ZHU Tingting,LIU Yingying,CUI Hailan,et al.SHI Zaixiang's Clinical Experience in Using Chaihu Guizhi Ganjiang Decoction (柴胡桂枝干姜汤) to Treat High Fever in Sepsis[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,66(16):1645-1648.
ZHU Tingting,LIU Yingying,CUI Hailan,et al.SHI Zaixiang's Clinical Experience in Using Chaihu Guizhi Ganjiang Decoction (柴胡桂枝干姜汤) to Treat High Fever in Sepsis[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,66(16):1645-1648.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2025.16.004.
SHI Zaixiang's Clinical Experience in Using Chaihu Guizhi Ganjiang Decoction (柴胡桂枝干姜汤) to Treat High Fever in Sepsis
This paper summarizes Professor SHI Zaixiang's clinical experience in treating high fever caused by sepsis using
Chaihu Guizhi Ganjiang Decoction
(柴胡桂枝干姜汤). He holds that the key pathogenesis of sepsis involves constrained heat in the
shaoyang
and internal accumulation of water and fluids. The clinical manifestations such as high fever, chills, and alternating sensations of cold and heat are attributed to pathogenic heat constrained in the
shaoyang
. Mea
nwhile, soft tissue edema and serous cavity effusions are due to
shaoyang
dysfunction and internal water retention. In clinical practice, treating sepsis-related high fever requires addressing both the
shaoyang
-constrained heat and the associated edema and effusions. The therapeutic approach focuses on harmonizing the
shaoyang
and resolving internal fluids, using
Chaihu Guizhi Ganjiang Decoction
as the base formula with flexible modifications. Professor SHI emphasizes that this formula shows a rapid antipyretic effect, particularly in cases where multiple anti-infective treatments have failed.
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