Chinese: Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang
English: Cinnamon Twig, Peony, and Anemarrhena Decoction
Source: Jinguiyaolue (Essentials from the Golden Cabinet)
Pulse: bowstring, slippery
Tongue: white greasy fuy
Abdomen: medium abdominal wall strength
Indications: This herbal formula has been used for patients with following health conditions and symptoms:
- Swollen and painful joints
- Chills
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Absence of sweating
- Loss of appetite and weight
There are many other health conditions that may respond well to this herbal formula, in particular patients exhibiting indicative traditional diagnostic signs and symptoms.
Herbs in This Formula
- Chimo (Oryzae Semen), 3g
- Bofu (Saposhnikoviae Radix) 3g
- Mao (Ephedrae Herba) 3g
- Bushi (Aconiti Radix lateralis preparata), 1g
- Byakujutsu (Atractylodis macrocephalae Rhizoma) 4g
- Shakuyaku (Paeoniae Radix) 3g
- Keihi (Cinnamomi Cortex), 3g
- Kanzo (Glycyrrhizae Radix) 2g
- Shokyo (Zingiberis Rhizoma) 3g
Note: Suggested dosages of each herb in Kampo formulas are often smaller than those of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Individual dosages of herbs may be adjusted depending on each patient’s condition, constitutional patterns, quality of the herbs, and other factors involved.