Traditional Chinese Medicine/Xin Wen Jie Biao

Xin Wen Jie Biao (Spicy Warm Release Exterior) General Actions & Indications: disperses Wind-Cold usually little or no sweating body ache no thirst floating & tight pulse fever chills sinus congestion or runny nose tongue that is light red in color tongue with a thin white coating some Spicy Warm herbs are also diuretic General Contraindications: Qi & Yin deficiency causing excessive sweating General Caution: Yin syndrome Blood deficiency chronic skin infection ../Ma Huang/ (麻黄) - strongly disperses Wind-Cold, Wei (衞) level (protective/defensive level) ../Gui Zhi/ (桂枝) - strongly disperses Wind-Cold, Nutritive level & Muscle layer ../Xi Xin/ (细辛) - strongly disperses Wind-Cold in Shao Yin stage with fever and deep pulse ../Zi Su Ye/ (紫苏叶) - average disperse Wind-Cold, special for Cold, Exterior Excess, turbidity ../Jing Jie/ (荆芥) - average disperse Wind-Cold, special for any Wind (Heat or Cold) ../Fang Feng/ (防风) - average disperse Wind-Cold, special deep aches & pains of Cold ../Qiang Huo/ - release exterior, expel Wind-Damp, alleviate pain, Tai Yang headache, Upper Body Wind-Damp Bi pain ../Gao Ben/ - release exterior, expel Wind-Damp, alleviate pain, Tai Yang headache ../Bai Zhi/ - release exterior, expel Wind-Damp, alleviate pain, Yang Ming headache, toothache, nasal congestion ../Sheng Jiang/ - Wind-Cold w/ turbidity in Stomach ../Cong Bai/ (葱白)- unblocks Yang Qi superficially, if early ../Xiang Ru/ - Summertime Cold-Damp, "Summertime Ma Huang" ../Xin Yi Hua/ (辛夷花) - light, ascending, nasal problems back to ../Herbs that Release the Exterior/