Bupleurum Dispersing Liver Powder
chai hu shu gan san 柴胡疏肝散
Source: The Complete Work of Zhang Jingyue 《景岳全書》
| xiang fu | nutgrass flatsedge rhizome | Rhizoma Cyperi |
| bai shao | white peony root | Radix Paeoniae Alba |
| chai hu | bupleurum root | Radix Bupleuri |
| chuan xiong | Sichuan lovage rhizome | Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong |
| zhi ke | submature bitter orange | Fructus Citri Aurantii |
| chen pi | dried tangerine peel | Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae |
| jiu gan cao | liquorice root (processed with honey) | Radix Glycyrrhizae praeparata |
Indications: conditions due to liver qi stagnation combined with blood stasis, the main symptoms include pain in rib-side region, chest oppression or tightness, frequent sighing, emotional depression, irritability, mood swings, belching, gastric and abdominal distension, darkish tongue color, and taut pulse. With proper modification, modern TCM often applies the formula to relieve conditions like chronic gastritis, chronic hepatitis, gallbladder inflammation, nerve pain along the ribs, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), breast hyperplasia (benign breast enlargement) and premenstrual syndrome (PMS) that caused by liver qi stagnation.
