Jia Jian Xiao Chai Hu Tang
Star加减小柴胡汤 (Modified Minor Bupleurum Decoction)
Source: Six Texts on Cold Damage (1445)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Jia Jian Xiao Chai Hu Tang (Modified Minor Bupleurum Decoction), from Six Texts on Cold Damage (1445).
Associated formula of Xiao Chai Hu Tang.
Indications: Heat entering the blood chamber causing clumping of blood, with fever and chills of set periodicity, as in consumption
Pattern: Heat entering the blood chamber with blood clumping
Usage: Ye Tian-Shi's formula for heat in the blood chamber with clumped blood, distinguished from the principal formula, which requires signs of qi deficiency.
Composition note: no doses printed (the source text does not specify dosage)
Category: Formulas that Harmonize Lesser Yang-Warp Disorders.
Source: Scheid V, Bensky D, Ellis A, Barolet R. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. Eastland Press, 2009, p. 111.
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