Medicinals

guì zhī / 桂枝 / 桂枝 / cinnamon twig;

Latin pharmacognostic name: Cinnamomi Ramulus

Alternate English names: cassia twig; Chinese cinnamon twig

Alternate Chinese names: 柳桂 liǔ guì

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal and alimentary

Category: Exterior-resolving agents / Warm acrid exterior-resolving agents

Properties: Acrid, sweet; warm.

Channel entry: lung, heart, and bladder channels.

Indications:

Dosage & Method:

Oral: 3–10g in decoctions. Guì zhī is also occasionally used externally; it is frequently found in liniments for injury from knocks and falls, such as liniments used for martial arts injuries.

Warning:

Guì zhī is acrid and warm and enters provisioning-blood. It is contraindicated in internal repletion heat patterns, yīn vacuity with effulgent fire, and frenetic movement of hot blood. Use with care in pregnancy.

Product Description:

These twigs are about 1 mm thick, straight, with a purplish cortex and pale brown interior wood. The decocting pieces are oblique slices.

Quality:

A strong, sweet, pungent taste and powerful aroma are signs of good quality.

Product Area:

Guǎngdōng, Guǎngxī, and Yúnnán, Vietnam, India, and Cambodia.

Etymology:

The name guì zhī 桂枝, literally "cinnamon twig".

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