Radix Bupleuri

If there is concomitant liver depression, qi stagnation, add Radix Bupleuri (Chai Hu), Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis (Huang Qiri), and Radix Paeoniae Lactiflorae (Shao Yao). 

For chest oppression and distention, add Radix Bupleuri Chai Hu) and Semen Trichosanthis Kirlowii (Gua Lou Ren). This results in Chai Xian Tang (Bupleurum Fall Decoction). 

For fallen qi, add Radix Bupleuri Chai Hu) and Rhizoma Cimicifugae ShengMa). 

For premenstrual headache complicated by liver qi, add Rhizoma Cyperi Rotundi Xiang Fu), Radix Albus Paeoniae Lactiflorae Bai Shao), Fructus Tribuli Terrestris Bai Ji Li), and Radix Bupleuri Chai Hu). 

For blurred vision due to liver/kidney vacuity, add raw Radix Rehmanniae (ShengDi), Radix Bupleuri (Chai Hu), Radix Angelicae Sinensis (Dang Gui), and Fructus Schizandrae Chinensis (Wu Wei Zi). This results in Ming Mu Di Huang Wan (Eye-brightening Rehmannia Pills). 

For tinnitus, deafness, a pressure in the ears, add Spica Prunellae Vulgaris (Xia Gu Cao), Hallyositum Rubrum (Chi Shi), Radix Bupleuri (Chai Hu),... 

For headache predominately along the course of the shaoyang, add Radix Bupleuri Chat Hu). 

The dried root of Bupleurum chinense DC. (Apiaceae), radix Bupleuri, is listed officially in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia and used commonly in traditional Chinese... 

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