Chai Hu
柴胡 chái hú, "twigs of the barbarians"

Category:

Release the Exterior (Diaphoretics)

Cool, Acrid Herbs that Release Exterior

Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Acrid , Bitter		Dosage: 3-9g

	Cautions: Should not be used with severe yin xu or with hyperactivity Liver Yang rising		Meridians: Liver , Pericardium , San Jiao (Triple Burner) , Gall Bladder
	Preparation: • Northern/Autumn • Southern/Sichuanese • Spring • Dry-fried • Vinegar		Quality: Good quality - dry and long main root, no sprouts, and only a few hairy lateral roots
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (47) bǔ zhōng yì qì tāng (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) chái gé jiě jī tāng (Bupleurum and Kudzu Decoction to Release the Muscle Layer Decoction) chái hú bái hǔ tāng (Bupleurum White Tiger Decoction) chái hú dá yuán yǐn (Bupleurum Decotion to Reach the Membrane Source) 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) chái hú jiā máng xiāo tāng (Bupleurum Decoction plus Mirabilite) chái hú qīng gān tāng (Bupleurum Decoction to Clear the Liver) chái hú qīng zào tāng (Bupleurum Decoction to Clear Dryness) chái hú shū gān sǎn (Bupleurum Powder to Spread the Liver) chái hú sì wù tāng (Bupleurum and Four Substance Decoction) chái hú xiàn xiōng tāng (Bupleurum Decoction for Sinking Into the Chest) chái hú zhǐ jié tāng (Bupleurum, Bitter Orange, and Platycodon Decoction) chái píng tāng (Bupleurum and Calm the Stoamch Decoction) chūn zé tāng (Spring Pond Decoction) dà chái hú tāng (Major Bupleurum Decoction) dān huáng sì nì sǎn (Moutan and Phellodendron Powder for Frigid Extemities) dì gǔ pí yǐn (Lycium Root Bark Decoction) fù yuán huó xuè tāng (Revive health by Invigorate the blood Decoction) hēi xiāo yáo sǎn (Black Rambling Powder) jiā jiǎn bǔ zhōng yì qì tāng (Modified Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) jiā wèi xiāo yáo sǎn jīng fáng bài dú sǎn (Schizonepeta & Ledebouriella Powder to Overcome Pathogenic Influences) lóng dǎn xiè gān tāng (Gentiana Long Gan Cao Decoction to Drain the Liver) míng mù dì huáng wán (Improve Vision Pill with Rehmannia) pǔ jì xiāo dú yǐn (Universal Benefit Decoction to Eliminate Toxin) qín jiāo biē jiǎ sǎn (Gentiana Qinjiao and Soft-Shelled Turtle Shell Powder) qīng dǎn xiè huǒ tāng (Clear the Gallbladder and Drain Fire Decoction) qīng pí tāng (Clear the Spleen Decoction) qīng yí tāng (Clear the Pancreas Decoction) rén shēn bài dú sǎn (Ginseng Power to Overcome Pathogenic Influences) rén shēn huáng qí sǎn (Ginseng and Astragalus Powder) shén mì tāng (Mysterious Decoction) shēng xiàn tāng (Raise the Sinking Decoction) shēng yáng yì wèi tāng (Raise the Yang and Benefit the Stomach Decoction) shū gān lǐ pí tāng (Spread the Liver and Regulate the Spleen Decoction) sì nì sǎn (Frigid Extremities Power) sì wù xiāo fēng yǐn (Eliminate Wind Decoction with the Four Substances) tiáo zhōng yì qì tāng (Regulate the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) tōng qì sǎn (Unblock the Qi Powder) wán dài tāng (End Discharge Decoction) xiǎo chái hú tāng (Minor Bupleurum Decoction) xuè fú zhú yū tāng (Drive Out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood Decoction) yì gān sǎn (Restrain the Liver Powder) yī wù chái gé jiě jī tāng (Bupleurum and Kudzu Decoction To Release the Muscle Layer ) yín qiáo bài dú sǎn (Honeysuckle and Forsythia Powder to Overcome Pathogenic Influences) zhōng mǎn fēn xiāo tāng (Separate and Reduce Fullness in the Middle Decoction)

Family:

Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Radix Bupleuri

Botanical: Bupleurum Chinense Dc., Bupleurum Scorzonerifolium Willd.

Japanese: saiko

Korean: siho

Common: hare's ear root, thorowax root, bupleurum

Temperature: Cool

	+1 Alma Myers Releases heat in the muscle layer add comment

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Raises Yang Qi in Spleen or Stomach Qi deficiency add comment

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Fever add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Alternating chills and fever add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Bitter taste in mouth add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Flank pain add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Irritability add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Stifling sensation in the chest add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Dizziness add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Chest pain add comment

	+1 Alma Myers the function dosages are as follows: Resolves Shao Yang (9-12g) Spreads Liver qi (6-9g) Raises and lifts Yang qi (3g) add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Emotional instability add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Menstrual problems add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Hemorrhoids add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Vaginal discharge add comment

	+1 Alma Myers 3rd ed Materia Medica also includes Gallbladder as Channel entered add comment

Chai Hu柴胡 chái hú, "twigs of the barbarians"

Chai Hu
柴胡 chái hú, "twigs of the barbarians"