Gui Zhi Tang 桂枝湯
Sheng Foong
Cinnamon Combination (exterior-effusing formula)
EFFECTS: releasing the flesh and effusing the exterior; harmonizing the nutrient and defense
INDICATION: external contraction of wind-cold; headache and fever; aversion to wind with sweating; noisy nose and dry retching; white fur with no thirst; floating moderate or weak pulse
CLINICAL REFERENCE: This formula is often used in treating external contraction of wind pathogen; neuralgia; headache; abdominal pain due to cold; weak constitution with effulgent flow of blood ; morning sickness; neurasthenia; impotence and seminal emission. It can be a roborant for children who are liable to catch cold, better effect when couple with Astragalus & Siler Formula( Yu Ping Feng San) For wind-cold following illness, couple with Minor Bupleurum Combination(Xiao Chai Hu Tang)