Chai+Hu+(Bupleurum)

[[image:ChaiHu1.jpg width="258" height="422" align="right"]]Chai Hu (Bupleurum) [“Twig of the Barbarians”]
Category: Acrid Cool Herbs to Release the Exterior Nature: Slightly cold Flavor: acrid & bitter Channels: **LR, GB, TB, PC [Wood, Jueyin, Fire & Shaoyang pairs]**

Functions: Relieve Shaoyang syndrome & disperse wind-heat; **soothes/moves LR & GB Qi**, Lift Yang Qi Ind: 1. alternating fever/chills, distention of chest & hypochondriac region, bitter taste in mouth, dry throat & dizziness in the **Shaoyang syndrome** 2. Distending pain in hypochondriac & costal region, headache, irregular menstruation or dysmenorrheal due to **LR Qi stagnation** 3. **Prolapsed rectum or uterus, shortness of breath due to sinking SP Qi** 4. **Malaria**

Dose: 3 -10g [up to 24g. – 3g lifts qi, 69g disperses wind-heat, 6-15 moves LR qi, 9-24 **harmonizes the Shaoyang layer**]. Contra: LR Yang rising due to yin def. of the LR & KI Misc: **Imperial herb for shaoyang syndrome;Primary herb for LR Qi stagnation; Guides to the brain**
 * Often combined w/ Huang Qiu or Bai Shao**

Formulas Featuring Chai Hu
//Chief Herb// Xiao Chai Hu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction) //Deputy Herb// Long Dan Xie Gan Tang