Xiao Chai Hu Tang is one of the representative formulas for Shao Yang disease in the Treatise on Typhoid Fever and has an extremely wide range of applications. With the correct dialectic and proper dosage, this formula can treat many, many major diseases. The Chinese patent medicine prepared according to this formula is sold as a cold medicine. It is convenient to take, tastes good though, and is indeed effective in treating wind-heat colds or late stage wind-cold colds, when the residual heat is not yet over. But because the dose is greatly reduced, use it to treat major diseases, it seems to be incompetent However, if applied properly, this formula has a unique advantage in home health care, is an incomparable Chinese medicine. 1, wind-heat cold Wind-heat cold is a common disease caused by external wind-heat, external wind-cold if mismanaged and mistreated, can also enter the heat, the evil away from the less Yang, then the formation of Xiao Chai Hu Tang evidence, then, Xiao Chai Hu punch can come in handy, and the curative effect is very good. Symptoms: bitter and dry mouth, dry and painful throat, dry cough without phlegm, or coughing and spitting yellow phlegm, dry and red eyes, migraine headache, dry nose and lips, uncomfortable body heat, etc. Dosage: Xiao Chai Hu Punch should be taken internally with warm water. One to three sachets at a time, three times a day. (If you have diarrhea at the same time, you can take Xiao Chai Hu Punch with water boiled with a head of garlic. If you also have a slight fear of cold, or itchy skin, rashes and other phenomena, you can use ginger (an egg-sized piece, sliced) boiled water to take Xiao Chai Hu punch.) 2, sore throat Swelling and pain in the throat, dryness, etc., is now a common disease. Usually due to external sensation or liver qi stagnation. Usage: Take Xiao Chai Hu Punch with warm water and deliver licorice tablets. Or boil water with 10-20 grams of raw licorice and orris and brew Xiao Chai Hu Punch. One to three sachets at a time, three times a day. 3, conjunctivitis Conjunctivitis, or other eye infections, redness and swelling of the eyes, fever, dryness, eye stools, etc., are available Xiao Chai Hu punch. How to use: Chrysanthemum, or silver flower and forsythia, boil water and take Xiao Chai Hu punch, internally. One to three bags at a time, three times a day. 4, otitis media Otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear, is a common disease. Generally, western medicine is used to reduce inflammation. However, western medicine has a lot of side effects. In fact, Xiao Chai Hu punch can be solved. Dosage: Xiao Chai Hu Punch is taken in large doses of 3 to 5 sachets once, three times a day. If it is convenient, go to the lawn and dig up dandelion, ziziphiopogon, plantain, etc., boil water and take Xiao Chai Hu punch for better effect. For diarrhea, add a head of garlic and boil it together. 5, mumps, tonsillitis Mumps, tonsillitis are common, especially in children. The symptoms are redness and pain in the cheeks, dryness and pain in the throat, fever and chills, bitter and dry mouth, etc. Usage: For those who have fever and are not afraid of cold, boil water with dandelion, aster, chrysanthemum and silver flower, and take Xiao Chai Hu punch. For those who have fever and are afraid of cold, boil water with ginger and jujube and take Xiao Chai Hu Punch. 6, wind-cold cold late, the fire phenomenon is obvious wind-cold cold mismanagement, late often into the, such as plain liver qi stagnation is obvious, then more into the less yang, sympathetic yin, symptoms see fever, dry mouth, thirst, dry cough without phlegm or yellow phlegm, dry eyes, etc.. How to use: Take Xiao Chai Hu Punch with warm water. For those who still have clear snot, take Xiao Chai Hu Punch with ginger and jujube decoction. For those who see loose discharge, a decoction of garlic can be taken with Xiao Chai Hu. 7. Migraine headache Migraine headache mostly belongs to the combination of Shaoyang and Sun, or external sensation into the sympathetic Yin. Therefore, the treatment should be to relieve the Sun externally and harmonize the Liver and Gallbladder internally, plus warming the Spleen and Yang. How to use: A large piece of egg with ginger, 5 jujubes and one head of garlic, decocted and taken with Xiao Chai Hu Punch. For those with dry stools, remove the garlic. 8, snake pan sores Snake pan sores are generally Shaoyang and superficial evidence, mostly due to damp heat in the liver and gallbladder, which is depressed in the muscle surface. The onset of the disease is mostly on both sides of the trunk, waist and both sides. The symptoms include herpes, pain, fever, irritability, etc. How to use: A large piece of egg with ginger, 5 jujubes and 50 grams of plantain in a decoction of Xiao Chai Hu Punch. Depending on the severity of symptoms, the dose can be increased to two to three times the labeled dose. For those who do not like to sweat, you can cover with slight sweating after taking it; for those who have yellow urine, you can add 30 grams of barley and cook it with the above ginger and dates. 9, itchy skin, allergies Itchy skin, allergies, mostly internal heat, heat evil tend to the table and can not be issued, so itchy generally available Gui Zhi Tang, ephedra forsythia red bean soup and other solutions. However, Xiao Chai Hu punch can also be cured. How to use: Ginger like an egg big piece, 5 jujubes, a pinch of pepper, punch Xiao Chai Hu punch, 3-5 bags once, 3 times a day. Keep warm clothes, avoid eating chili, fish, etc. 10, yellowish red leucorrhoea, large amount, itchy yin The yellowish red leucorrhoea is like heat, mostly liver and gallbladder heat; the large amount of leucorrhoea and itchy yin is dampness. In short, it is damp-heat injection. The treatment is to clear the liver and heat, and at the same time to relieve dampness. How to use: 30 grams each of Amaranthus, Plantain and Polygonum, decoction, Xiao Chai Hu punch. The normal amount of Xiao Chai Hu is usually effective in a week or two. The decoction of 10 grams each of Phellodendron and Phellodendron is used to wash the pubic area externally, which can also reduce itching. 11, insomnia and dreaminess Insomnia and dreaminess are mostly caused by liver and gallbladder stagnation and heat disturbing the heart and mind. The treatment is to dredge the liver and clear heat, nourish the heart and calm the mind. How to use: 30 grams of floating wheat, 5 pieces of cinnamon, decoction of Xiao Chai Hu punch. Take 3 sachets once, three times a day. If you have loose stools, add one head of garlic. If you have yellow urine, add 50 grams of plantain and cook it with the above floating wheat. 12, acne Acne is mostly caused by liver depression and heart fire, fire inflammation on the face. The treatment is to dredge the liver and gallbladder to clear the heart fire. Usage: A pinch of pepper, decoction of soup punch Xiao Chai Hu punch, once 3 bags, 3 times a day. And with pepper decoction hot feet, garlic a piece of paste Yongquan point. 13, chloasma Chloasma is mostly caused by Qi stagnation and blood stasis, and toxin accumulation under the skin on the face. Treatment should be to move Qi and blood, and dredge the liver and gallbladder. How to use: Decoct 20 grams each of Salvia miltiorrhiza and Chen Pi and take Xiao Chai Hu Punch. 3 bags once, three times a day. 14, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer many gastric diseases, including gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, symptoms see nausea, vomiting, bloating, noisy, acid reflux, heartburn, bitter mouth, dry mouth, chest tightness, palpitations, etc., often due to bile heat stomach cold, bile heat offending the stomach. Treatment is to clear the bile and warm the stomach. How to use: 50 grams of ginger, 20 grams of Chen Pi, decoction, and take Xiao Chai Hu Punch. Once 3 bags, three times a day. 15, premenstrual syndrome Many women are irritable, abdominal pain, chest distension, poor appetite, insomnia, etc., before their menstruation. These conditions are often the result of liver and gallbladder qi depression, Xiao Chai Hu punch can be a good way to de-stress the liver and gallbladder. How to use: 5 slices of ginger, 5 jujubes, 10 grams of Chen Pi, decoction, punch Xiao Chai Hu punch, 3 days before menstruation, once 3-5 bags, three times a day. 16, dysmenorrhea Many dysmenorrhea are caused by Qi stagnation and blood stasis. Xiao Chai Hu Punch has a very good effect on Qi, so it can be used for the regulation of dysmenorrhea. How to use: Take a piece of ginger (egg size) and 5 jujubes in a decoction with 3-5 sachets of brown sugar, 3 times a day. 17, hand, foot and mouth disease Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common infectious disease in children. In the opinion of Chinese medicine, this disease is mostly caused by dampness and heat. The treatment is to clear heat and dampness. Method: 50 grams each of Amaranthus and Plantain, 20 grams of ginger, decoction, punch Xiao Chai Hu punch, 3 bags once, three times a day. 18, pediatric pharyngitis Pediatric pharyngitis is a headache for many parents because of the difficulty of taking medication. In fact, Xiao Chai Hu punch can solve this problem. How to use: 10 grams each of orris, licorice, garlic 3 cloves, decoction, punch Xiao Chai Hu punch, once 1-3 bags, three times a day. 19, oral ulcers Oral ulcers are a common disease that plagues many people, and severe cases repeatedly do not heal. Not only can’t western medicine help, many people have taken Chinese medicine, but also the effect is not good. In fact, mild mouth ulcers can be solved by most doctors, but serious recurring mouth ulcers that do not heal are not so well treated. In fact, the key lies in the insufficient strength of warming Yang. Xiao Chai Hu punch can solve this problem to a large extent. How to use: 30 grams each of dried ginger and galangal, decoction, and take Xiao Chai Hu Punch, 5-8 sachets once, three times a day. Garlic pounding paste applied to the Yongquan can be an aid. 20, hanging line wind hanging line wind, or generally known as stroke, so that the mouth and eyes are distorted, expression numb, although external sensation, but often related to liver depression and qi stagnation, so we should be external relief of surface evil, internal and Shaoyang and emphasis. How to use: 10 grams each of cinnamon and pepper, decoction, punch Xiao Chai Hu punch, 3-5 bags once, three times a day. The dose can be increased in severe cases and combined with physical therapy.