saikanto
(Chai Xian Tang)
Crude drug composition | Bupleurum Root , Pinellia Tuber , Scutellaria Root , Jujube , Ginseng , Glycyrrhiza , Ginger , (Fresh Ginger) , Trichosanthes Seed , Coptis Rhizome |
Target condition | saikanto is used for the patients in the stage of Shao yang (lesser yang) and the condition of Hyperfunction (excess), who has the symptoms such as bitterness of mouth, stuck feeling in pit of stomach, sputum, cough, and chest pai |
Indication | acute bronchitis, chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, bronchial asthma, bronchiectasis |
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