Exploration of Meaning and Clinical Application of Chaihu Jia Longgu Muli Decoction(柴胡加龙骨牡蛎汤)Based on Theory of Circular Movement
CHAO Huiying
YANG Guangting
XIAO Qiusheng
Abstract：Based on the theory of circular movement,this article analyzes the formula meaning of Chaihu Jia Longgu Muli Decoction(柴胡加龙骨牡蛎汤),which takes"ascending on the left,descending on the right,and the middle earth functioning as a pivot"as the core,by classifying all the herbs in this decoction into the six meridians.Chaihu(Bupleuri Radix)combined with Huangqin(Scutellariae Radix)can disperse and relieve the pathogenic factors in the Shaoyang meridian and regulate the left-ascending movement.Dahuang(Rhei Radix Et Rhizoma),Longgu(Os Draconis),Muli(Ostreae Concha),and other herbs can descend the dryness in the Yangming meridian and assist the right-descending movement.Guizhi(Cinnamomi Ramulus)can disperse and dredge the stagnant Yang in the Taiyang meridian.Renshen(Ginseng Radix Et Rhizoma),Fuling(Poria),and other herbs strengthen and activate the middle-earth of Taiyin meridian to mediate the middle qi.The formula integrates both cold and warm herbs,as well as purgative and tonic methods.It coordinately regulates the ascending and descending movements of qi to restore the circular movement state of the"one qi circulation"in the human body.In clinical application,targeting the core pathogenesis of qi stagnation in Shaoyang liver and gallbladder,the prescription should be flexibly modified according to different concurrent symptoms.Besides treating emotional diseases,cardiovascular diseases,and dermatological diseases,it can also be extended to the treatment of internal miscellaneous diseases such as sleep mania and hypertension.
Keywords：circular movementsyndrome differentiation of six meridiansChaihu Jia Longgu Muli Decoctionone qi ciculationclinical application
Publication Date：2026-04-05
Online Publishing Date：2026-05-22(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 430-434 )