Gui Zhi
桂枝 guì zhī, "cinnamon twig, cassia twig"

Category:

Release the Exterior (Diaphoretics)

Warm Acrid Herbs that Release Exterior

Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Acrid , Sweet		Dosage: 3-9g

	Cautions: Contraindicated for warm-heat pathogen disease, Yin deficiency with heat signs and Heat in the Blood with vomiting; Use with caution during pregnancy and/or excessive menstruation in dosages of 6g or less, preferably the dry-fried cinnamon twigs. avoid use during Pregnancy		Meridians: Lung , Urinary Bladder , Heart
	Preparation: • Cinnamon Twig Tips • Cinnamon Twig Wood • Dry-fried Cinnamon Twigs • Honey-prepared Cinnamon Twigs		Quality: Good quality - fragrant and has brownish red color without leaves or any withered parts.
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Revised edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (43) bái hǔ jiā guì zhī tāng (White Tiger plus Cinnamon Twig Decoction) chái hú guì zhī gān jiāng tāng (Bupleurum, Cinnamon Twig, and Ginger Decoction) chái hú jiā lóng gǔ mǔ lì tāng (Bupleurum plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction) chūn zé tāng (Spring Pond Decoction) dà qīng lóng tāng (Major Bluegreen Dragon Decoction) dāng guī sì nì tāng (Tangkuei Decoction for Frigid Extremities) fáng jǐ fú líng tāng (Stephania and Poria Decoction) gé gēn jiā bàn xià tāng (Kudzu Decoction plus Pinellia) gé gēn tāng (Kudzu Decoction) guì líng wǔ wèi gān cǎo tāng (Cinnamon Twig, Poria, Schisandra and Licorice Decoction) guì zhī èr yuè bì yī tāng (Two Parts Cinnamon Twig Decoction and One Part Maidservant from Yue Decoction) guì zhī fú líng wán (Cinnamon Twig and Poria Pill) guì zhī fù zǐ tāng (Cinnamon Twig and Prepared Aconite Decoction) guì zhī gān cǎo lóng gǔ mǔ lì tāng (Cinnamon Twig, Licorice, Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell) guì zhī jiā gé gēn tāng (Cinnamon Twig Decoction plus Kudzu) guì zhī jiā hòu pò xìng zǐ tāng guì zhī jiā lóng gǔ mǔ lì tāng (Cinnamon Twig Decoction plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell) guì zhī jiā sháo yaò tāng (Cinnamon Twig Decoction plus Peony) guì zhī mà huáng gé bàn tāng ( Combined Cinnamon Twig and Ephedra Decoction) guì zhī qù sháo yào tāng (Cinnamon Twig Decoction minus Peony) guì zhī tāng (Cinnamon Twig Decoction) hòu pò qī wù tāng (Seven- Substance Decoction with Magnolia Bark) huáng lián tāng (Coptis Decoction) jīn guì shèn qì wán (Kd Qi Pill from the Golden Cabinet) juān bì tāng (Remove Painful Obstruction Decoction) má huáng jiā zhú tāng (Ephedra Decoction plus Atractylodis) má huáng tāng (Ephedra Decoction) shū fēng huò xuè tāng (Disperse Wind and Invigorate Blood Decoction) táo hé chéng qì tāng (Peach Pit Decoction to Order the Qi) wèi líng tāng (Calm the Stomach and Poria Decoction) wēn jīng tāng (Warm the Menses Decoction) wǔ líng sǎn (Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria) wū méi wán (Mume Pill) wū tóu guì zhī tāng (Aconite and Cinnamon Twig Decoction) xiǎo jiàn zhōng tāng (Minor Construct the Middle Decoction) xiǎo qīng lóng jiā shí gāo tāng (Minor Bluegreen Dragon Decoction plus Gypsum) xiǎo qīng lóng tāng (Minor Blue-green Dragon Decoction) xù mìng tāng (Prolong Life Decoction) yì yǐ rén tāng (Coicis Decoction from the Enlightened Physicians) zài zào sǎn (Renewal Powder) zhì gān cǎo tāng (Honey-Fried Licorice Decoction) zhǐ shí gūa lǒu gùi zhī tāng (Immature Bitter Orange, Trichosanthes Fruit, and Cinnamon Twig Decoction) Zhǐ Shí Xié Bái Gù Zhī Tāng (Immature Bitter Orange; Chinese Chive; and Cinnamo)

Family:

Lauraceae

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae

Botanical: Cinnamomum Cassia PRESL

Japanese: keishi

Korean: kyeji

Common: (Saigon) cinnamon twig, cassia twig

Temperature: Warm

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Assists Heart yang and Unblocks Yang Qi of the chest add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Warms and Unblocks channels and collaterals add comment

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Releases exterior and aids Yang add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Disperses Cold (for Bi pain and Cold Induced gynecological problems) add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Dizziness with palpatations 1 comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Fever with sweating add comment

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Arthritis add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Irregular menstruation due to stagnation add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Painful obstruction add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Edema with urinary difficulty add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Shortness of breath add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Cold in the Middle Burner add comment

Gui Zhi桂枝 guì zhī, "cinnamon twig, cassia twig"

Gui Zhi
桂枝 guì zhī, "cinnamon twig, cassia twig"