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Bupleurum ( 柴胡 ) ...Chinese Herb...
 Latin
Plant Name
Bupleuri Radix
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Chai Hu 柴胡
Common
English Name
Bupleurum
Part
of Plant Used
Whole plant
Nature
Cool
Taste
Bitter, slightly acrid
Meridians
Entered
Liver, Gallbladder, Pericardium
Common
Usages
This herb is used in formulas to treat colds with chest congestion and alternating
chills and fevers and other respiratory illnesses that are at a superficial
level in the body; also used to treat many imbalances of the Liver and Gallbladder,
including hepatitis and cirrhosis; and to strengthen digestive and metabolic
functions (TCM: internal heat, Liver fire, Spleen deficiency, and stagnant
Liver Qi).
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Resolves lesser Yang heat patterns; relaxes constrained Liver Qi; raises
Yang Qi in cases of Spleen or Stomach Deficiency.
Common
Formulas Used In
Bupleurum and Dragon Bone; Bupleurum, Inula, and Cyperus; Bupleurum and
Tang Gui; Cimicafuga; Ginseng and Astragalus; Minor Bupleurum; Rehmannia
and Magnetitum; Rhubarb and Scutellaria.
Processing
Required
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Remarks
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Cautions
in Use
Do not use if there is a deficient- Yin cough or symptoms of Liver fire
rising.
Leave Bupleurum
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