Description

Properties (characteristics) gui zhi: acrid, sweet, warm.

rou gui: acrid, sweet, very warm.

桂枝: 辛 ， 甘 ， 熱 ．肉 桂: 辛 ， 甘 ， 大 熱 ．

Channels (meridians) entered: heart, lung, bladder

Actions & Indications: 1). tonic for stomach, rid of wind, to promote sweating, for headache, anemia,, cold limbs, to promote urination. 2). to promote lung qi, in chill and fever, cold phlegm, diarrhea, muscle spasm, headache, back pain, sweating, to stop easily being annoyed, strengthening muscles and bones, promote circulation.3). use in impotence due to lack of fire

Medical Function:1. the ingredient cinnamaldehyde posseses antipyretic effect; promote sweating, diluting blood vessel of the skin. (if decoction is used when warm) 2. anti-spasm, relieves pain; inhibits CNS 3. inhibit the induced ulcers of laboratory rats; promotes bile secretion. 4. antibiotic effect 5. promote urination (if decoction is used when cooled.)

(1). 解 熱 作 用 : 桂 皮 醛 ( cinnamaldehyde ) 發汗、解熱，擴張皮膚血管，促進 汗腺分泌。

(2). 鎮 痙 ，鎮 痛 作 用 : 有 抑 制 中 樞 神 經 作 用 。

(3). 對 於 消 化 系 統 之 影 響 : 對 於 大 白 鼠 拘 束 水 浸 胃 引 發 潰 瘍 有

抑 制 作 用 ， 促 進 膽 汁 分 泌 。

(4). 抗 菌 作 用 : 對 病 原 性 絲 狀 菌 有 抑 制 作 用 。

(5)利尿作 用。

Dosage: gui zhi:3-10 g per day for boiling. Ruo gui: 1-5 g used as powder form or added to the decoction when they are ready for use.

Commonly Used formulae:
常用配方:
gui zhi tang 桂枝湯, gui zhi fu ling wan, gui zhi shao yao zhi mu tang 桂枝芍藥知母湯, ma huang tang 麻黃湯, chai hu gui zhi tang 柴胡桂枝湯, tang gui si ni tang 當歸四逆湯, huag qi jian zhong tang 黃耆建中湯,

Modern Research: to be loaded

Cautions: not to use in case of warm-febrile diseases, yinxu with heat, heat in blood with vomiting. Use caution during pregnancy or excessive bleeding during menses. Over dosage may cause bleeding in the urinary tract.

過量使用可能會引起血尿。

This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always used this herb under instructions of a licensed herbalist.