise Yang Qi Middle Jiao Qi sinking resolve Shao Yang disorders & reduce fever soothe Liver Qi Contraindication: Qi & Yin deficiency causing excessive sweating Yin deficiency couch Liver Fire ascending to head can occasionally cause Nausea or Vomiting Caution: Yin syndrome Blood deficiency chronic skin infection Dosage: 1-4 qian (3-12 grams) back to: ../Xin Liang Jie Biao/ ../TCM Materia Medica/ Notes