Difference between revisions of "Chai Hu"

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Other Names : Thorowax Root, Bupleurum

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 Other Names : Thorowax Root, Bupleurum
-==Special Precautions of Chai Hu==
+#REDIRECT [[Bupleurum]]
-*Due to its rising and dispersing nature avoid in yin deficiency or liver yang rising.
-*May cause nausea or vomiting - use a smaller dose if necessary.
-==Benefits and uses of Chai Hu are==
-Clears shao yang disorders and reduces fever - alternating chills and fever, bitter taste in the mouth, irritability, vomiting, stifling sensation in the chest.
-Relieves liver qi stagnation (often used with Bai Shao) - vertigo, menstrual disorders, chest and flank pain, the most common herb to treat stress, irritability, depression, etc.; also for liver and spleen disharmony - bloating, nausea, indigestion, flank pain.
-Raises yang qi in spleen and stomach deficiency patterns (often used with Sheng Ma) - prolapsed organ, diarrhea, hemorrhoids.
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