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Chai Hu柴胡

Radix BupleuriBupleurum Root

Autres nomsHare’s Ear Root · Thorowax Root · Red Thorowax Root · Asian Buplever Root

Catégorie
Cool Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior (Wind-Heat Diaphoretics)
Nature
frais
Saveur
amer, piquant
Tropisme
Vésicule biliaire, Foie, Péricarde, San Jiao
Posologie
3–12 g

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Doses usuelles

Posologie
3–12 g
Tincture
1–3.5 ml

Actions & indications

Resolves Shao Yang disorders and reduces fever (harmonizes the Exterior and Interior)
  • Shao Yang Stage with alternating chills and fever, a bitter taste,dizziness, tinnitus, flank pain, irritability, vomiting and a stifling sensation in the chest
  • Deficiency Heat (auxiliary)
  • Gallbladder Fire
Spreads Liver Qi and relieves Stagnation
  • Liver Qi Stagnation with dizziness, vertigo, chest and flank pain, emotional instability and menstrual problems
  • Disharmony between the Liver and Spleen with epigastric and flank pain, a stifling sensation in the chest, abdominal bloating, nausea and indigestion
  • Liver/Gallbladder Disharmony
Raises Yang Qi (specifically the Clear Qi of the Stomach and Gallbladder)
Spleen and Stomach Yang Deficiency, Qi collapse (prolapse) with hemorrhoids, vaginal discharge, bleeding or exhaustion
Disperses Wind-Heat and resolves Phlegm and congestion
Wind-Heat

Contre-indications

  • Not for use in Yin Deficiency cough.
  • Avoid in cases of Yin and/or Fluid Deficiency (severe Yin damage).
  • Avoid when Liver Fire or Yang Rising is ascending to the head.
  • Nausea or vomiting may occur; reduce the dose to counter this.
  • Should not be used by itself on an ongoing basis.

Associations

Notes

  • The Northern variety, Bei Chai Hu, is firmer in texture and works more strongly to resolve Shao Yang patterns and clear Heat; it treats External Wind-Heat.
  • The Southern variety, Nan Chai Hu, is thinner and softer, and is better suited to spreading Liver Qi and releasing Stagnation.
  • It addresses Deficiency Heat, gynecological complaints, boils, furuncles, and disorders of the eyes and ears.
  • As one of the key Cold-natured herbs, it eases Liver tension, subdues Wind, and clears Fire, making it useful for convulsions, muscular tightness, lumps, tumors, skin disorders, digestive upset, Lung Heat, menstrual irregularity, and Excess bleeding from Heat; it can also vent suppressed anger and Heat, an effect Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao tempers.
  • It serves as the principal herb in harmonizing formulas.
  • It provides rapid stimulation of immune function.
  • It is beneficial across toxicosis of all kinds, particularly infections of the Liver and Gallbladder.
  • It is helpful for allergic conditions.
  • High dosages have been applied in treating malaria and blackwater fever.
  • The Spring variety, Chun Chai Hu, disperses and drains, and works well to spread Liver Qi.
  • Dry-fried preparation, Chao Chai Hu, loses some of its coolness but gains a stronger ability to raise clear Yang.
  • Processed with vinegar, Cu Cha Hu soothes the Liver, harmonizes Blood, and relieves pain more effectively.
  • Use the unprocessed form for topical use.
  • For internal disorders, roast with sake.
  • For Phlegm with Heat, roast in honey water.
  • For Liver and Gallbladder Fire, roast in pork gallbladder water.

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