Chai Hu

Chai Hu


  • Chineese Name: 柴胡
  • Pin Yin Name: Chai Hu
  • Latin Name: Radix Bupleuri
  • Natures: slightly Cold
  • Taste: Bitter, Acrid/Pungent
  • Chanels Entered: Triple Burner, Gallbladder, Liver, Pericardium
Acrid-Cool Exterior-Resolving Medicinals (Xin Liang Jie Biao Yao)
from 15 to 30
from 3 to 10
Liberates the Surface
Dissipates Wind-Heat
Harmonizes Shao Yang
Clarifies Heat
Decongests the chest
Disperses the Liver
Liberates Stagnation
Generates (elevates) Yang