Names Of Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao Wan

Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao Wan TCM Herbal Formula
- English Name: Ligusticum Tea Pills
- Pinyin Name: Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao Wan
- Chinese Character: 川芎茶調丸
How Is Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao Wan Categorized?
Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao Wan Functional Groupings
- Primary Category: Expel Wind
- Subcategory: Release Wind from the Skin and Channels
Sub Categories Within The Expel Wind Category
Extinguish Internal WindRelease Wind from the Skin and Channels
There Are 4 Formulas In Our Expel Wind Category
How Is Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao Wan Used Clinically?
Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao Wan Usages and Indications
- Headaches, primarily from wind-cold (but used with wind-heat/wind-damp), with neck stiffness, muscle aches and/or nasal discharge.
- In certain cases may be useful for migraines, frequent headaches - particularly when they are influenced by cold weather and/or changing from warm to cold environments.
- Rhinitis, sinusitis.
Cautions and Contraindications
- Use only with direction during pregnancy.
- Avoid in cases of headache from liver yang rising or deficiencies of qi and/or blood.
Conditions and Patterns Potentially Related With Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao Wan

Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao Wan Related Conditions and Patterns
Common ColdFeverHeadacheMigrainesRhinitisSinusitis
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Lung Wind Invasion - Wind ColdLung Wind Invasion - Wind Heat
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What Are Some Common Combinations For Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao Wan?
Clinical Formula Combinations and Modifications
- With Gan Mao Ling for wind-heat patterns.
- With Jing Fang Bai Du Wan for wind-damp patterns.
Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao Wan Has 7Ingredients
Bai Zhi
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Angelica Root
Appears in the Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Cold category
Usages
- Expels wind-cold, dampness
- Opens nasal passages, sinus congestion (particularly with green discharge), alleviates pain (especially in the head region)
- Resolve wind-cold symptoms especially with headaches (yangming - ST), supraorbital pain, congestion
- Useful for swollen gums and toothache
This formula has cautions, see details
Bo He
Field Mint, Mentha
Appears in the Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat category
Usages
- Expels wind heat particularly from the head region - fever, headaches, red eyes, cough, sore throat.
- Vents rashes - accelerates the activity of rashes towards the surface to quicken healing.
- Resolves LV Qi Stagnation - emotional issues, PMS, menstrual issues, pressure in chest or sides of body.
This formula has cautions, see details
Chuan Xiong
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Szechuan Lovage Root
Appears in the Herbs That Invigorate Blood category
Usages
- Invigorate blood, promote movement of Qi - any blood stasis pattern, important for gynecological issues (amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, difficult labor, lochioschesis).
- Expels wind and alleviates pain - headache (temporal, vertex), dizziness, painful obstructions, skin issues.
- Headache - moves qi upward and alleviates pain; headaches due to wind, heat, cold, blood deficiency.
Fang Feng
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Ledebouriella root, siler
Appears in the Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Cold category
Usages
- Releases exterior, expel wind-cold (headache, chills, body ache)
- Bi-Syndromes, Wind-Damp, alleviates pain, relieves spasms (not very strong, only as a supporting herb)
- Trembling hands and/or feet
- Spleen/Liver intestinal issues - painful diarrhea, bright blood in stool
- Migraines
This formula has cautions, see details
Gan Cao
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Licorice Root
Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Qi category
Usages
- Tonifies the spleen and augments qi - spleen deficiency w/shortness of breath, fatigue, loose stools (si jun zi tong).
- Qi and/or blood deficiency w/irregular pluse or palpitations (Zhi Gan Cao Tang).
- Moistens the lungs and stops cough - heat/cold in the lungs (Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang).
- Clears heat and toxic fire (raw) - carbuncles, sores, sore throat due to fire toxin (internally or topically).
- Alleviates pain and stops spasms - abdomen or legs (Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang).
- Often used to harmonize and/or moderate characteristics of other herbs.
- Antidote for toxic substances (internally and topically).
This formula has cautions, see details
Jing Jie
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Schizonepeta Stem
Appears in the Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Cold category
Usages
- Expels wind and releases the exterior - useful for either wind-cold or wind-heat
- Useful for boils, carbuncles, etc. in the initial stages
- Resolve itching (wind-heat in the blood level), may be used topically
- Stops bleeding, blood in stool (secondary herb), uterine bleeding
This formula has cautions, see details
Qiang Huo
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Notopterygium Root
Appears in the Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Cold category
Usages
- Release exterior, disperse cold - useful with wind-cold and damp associated body/joint pain
- Guiding herb for the GV and Tai Yang Channels
This formula has cautions, see details
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