formula | Bupleurum and Angelica Drink Chai Gui Yin |
source | Jingyue Quanshu Volume 51 |
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bubble_chart Composition Angelica sinensis 6-9 gm, Paeonia lactiflora (raw or stir-fried) 4.5 gm, Bupleurum chinense 3-4.5 gm, Schizonepeta tenuifolia 3 gm, roasted Glycyrrhiza uralensis 2.1-3 gm.
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Decoct with 220 ml of water for oral administration.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Promoting eruption.
bubble_chart Indications
At the onset of smallpox and measles, fever has not yet subsided.
bubble_chart Formula Modification
For those with blood heat, add Unprocessed Rehmannia Root; for yin deficiency, add Prepared Rehmannia Root; for qi deficiency with weak pulse, add Ginseng; for deficiency cold, add Blast-Fried Ginger and Cassia Bark; for excessive fire, add Skullcap Root; for heat and thirst, add Dried Kudzu Root; for abdominal pain, add Aucklandia Root and Villous Amomum Fruit; for nausea and vomiting, add Blast-Fried Ginger and Dried Tangerine Peel. If treating measles, Schizonepeta may replace Dried Kudzu Root; for severe pudendal coldness with unresolved pathogenic factors, add Ephedra and Cinnamon Twig.