The Big Formulas and the Big Ideas Behind Them - Course 1

Course overview

Xiao Chai Hu Tang, one of the most important formulas of Chinese medicine, with 2000 years of clinical use behind it, is still widely and effectively used for a host of commonly seen ailments. This course explores the enduring popularity of Xiao Chai Hu Tang, and goes beyond the usual shao yang narrative. Expanding the understanding of XCHT from a formula used for infectious processes, into one capable of managing the common health issues of the modern world, and the reasons for this. Understanding the structure and function of XCHT, and its related group of formulas, can assist in uncovering and elucidating the causes, pathology and solutions to the problem of chronic inflammation, or persistent heat in the language of Chinese medicine.