Decoction of Equal Parts of Cinnamon Twig and Bupleurum with Added Evodia, Melia, Fennel, and Aquilaria

Decoction of Equal Parts of Cinnamon Twig and Bupleurum with Added Evodia, Melia, Fennel, and Aquilaria,For cases where the Metal element is dominant, presenting with headache, alternating chills and fever, pain in the chest and flanks, and, in severe cases, pain from hernias or masses.

Formulas Name : Decoction of Equal Parts of Cinnamon Twig and Bupleurum with Added Evodia, Melia, Fennel, and Aquilaria

Chinese Name : 桂枝柴胡各半汤加吴萸楝子茴香木香

Drug Formulation

Cinnamon Twig, Evodia Fruit, Scutellaria Root, Bupleurum Root, Ginseng, Guangxi Wood Fragrance, Fresh Ginger, White Peony Root, Jujube (pitted), Sichuan Melia Fruit, Fennel Seed, Pinellia Rhizome, and Fried Licorice Root.

Source

*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 1.

Benefits

For cases where the Metal element is dominant, presenting with headache, alternating chills and fever, pain in the chest and flanks, and, in severe cases, pain from hernias or masses.

Decoction of Equal Parts of Cinnamon Twig and Bupleurum with Added Evodia, Melia, Fennel, and Aquilaria,*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 1.,For cases where the Metal element is dominant, presenting with headache, alternating chills and fever, pain in the chest and flanks, and, in severe cases, pain from hernias or masses.

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