Chai Hu Thorowax Root, Bupleurum - Chinese Herbal Medicine

• Coldness of the limbs, borborygmus with loose stools or diarrhea due to spleen yang deficiency.
• Spontaneous or easy sweating, general fatigue, changes in appetite due to spleen qi deficiency.
• Pale complexion and preference for warm food or drinks due to spleen yang and qi deficiency.
• Shortness of breath and noticable lack of desire to speak may present if both spleen and stomach qi are weak.
• This formula is also commonly used for prolasped organs.

• Use with caution for yin deficient patients.

• Palpitations, anxiety, restlessness, agitation/irritibility, and insomnia from heat due to liver yang or fire.
• Mental disorders such as including biopolar and schizophrenia resulting from distrubed shen.
• Symptoms of addiction recovery: cravings, anxiety, mood swings etc.

• Hypochondriac pain with possible breast tenderness.
• Irregular menstruation and or amenorrhea, PMS symptoms that result from liver qi stagnation.
• Irritability and or depression may also manifest as the emotional component of liver qi stagnation.

• Ringing in the ears/tinnitus.
• Unblocks the ears - useful for diminished hearing or temporary hearing loss.
• Red/dry eyes with blurry vision.

• Irritibility or easily prone to outburts or anger.
• Liver disease such as hepatitis, cirrhosis, fatty liver.
• Jaundice - yellowing of the skin, brittle nails, pale complexion.

• Ovoid foods and drugs that tax the liver such as coffee, alcohol, fried foods, etc.
• Use with caution during pregnancy.

• Menopause symtpoms including hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, restlessness and anxiety as a result of yin deficiency.  
• Can be used for other yin deficient symtpoms such as tinnitus, dry skin, and lightheadedness.

• Use with caution during pregnancy.
• Do not use if patient presents with true heat or exterior heat.

• A combination of jia wei xiao yao wan and gui pi wan - similar effects but with more spleen qi and blood tonification.
• A range of stress related issues - essentially mixes of stagnation with underlying deficiencies.
• Potential uses with immune / idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and other bruising/bleeding issues with appropriate diagnostic factors.

• Derived from the base formula, xiao yao wan, an important formula for liver qi stagnation with herbs added to clear heat.
• Liver qi stagnation - menstrual issues, painful cycles, irregular cycles, breast distention, PMS, acne.
• A range of mild to moderate psychological issues arising from liver qi stagnation such as anxiety, depression, panic disorder, insomnia, anger issues, etc.
• Physical symptoms from liver qi stagnation such as headaches, tightness in the chest, cold hands and feet, various eye issues.

• Early stages of disease arising from wind cold damp - common cold, flu, bronchitis, mumps.
• Early stages of skin diseases - boils, carbuncles, eczema, dermatitis with the right underlying factors.
• Mastitis arising from cold/damp.

• Avoid with issues arising from wind-heat, possibly yin qiao would be far more suitable.

• Hypochondriac pain, bitter taste in the mouth, irritability, easily angered, headache, dizziness, red, and possibly sore, eyes resulting from liver fire rising.
• Urinary symptoms such as painful, hot urination perhaps with swollen genitalia, dark and/or turbid urine from damp heat accumulation in the lower jiao.
• Leukorrhea of yellow color with a strong odor.

• Not for long term use.
• Not for patients who present with yin, yang, and/or blood deficiency.
• Use with caution with patients that present with spleen qi deficiency.

• Blurry vision, floaters, possibly with dryness of the eyes as a result of the liver yin failing to nourish the eyes and kidney yin failing to brighten the vision.

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• Coldness in the limbs with simultaneous heat in the body.
• Irritibility, possibly with fullness in the chest or epigastrium. 

• Not for cold extremities from yang or Blood deficiency.
• Use with caution or avoid in very weak patients who cannot sustain the movement that this formula creates.

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• Shao Yang Syndrome (or "lesser yang stage") - alternating fever and chills, hypochondriac pain, irritability, bitter taste in mouth, poor appetite, nausea.  Often used for illnesses (chronic or short-term) such as the flu, etc. that have "cleared" but not completely.  People will describe not feeling quite right or having a range of low level symptoms for months or longer after a particular illness.  Instead of fever and chills alternating they may manifest with cold extremities and warm interior or other variations.
• A range of liver related conditions including malaria, jaundice, hepatitis, liver cancer, meniere's disease, general protection from medicines that may harm the liver, etc. among issues with other digestive organs - pancreatitis, stomatitis, gastritis.
• Liver/speen disharmonies resulting in broader issues such as depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, menstrual irregularities (PMS, cramping, etc.).
• Other general immune issues such as the common cold, flu, tonsillitis, general seasonal allergies with the right underlying factors.

• Use with caution with yin and/or blood deficiencies.
• Avoid cold, raw, and spicy foods while taking xiao chai hu tang.

• Depression, anxiety, loss of motivation - resulting from liver qi stagnation.
• Fatigue, bloating, changes in appetite from the combination of spleen qi deficiency with liver qi stagnation.
• PMS, breast distention, irregular menstruation and in some cases infertility.

• Use with caution during pregnancy.

• Qi and Blood stagnation - pain, cardiovascular issues, physical organ issues.
• Coronary artery disease, angina and other cardiovascular issues.
• Hepatitis and other liver function issues.
• Migraines, headaches, neuralgia from most causes.
• A range of menstrual issues including dysmenorrhea, endometriosis, ovarian cysts, fibroids - particularly with pain and/or bleeding.
• Certain diagnostic types of psychological illness, schizophrenia, bipolar, chronic depression, etc.

• Avoid during pregnancy.
• Avoid with heavy menstrual bleeding.
• Use only under direction if you are taking blood thinners.
• Generally not for long term use.

• Hemorrhoids and/or constipation from an accumulation of damp-heat and toxins in the lower jiao - possibly bleeding hemorrhoids, pain, rectal prolapse, anal itching.
• With the right underlying factors may also be useful for vaginal bleeding with abdominal pain, possibly with dark clots.