Class: Release the Exterior
Subclass: Pungent and Warm Formulas
Pinyin: Gui Zhi
Pharmaceutical: Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae
Other names: Chuan Gui Zhi
Description: Cinnamon Twig.
Properties:
Nature: Warm.
Taste: Pungent, sweet.
Organ: Heart, Lungs, Bladder.
Toxicity: Non toxic.
Actions:
Promotes sweating.
Releases the Exterior.
Warms the channels.
Tonifies the Yang.
Comparisons:
Ma Huang is very effective to promote sweating.
Warning:
Contraindications: Yin Deficiency, Yang rising.
Vere severe Yin Deficiency.
Warm-febrile disease.
Throat disorders.
Menorrhagia.
Pregnancy.