Gui Zhi Tang 桂枝湯

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)