What are the benefits of Bupleurum chinense?

Traditional Chinese medicine is a medical technique invented in ancient China. No matter how many years have passed, its status is unshakable. Traditional Chinese medicine is extensive and profound, and the efficacy and uses of many Chinese medicinal materials are very particular. Although many Chinese medicinal materials are very common, they can exert great effects by combining them. Bupleurum is a very common Chinese medicinal material. Below we will introduce the effects and functions of Bupleurum.

【Name】Xiao Chaihu Decoction

[Source] Treatise on Febrile Diseases

【Composition】Half a catty (24g); three liang (9g); three liang (9g); roast, three liang (6g); wash, half a liter (9g); cut, three liang (9g); split, twelve pieces (4 pieces).

[Prescription] Xiao Chaihu Decoction has the function of harmonizing and resolving problems. It is supplemented with Pinellia, ginseng, and licorice. In addition, Scutellaria, ginger, and jujube are added. This prescription is the main ingredient for Shaoyang diseases.

【Indications】1) Shaoyang disease syndrome. The evil is half superficial and half interior, with symptoms including alternating chills and fever, fullness and pain in the chest and flanks, silence and loss of appetite, irritability and nausea, bitter taste in the mouth, dry throat, dizziness, thin white tongue coating, and a stringy pulse. 2) Women with typhoid fever have heat entering the blood chamber. The menstruation stops, and there are occasional attacks of chills and fever; or there are internal injuries and miscellaneous diseases such as malaria, jaundice, etc., and the above Shaoyang disease symptoms are present.

[Usage] Take the above seven ingredients, add 1 dou 2 liters of water, boil and take out 6 liters, remove the dregs, boil again and take out 3 liters, take 1 liter while warm, three times a day.

【Formula】

In the formula, Bupleurum chinense clears the evil in the Shaoyang meridian's semi-exterior and resolves it from the outside, so it is the main ingredient; Scutellaria baicalensis clears the heat in the Shaoyang meridian's semi-interior and is the secondary ingredient; ginseng and licorice replenish qi and strengthen the body, while Pinellia ternata descends the adverse effects and harmonizes the middle, so it is the adjuvant; ginger helps Pinellia ternata harmonize the stomach, while jujube helps ginseng and licorice replenish qi. Ginger and jujube are used together to [functions and indications] clear away heat and cool blood. It is used to treat asthenia, bone steaming, yin deficiency, chronic malaria, and malnutrition, fever and emaciation in children.

【Recipe explanation】

The symptoms of Shaoyang meridian disease are manifested as symptoms of triple burner meridian and gallbladder meridian. In Shaoyang disease, the evil is neither on the surface nor inside, so sweating, vomiting and purgation are not suitable, and only the method of reconciliation can be used. In this prescription, Bupleurum chinense can dispel pathogenic heat and unblock the meridians; Scutellaria baicalensis can clear away pathogenic heat; Amomum villosum can harmonize the stomach and reduce adverse reactions; Ginseng and roasted licorice can support the healthy Qi and resist pathogenic factors; Ginger and jujube can harmonize the stomach Qi and promote the production of body fluids. After using the above prescription, the evil qi can be eliminated, Shaoyang can be harmonized, the upper burner can be unblocked, the body fluids can flow downward, the stomach qi can be harmonized, and it has the effect of sweating and relieving fever.

The above article introduces some of the functions and benefits of the Chinese medicinal material Bupleurum. After understanding the use of this medicine, we can better study and carry out treatment. Of course, if you want to regulate your body through Chinese medicine, it is recommended that you go to a Chinese medicine clinic or hospital for a check-up and then have a professional Chinese medicine practitioner combine the herbs for you to regulate your body. Chinese patent medicine is a good choice.