Chai Ling Tang
Ingredients: Bupleurum root (chai hu), Scute root (huang qin), Pinellia root (ban xia), Ginger root (sheng jiang), Oriental ginseng root (ren shen), Chinese licorice root (gan cao), Jujube fruit (da zao), Alisma root (ze xie), Hoelen fungus (fu ling), Polyporus sclerotium (zhu ling), Atractylodes root (bai zhu), Cinnamon twig (gui zhi).
| Mandarin: 柴苓湯 Pin-Yin: Chai Ling Tang English: Bupleurum & Hoelen Formula Romaji: Sairei To Kanji: 柴苓湯 Kampo: No |
Source:
- Wondrous Lantern for Peering into the Origin and Development of Miscellaneous Diseases (Za Bing Yuan Liu Xi Zhu, 1773)
How it works:
- Harmonizes shaoyang
- Clears dampness
- Warms yang
- Augments the transformative properties of qi
Clinical Applications:
- Shaoyang damp-heat syndrome
- White tongue coating
Chai Ling Tang is an 18th century formula first recorded by the Qing dynasty physician Shen Jin-ao. It was developed to treat shaoyang damp-heat syndrome by harmonizing shaoyang, clearing dampness, warming yang, and augmenting the transformative properties of qi.
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English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
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Bupleurum |
Chai Hu |
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Alisma |
Ze Xie |
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Scute |
Huang Qin |
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Hoelen |
Fu Ling |
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Polyporus |
Zhu Ling |
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Ginseng |
Ren Shen |
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White Atractylodes |
Bai Zhu |
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Pinellia |
Ban Xia |
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Fresh Ginger |
Sheng Jiang |
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Jujube |
Da Zao |
|
Cinnamon Twig |
Gui Zhi |
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Licorice |
Gan Cao |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Bupleurum works as part of Minor Bupleurum Combination (Xiao Chai Hu Tang) to harmonize shaoyang, and Hoelen works as part of Hoelen Five Herb Formula (Wu Ling San) to drain dampness, warm yang, and promote the transformative properties of qi.