Bupleurum root 4 ounce 8:1 concentration

Bupleurum root - 4 oz.

Unit Size

4 fl oz

Potency

8:1

Taste

Bitter, Acrid - Bensky

Properties

Cool - Bensky

Contraindications

Do not use when true yin has been severely damaged; hyperactivity of Liver Yang

Actions

Resolves lesser yang disorders and reduces fever; Spreads Liver qi and relieves constraint; Raises and lifts the yang qi; Restores harmony between the Liver and Spleen

Pattern

Lesser Yang stage of externally-contracted disorders; Constrained Liver Qi; Disharmony between Liver and Spleen; Abnormal descent of Qi with inability to rise

Channels Entered

Gallbladder; Liver; Pericardium; Triple Burner

Chinese name

Chai Hu

English name

Bupleurum; Hare's Ear Root; Thorowax Root

Description

Entering the Gallbladder, Liver, Pericardium, and Triple Burner channels, Bupleuri Radix (chai hu) is bitter, acrid, cool, and light in weight so that it raises and disperses to vent the exterior and drain heat. This rising action also raises the clear qi of the Stomach and Gallbladder, and in conjunction with its acrid dispersal, restores the normal movement of Liver qi in order to relieve Liver qi constraint. (from Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.)*

Ingredients

Chai Hu - Bupleurum Root