Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang — Releasing the Muscle Layer as Cold Turns to Heat
From Tao Hua's Shang Han Liu Shu (Ming dynasty), this formula addresses the transitional moment when an exterior wind-cold pattern is transforming into heat.
Traditionally used when wind-cold is transforming into heat — classically described as worsening fever with lessening chills, no sweating, headache with pain around the eye sockets and brow, dry nose, and irritability. Nong's Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang (Bupleurum & Kudzu), also known as Bupleurum and Kudzu Clearing Formula or Jia Wei Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang, is a classic traditional Chinese medicine formula featuring Bupleurum root, Chinese skullcap root, White peony root, Fragrant angelica root, Ginger rhizome and Chinese licorice root. It is traditionally used to help resolve wind-cold invasion that turns to wind-heat, clear heat lodged in the muscles, and support the transition from Tai Yang to Yang Ming according to TCM principles, offering a strong cooling action for comfort in the muscles, joints and nerves.