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
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