Cinnamon twig, Gui Zhi 桂枝
Gui Zhi (TCM)
Cinnamonum cassiaKoehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887
Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSIONBotanical name:
Cinnamomum cassia
Parts used:
twigs
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet
Classifications:
A. Clear the Exterior
Uses:
1. Clear Wind-Cold, Promotes Sweat:
-acute Wind-Cold with sweat; Cold, Flu
2. Warms the Yang, Clears Cold:
-Palpitations from Heart Cold and Obstruction
-Edema associated with Cold
-also Amenorrhea associated with Cold obstruction
3. Clears Wind-Cold-Damp, Opens the Channels, Clears Obstructions:
-Arthritic and Rheumatic complaints, especially of the Upper body
-muscles and joint stiffness and pain from Wind-Cold-Damp
Dose:
Decoction: 3–9 grams (maximum 3–6 grams during Pregnancy)
Powder: 1–3 grams
Comment:
‘Twig of cinnamon is similar in appearance to cinnamon, but is larger, longer, and a little woody. its properties and fragrance are weaker than cinnamon, but it is used for the same purposes, and can be substituted for cinnamon’. (Galen)
Preparations:
… available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
Cinnamon twig Gui Zhi & Paeonia Bai Shao
1. Acute Wind-Cold Cold and Flu:
i. Cinnamon twig Gui Zhi with … available in PRO version
ii. Cinnamon twig Gui Zhi with … available in PRO version
2. Acute Wind-Cold with Cough and Wheezing:
i. Cinnamon twig Gui Zhi with … available in PRO version
ii. Cinnamon twig Gui Zhi with … available in PRO version
3. Acute Wind-Cold with spontaneous or excessive sweating, Cinnamon twig Gui Zhi with … available in PRO version.
4. Acute Wind-Cold Muscle and Joint Pain:
i. Cinnamon twig Gui Zhi with … available in PRO version
ii. Cinnamon twig Gui Zhi with … available in PRO version
5. Chronic Wind-Cold Joint Pain:
i. Cinnamon twig Gui Zhi with … available in PRO version
6. Heart Yang deficiency with Palpitation and Breathlessness:
i. Cinnamon twig Gui Zhi with … available in PRO version
ii. Cinnamon twig Gui Zhi with … available in PRO version
7. Heart Qi and Blood stagnation, Chest pain:
i. Cinnamon twig Gui Zhi with … available in PRO version
ii. Cinnamon twig Gui Zhi with … available in PRO version
8. Palpitations and Chest pain from Yang deficiency and Blood stagnation, … available in PRO version.
9. Irritability and Insomnia from associated with Heart Yang deficiency, … available in PRO version
10. Internal Dampness, Cinnamon twig Gui Zhi with … available in PRO version
11. Menstrual Pain from Cold obstruction, Cinnamon twig Gui Zhi with … available in PRO version
12. Irregular Menstruation and Infertility from Cold and Weak Kidneys, … available in PRO version
13. Blood stagnation from Trauma; Dysmenorrhea or Fibroids from Blood stagnation:
i. Cinnamon twig Gui Zhi with … available in PRO version
14. Blood stagnation from Trauma, Cinnamon twig Gui Zhi with … available in PRO version
15. Spermatorrhea from exhaustion, Cinnamon twig Gui Zhi with … available in PRO version
16. Edema or fluid retention from Yang deficiency, Cinnamon twig Gui Zhi with … available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Gui Zhi Tang
Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan
Gui Zhi Fu Zi Tang
Gui Zhi Jia Fu Zi Tang
Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
Gui Zhi Jia Shao Yao Tang
Gui Zhi Ren Shen Tang
Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang
Da Qing Long Tang
Dang Gui Si Ni Tang
Fu Ling Gui Zhi Gan Cao Da Zao Tang
Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu Tang
Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang
Ma Huang Tang
Shen Qi Wan
Shu Feng Ding Tong Wan
Tao He Cheng Qi Tang
Wei Ling Tang
Wen Jing Tang
Xiao Jian Zhong Tang
Xiao Qing Long Tang
Zai Zao San
Zhi Shi Gua Lou Gui Zhi Tang
Zhi Shi Xie Bai Gui Zhi Tang
Cautions:
1. Pregnancy; use cautiously during pregnancy, 3 grams to a maximum of 6 grams daily, preferably the dry-fried twig should be used. It should not be used if there are signs of Heat during pregnancy.
2. Excess Menstruation, dose is 3–6 grams and the dry-fried herb should be used.
3. Avoid in Strong Heat / Fire conditions
4. Avoid during Febrile disease