Chinese: Xiao Chai Hu Tang Jia Jie Geng Shi Gao
English: Minor Bupleurum Decoction plus Balloon Flower Root and Gypsum
Source: Honchokeikenho (Japanese Experiential Formulas)
Pulse: bowstring, slippery
Tongue: red body, white fur
Abdomen: shinkahiko, kyokyokuman
Indications: This herbal formula has been used for patients with following health conditions and symptoms:
- Irritability
- Headache
- Vertigo
- Hearing loss
- Depression
- Nervousness
- Easily upset
- Insomnia
- Poor appetite
- Fatigue
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Heart burn
- Cold (alternating fever and chills)
- Bitter taste in mouth
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
- Sekko (Gypsum fibrosum), 10g
- Kikyo (Platycodi Radix) 3g
- Saiko (Bupleuri Radix) 6g
- Hange (Pinelliae Rhizoma), 5g
- Shokyo (Zingiberis Rhizoma recens), 4g
- Ninjin (Ginseng Radix) 2g
- Ogon (Scutellariae Radix) 3g
- Taiso (Jujubae Fructus) 2g
- Kanzo (Glycyrrhizae Radix), 2g
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.