Gui Zhi

Ingredient Information

Name:

Gui Zhi

桂枝

Pharmaceutical Name:

Cinnamomi Ramulus

Alternate Name:

Cinnamon Twigs

Japanese Name:

Keishi

Allergens:

None

Materia Medica Categories

Chapter:	Release the Exterior
Section:	Warm, Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior

Symptoms

TCM Patterns

Yang Qi-Deficient
Yang Qi-Stagnant
Phlegm-Cold
Disharmony of Ying & Wei Levels

Tongue

None Listed

Pulse

None Listed

Contraindications

Warm-Heat Pathogen Disease
Yin Deficiency Heat Patterns
Pregnancy

Ingredients

Pin Yin	Common Name	中文	Pct
Gui Zhi	Cinnamon Twigs	桂枝	100.00%

Treatment Principles

Release the Exterior
Assist the Yang
Release Muscle Layer
Warm the Middle Burner

Properties

Channels

Heart (33%)
Lung (33%)
Bladder (33%)

Properties

Warm (100%)

Tastes

Acrid (50%)
Sweet (50%)

Literature

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Source Texts

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