Xiao Chai Hu Tang

SOURCE: Treatise on Cold-Attack INGREDIENTS: Bupleurum root Scutellaria root Ginseng Pinellia tuber Roasted licorice Fresh ginger Chinese date DIRECTIONS: Decoct the above herbs in water for oral administration. EFFECT: Harmonizing Shaoyang. INDICATIONS: (1) Shaoyang syndrome of cold-attack manifested by alternate chill and fever, chest distress and hypochondriac fullness, depression with poor appetite, vexation with liability of vomiting, oral bitter taste, dryness of throat, vertigo, thin and white coating, and taut pulse. (2) Heat invading the blood-compartment of female due to cold-attack, and miscellaneous diseases as malaria, jaundice and internal injury with symptoms of Shaoyang diseases. ANALYSIS OF FORMULA: This is a representative formula for harmonizing Shaoyang. As the main herb, bupleurum root clears heat from Shaoyang and soothes the liver for relieving depression, so as to disperse the evil out from the half exterior. Scutellaria root acts as the assistant herb to cl