Origins: Shang Han Lun by Zhang Zhong Jing, Cinnamon Twig Formula Gui Zhi Tang Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 A.D.)

Cinnamon Twig Formula (Gui Zhi Tang), is one of the most enduring and versatile formulas in the history of Chinese herbal medicine. The first appearance ofCinnamon Twig Formula in text dates from the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 A.D.). The source text is theShang Han Lun, written by Zhang Zhong Jing. General Signs/Symptoms Cinnamon Twig Formula is the quintessential formula for harmonizing the wei (protective) qi and the ying (nutritive) qi. Clinically, this includes various applications, such as skin allergies, the common cold and other respiratory issues, inability to regulate body temperature, specific types of constipation, and the initial stages of wind-cold-damp bi syndrome. It is the very first formula discussed in Zhang Zhong Jing’s bookOn Cold Damage, which emphasizes its use as the primary formula to treat taiyang wind-strike pattern. The two decisive diagnostic features of taiyang wind-strike pattern are spontaneous sweating with aversion to wind. Other signs and symptoms may include low-grade fever and chills, headache, stiff neck, nasal congestion, dry heaves, and no thirst.

Classical Applications 1. Taiyang wind-strike pattern or 2. Loss of regulation between 4. Mismanaged treatment of invasion from wind-cold (with wei and ying after illness, taiyang stage illness wind predominant) childbirth, or with weak • When sweating has been promoted to • Spontaneous sweating constitution dispel cold, but has failed to eliminate • Aversion to wind • Spontaneous sweating the pathogen • Fever, unrelieved by sweating • Aversion to wind • When purgation has been used to treat a taiyang cold pattern, but exterior • Chills • Fever signs persist • Headache 3. Intermittent release of heat • When mild exterior signs persist after • Nasal congestion • Hot flashes several days of illness and the pulse is • Neck stiffness • Spontaneous sweating floating and weak or moderate • Dry heaves • Little or no thirst, or thirst for warm 5. Taiyang disease in which the drinks patient is unable to defecate for 4+ days, but urine is clear and unobstructed

Ingredients Pinyin Latin English Percent of Formula Gui Zhi (Chief) Cinnamomi (ramulus) Cinnamon Twig 21.4% Bai Shao (Deputy) Paeoniae (radix), alba Chinese White Peony 21.4% Sheng Jiang (Assistant) Zingiberis (rhizoma) recens Fresh Ginger 21.4% Da Zao (Assistant) Jujubae (fructus) Jujube Fruit, Chinese Red Date 21.4% Zhi Gan Cao (Envoy) Glycyrrhizae (radix), preparata Chinese Licorice Root, honey-fried 14.4% General Indications / Modern Applications With the appropriate presentation, Cinnamon Twig Formula may be used to treat a number of patterns involving the respiratory, integumentary, and cardiovascular systems. There are also modern studies supporting the use of Cinnamon Twig Formula in treating psycho-emotional disorders. • Allergic purpura • Constipation • Post-partum or post-illness • Allergic rhinitis • Eczema colds, flu, or fever • Angioedema • Enuresis • Psychological boundary issues • Arthritis • Frostbite • Sciatica • Bronchial asthma • Functional cardiac disorders • Testicular pain • Cardiovascular disease • Hyperactivity disorder • Upper respiratory tract infection • Cerebrovascular spasm • Influenza • Urticaria • Common cold • Menopausal syndrome Cinnamon Twig Formula 2 regular dose. regular ⅓the issues: Dosages for spiritual dose. regular ⅔the issues: Dosages for psycho-emotional weight in treating children. beadjusted should Dosages forand age qi and the encouragepreserve sweating. warm covers under inand to get order warm with water patient take should taiyang treating wind-strike: When contraindicated above. as resolved. use except Safe for term long aday,3 times until condition the is Take standard the dosage of 2tablets, D Use drugs. caution diuretic with with or hemorrhagic disease. hypertension Use caution with when there is M beavoided.and preservedshould also are fermented onions, that andfoods scallions, leeks, garlic, meat, cheese, alcohol, such as foods Other foods. sticky, fatty, spicy, spoiled or rotten Patient should avoid raw, cold, greasy, fluids. qi andbodily damage not to overly induce sweat andfurther qi deficientcaution should used be slightly wei most is also formula likely the Since patient the who taking is nosebleedas could result. hot weather, such bleeding reckless as damp-heat. Use caution with during of interiorDo heat not or cases in use C C cun right the position. Moderate in or forceless, especially taiyang the pathogen obstructing or floating Superficial (external P possibly white, moist thin, coat. body tongue color,Normal with T • Releases the muscle layer exterior • Releases and consolidates the • Harmonizes wei and ying qi F ongue ormula ul lassi on osage odern s t e c raindi c al

A ct a ion t ion s s /C au t ion ) s wind-strike patterns. can help to alleviate the stiffnessassociatedwith taiyang meridian layer, can zhi assistthe qito gui and wei warm as the muscles, it wind-cold pathogens. qicirculates Thewei through the muscle and sweating. This action helps to expel externally contracted yang qithrough the interstitial layer to help the regulate wei pores vessel walls, qioutward and evil expels from there. It circulates enters into the the vessels, ying level of strengthens the the qiin herb,The chief zhi) cinnamon (gui warm is twig and acrid. It Synergy of Ingredients in anin acute wind-strike pattern, usually only one or two doses of layer/ interstitial area. Since not much fluid be can stored there, restrictedis to the fluids that have already built in up the muscle fluidsinto the flesh.This means that the sweat zhi expelled bygui contracting the vessels, bai shao prevents further ying leakage of the harmonizationis ying. and wei of By constraining the ying and expel pathogens, and invigorate the. wei The this synergy result of the two substances work synergistically to strengthen the ying, respectivelyshao zhi andgui do not cancel each other out. Rather, the vessels. The contraction and theexpansion ying level by baiof White shao) peony (bai it secures the sour; is ying and contracts harmonizing the ying level, and along jiang with sheng and licorice retching,of nausea, or vomiting. Da zao assistsbai shao in down stomach qi, acold or if is flu accompanied by symptoms jiang to zhi resolveSheng assistsgui the exterior and brings also team to harmonize the nutritive ying and protective levels. wei Jujubae (da zao) and fresh ginger (sheng jiang) work also a as liver to alleviate irritability. wind-cold patterns. Additionally, bai shao can soothe and cool the entersalso the muscle layer to alleviate the stiffnessassociated with Cinnamon Twig Formula are needed to restore harmony. Bai shao alchemist, Sun Si Miao, suggested that Cinnamon Twig Formula During the Tang Dynasty, the great physician Chinese and Formula Discussion both the interior and exterior the body. of toserves spread this formula’s harmonizing effects throughout channels, and collaterals by warming the yang qi. 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In this pattern the patient presents hot flashes, butis more akin to heart palpitations energy shouldof not be confused with menopausal in as China ‘running piglet qi’. This upward rushing a rushing upward energy, of traditionally described in water rebelling upwards, which is experienced as heart fireis unable to warm kidney water, resulting pre-existing kidney yang qi deficiency. In any case, ciency with lower burner cold. There may alsobe a yang fails to warm kidney water: heart yang defi This patternis one in which a deficiencyof heart Disorder) Flushing Tu, Up (Ben Qi of Running Piglet dose.” the “spirit dose” the the about is of ⅓of “standard easily influenced on thethe subtle.level of Typically, being more refined than material substance,is more ological conditions. The is reasoning that, the spirit, tions require asmaller dosage than physical/physi- thought schoolsSome of suggest that condi shen - not respond had exhibited symptoms for 3+ years. ADHD for 5 days up to four years. Those that did from 2-13 years old and had exhibited symptoms of third. The subjects the of study were all children, third, except ed daily doseeach of single herb was reduced by one mula was somewhat altered in that the recommend rate after a 14-21 day course treatment. of The for mula A recent study which used Formula. the exterior may rectified be with Cinnamon Twig with clear urine, their chronic overstimulation from regulation, catching frequent colds, or constipation imbalanceand wei such mildsweating, as heat poor theIf patient shows ying the any classic of of signs tention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). useful,be for example, certain in patterns At of - the interior within. 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The ispulse usually fine, weak and hands and feet, and a pale, moist tongue body with color, spontaneous sweating, aversion to cold, cold also because of its ability to because of warmalso the uterus. choicemula of for postpartum exterior conditions wind-strike, apreventative. and as also It the is for Twig Formula administered is to treat the event of mother to affected be wind-strike. by Cinnamon the yingharmony, and wei making easyfor the channels and deficient qi and blood compromise qi and blood. The combination open/vulnerable of areals openand vulnerable. Theregreatis a loss of ing the birthing process. The channels and collater Postpartum, the blood deficient is due to loss dur aversion to wind. wind-cold, there may fever, still be sweating, and an even though there may no be externally contracted patientsin with aweak constitution. In such cases, can occur afterwei aserious illness, childbirth, or mutualLoss of regulation between the ying and Postpartum Colds and Flu cardamom with In one study, 30 children 3-6 years old were treated mula the urinary bladder/kidney. ficiency yangof qi or the presence external of cold in Most enuresis in children is due to either an insuf Pediatric Enuresis period ranging from 6to 32days. obtainedwas after administering the formula for a zi) and dryopteris rootzhong). (guan Marked relief Formula modifiedwith chinaberryfruit (chuan lian treated 20patients Cinnamon of with abase Twig gens from the channels and collaterals. One study channel and its ability to warm and expel patho its affinity forof the urinary bladder (foot taiyang) Formula tested was to treat testicular pain because urinary bladder/kidney complex. Cinnamon Twig Most testicular caused pain is by cold the in Testicular Pain Cinnamon Twig Formula Cinnamon Twig Decoction can be used to warm the yang and expel cold. 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