Chai Ru

Thorowax Root, Bupleurum
Chai Ru
Pharmaceutical name: Radix Bupleuri
Properties: bitter, acrid, cool
Channels entered: GB, LV, PC, SJ
Actions & Clinical Applications:
1. Releases the shao-yang stage and clears heat
2. Disperses the Liver Qi and removes the Liver Qi stagnation
3. Lifts the Yang Qi and relieves diarrhea
4. Lifts the lucid yang to ease the upper orfices and arrests diarrhea
5. Lowers blood pressure
Dosage & Administration: 3 - 12g