Xiao Chai Hu Tang

120 capsules x 5000mg. from Blue Poppy Classics

Indications:
Common cold after several days with alternating fever and chills, dry throat, a bitter or sour taste in the mouth, irritability, fatigue, chest and ductal oppression and fullness, nausea and vomiting, and/or poor appetite, malaria, renal colic, cholecystitis, acute rheumatic fever, gastro-esophageal reflux disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, epidemic mumps, lymphadenitis, acute viral hepatitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, influenza, bronchitis, and postpartum fever...

MTC actions and indications:
TCM indications:
Liver depression Qi stagnation, spleen qi vacuity, damp heat in the stomach, stomach heat, lung heat, liver-gallbladder damp heat
TCM Functions:
Harmonizes the constructive and defensive, the liver and spleen, liver and stomach, stomach and spleen, and stomach and intestines; also transforms phlegm and eliminates dampness

Use with care in cases with headache and dizziness if taken long-term. Also use with care in cases of ascendant hyperactivity of liver yang, upward flaming of liver fire, or yin vacuity with internal heat.

Signs & symptoms of liver depression qi stagnation include:
Irritability
A bowstring pulse
Rib-side pain
Sighing
Chest oppression

Signs & symptoms of spleen qi vacuity include:
Fatigue
Lack of strength
A swollen tongue with teeth-marks on its edges
Possible cracks in the center of the tongue
A forceless, possibly fine pulse

Signs & symptoms of damp heat in the stomach and intestines include:
Nausea and vomiting
Diarrhea with foul-smelling stools
Thick, slimy yellow tongue fur
A rapid, slippery pulse

Signs & symptoms of stomach heat include:
A large appetite and rapid hungering
Dry, bound, constipated stools
Bad breath

Signs & symptoms of lung heat include:
Yellow phlegm which may or may not be profuse

Signs & symptoms of liver-gallbladder damp heat include:
Jaundice

Formula explanation
Within this formula, Chai Hu resolves the exterior and courses wind and/or courses the liver and rectifies the qi. Huang Qi clears heat and eliminates dampness. It clears heat from the lungs, liver-gallbladder, stomach, and intestines. Dang Shen, Da Zao, and mix-fried Gan Cao fortify the spleen and supplement the qi. Ban Xia and Sheng Jiang transform phlegm and eliminate dampness, harmonize the stomach and downbear counterflow. Sheng Jiang also resolves the exterior and courses wind, while Sheng Jiang and Gan Cao harmonize and regulate all the other medicinals in the formula.

Ingredients:
Chai Hu (Radix Bupleuri) 79 mg
Dang Shen (Radix Codonopsis) 79 mg
Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae) 79 mg
Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae) 79 mg
Da Zao (Fructus Jujubae) 79 mg
Sheng Jiang (uncooked Rhizoma Zingiberis) 52.5 mg
mix-fried Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) 52.5 mg


Dosage:
2 capsules, 2 times a day

Package:
120 capsules x 5000mg. (500mg. x 10:1 concentration ratio)

Note: All Blue Poppy brand products come with the manufacturing date marked (MFG or Manuf. Date), the expiration date is 5 years from the date indicated on the bottom or side of the packaging.