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Category: Respiration, psyche, nerves, insomnia, acute attack, hidden pathogen, musculoskeletal system, joints, lung system, pain relief

Use of the formula according to Traditional Chinese Medicine:

  • expels wind pathogens
  • relaxes the muscle layer and stops pain
  • clears emerging internal heat during the onset of an attack on the Yang Ming section

Description:

A mixture that should not be missing from any home medicine cabinet, for conditions that we have experienced countless times ourselves and in our families... We are blown by a cold wind or we "catch a virus". For various reasons (either we do not catch the first signs of illness, or we underestimate them, or we are already exhausted from other causes), the pathogen moves from the "surface" to the "interior" of the organism. Symptoms such as a mild fever or chills with shivering, a blocked nose, headaches, a stiff neck, muscle and joint pain – "the whole person" feeling, mild sweating or its complete cessation, suddenly begin to be accompanied by symptoms of heat... It usually starts with a feeling of "hot breath", then the fever rises quickly, already above 38.5 °C, but it still alternates with chills, our throat starts to hurt, we are irritable... It is precisely for this mixture of surface symptoms and those that already correspond to an affliction of the Yang Ming section (the largest section in the body, "full of Qi and blood", into which a battle characterized by "great" heat symptoms rages when a pathogen enters) that Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang is the best solution.

In the name of the mixture are two important herbs, Bupleurum and Kudzu, which help to release the wind pathogen from the surface; Kudzu also beautifully relaxes stiff muscles in the neck, shoulders and upper back area. In this, it is further assisted by the trio of Dahurian Angelica, Notopterygium and Peony, and together they alleviate the unpleasant, well-known pain and aching. Scutellaria clears the forming heat and Platycodon relaxes and restores the proper flow of Qi in the lung area, similar to the famous trio of Liquorice, Ginger and Jujube in the "middle" area. The mixture thus also prevents stagnation and the further formation of full heat. The fever subsides, the muscles, head and neck stop hurting, and our energy and strength quickly return.

Indications:

Symptoms of an external wind attack (often cold) changing into heat:

  • temperature/chills, where the elevated temperature changes into a fever
  • blocked nose
  • headaches
  • muscle pain and stiffness, especially of the neck, shoulders and upper back
  • body-wide pain, stiffness, "aching"
  • hot breath
  • onset of sore throat
  • pain in the eyes and eye sockets
  • dryness in the nose and throat
  • irritability, insomnia
  • toothache or trigeminal nerve pain

Modern use:

  • colds or flu (or other viral infections) with rising fever and body pain
  • epidemic viral diseases
  • upper respiratory tract infections
  • tonsillitis (inflammation of the tonsils)
  • toothache
  • trigeminal neuralgia

Tongue:

  • various
  • often red, especially in the front part

Pulse:

  • Shu
  • Fu (rapid, superficial)

Contraindications:

  • do not use in case of an external attack without symptoms of heat, nor in the case that the pathogen has already "inside" attacked the organs of the Yang Ming section – the stomach and large intestine (symptoms such as abdominal pain or constipation will appear)

Notes:

A completely unique mixture that treats the transition of a pathogen from the surface to the inside of the body, which usually needs to be administered sooner than we think – in winter, immediately when hot breath appears during an external attack and the aversion to cold and "chilling" changes into heat. You have a few hours before the inflammation fully develops! That is exactly why you need to have it at home in your medicine cabinet.

Formula composition:

PreparationChineseCzechLatin
 Sheng Chai Hu Bupleurum, root Rad. bupleuri
  Ge Gen Kudzu, root Rad. puerariae
  Qiang Huo Notopterygium, rhizome Rhiz. notopterygii
  Bai Zhi Dahurian Angelica, root Rad. angelicae dahuricae
 Sheng Huang Qin Scutellaria, root Rad. scutellariae
  Jie Geng Platycodon, root Rad. platycodi
 Sheng Bai Shao Peony, root Rad. paeoniae alba
 Sheng Gan Cao Liquorice, root Rad. glycyrrhizae
  Sheng Jiang Ginger, rhizome Rhiz. zingiberis recens
  Da Zao Jujube, fruit Fruc. jujubae

Category: Breathing, psyche, nerves, insomnia, acute attack, hidden pathogen, musculoskeletal system, joints, lung system, pain relief

Use of the formula according to Traditional Chinese Medicine:

  • eliminates wind pathogen
  • relaxes the muscle layer and stops pain
  • clears emerging internal heat during the onset of a Yang Ming channel attack

Description:

A formula that should not be missing from any home medicine cabinet, for conditions that we and our families have experienced countless times... We are caught by a cold wind or "catch a virus". For various reasons (either we do not catch the first symptoms of illness, or we underestimate them, or we are already exhausted from other causes), the pathogen moves "from the surface" to the "interior" of the organism. Symptoms such as mild fever or chills with shivering, nasal congestion, headaches, stiff neck, muscle and joint pain – "the whole person", mild sweating or its complete cessation, suddenly begin to be accompanied by symptoms of heat... It usually starts with a feeling of "hot breath", then the fever rises rapidly, already above 38.5 °C, which still alternates with chills, our throat starts to hurt, we are irritable... It is precisely for this mixture of surface symptoms and those that already correspond to an affliction of the Yang Ming channel (the largest channel in the body, "full of Qi and blood", into which if a pathogen enters, a battle rages characterized by "great" heat symptoms) that Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang is the best solution.

In the name of the formula are two important herbs, Bupleurum and Kudzu, which help to release the wind pathogen from the surface; Kudzu also beautifully relaxes stiff muscles in the neck, shoulders and upper back area. In this, it is further assisted by the trio of Dahurian Angelica, Notopterygium and Peony, and together they alleviate the unpleasant, well-known pain and aching. Scutellaria clears the forming heat and Platycodon relaxes and restores the proper flow of Qi in the lung area, similar to the famous trio of Liquorice, Ginger and Jujube in the "middle" area. The formula thus also prevents stagnation and further formation of full heat. The fever subsides, the muscles, head and neck stop hurting, and our energy and strength quickly return.

Indications:

Symptoms of an external wind attack (often cold) changing into heat:

  • fever/chills, where the elevated temperature changes into a fever
  • nasal congestion
  • headaches
  • muscle pain and stiffness, especially of the neck, shoulders and upper back
  • body-wide pain, stiffness, "aching"
  • hot breath
  • onset of sore throat
  • pain in the eyes and eye sockets
  • dryness in the nose and throat
  • irritability, insomnia
  • toothache or trigeminal nerve pain

Modern use:

  • colds or flu (or other viral infections) with rising fever and body pain
  • epidemic viral diseases
  • upper respiratory tract infections
  • tonsillitis (inflammation of the tonsils)
  • toothache
  • trigeminal neuralgia

Tongue:

  • various
  • often red, especially in the front part

Pulse:

  • Shu
  • Fu (rapid, superficial)

Contraindications:

  • do not use in case of external attack without symptoms of heat, nor in the case that the pathogen has already invaded the "inside" of the Yang Ming channel organs – the stomach and large intestine (symptoms such as abdominal pain or constipation appear)

Notes:

A completely unique formula that treats the transition of a pathogen from the surface to the inside of the body, which usually needs to be administered sooner than we think – in winter, immediately when hot breath appears during an external attack and the aversion to cold and "chilling" changes into heat. You have a few hours before the inflammation fully develops! That is exactly why you need to have it at home in your medicine cabinet.

Formula composition:

PreparationChineseCzechLatin
 Sheng Chai Hu Bupleurum chinense, root Rad. bupleuri
  Ge Gen Kudzu, root Rad. puerariae
  Qiang Huo Notopterygium incisum, rhizome Rhiz. notopterygii
  Bai Zhi Dahurian Angelica, root Rad. angelicae dahuricae
 Sheng Huang Qin Scutellaria baicalensis, root Rad. scutellariae
  Jie Geng Platycodon grandiflorus, root Rad. platycodi
 Sheng Bai Shao Paeonia lactiflora, root Rad. paeoniae alba
 Sheng Gan Cao Liquorice, root Rad. glycyrrhizae
  Sheng Jiang Ginger, rhizome Rhiz. zingiberis recens
  Da Zao Jujube, fruit Fruc. jujubae