Formulas that
relieve superficial/exterior
Pungent,
warm
Gui Zhi Tang releases Wind/Cold from muscle layer, regulates
Ying & Wei
Gui Zhi Tang - Shang Han Lun
Gui Zhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae)
9g
Shao Yao (Radix Paeoniae)
9g
Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis Recens)
9g
Da Zao (Fructus Zizyphi Jujubae)
12 dates
Zhi Gan Cao (Honey fried Radix Glycyrrhizae
Uralensis)
6g
Indications:
Fever and chills with sweat although not
relieved by sweating, aversion to wind, stiff neck and muscles, headache,
nasal congestion, T- thin white moist coat, P- floating
Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang releases
external dampness (with Wind/Cold), clears internal Heat,
Ma Huang Tang releases
exterior cold, promotes Lung function, arrests wheezing, Taiyang stage
Xiao Qing Long Tang releases Cold-Phlegm fluids from Lung, directs
rebel Qi downwards
Xiao Qing Long Tang - Shang Han Lun
Ma Huang (Herba Ephedrae)
9g
Gui Zhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae)
9g
Gan Jiang (dried Rhizoma Zingiberis
Officinalis)
9g
Xi Xin (Herba cum Radice Asari)
9g
Wu Wei Zi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis)
9g
Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Laciflorae)
9g
Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae Ternatae)
9g
Zhi Gan Cao (honey fried Radix Glycyrrhizae
Uralensis)
9g
Indications: warms the interior to transform congested
fluids from chronic Spleen deficiency with Wind/Cold attack, fever and
chills (predominant), no sweat, cough, wheezing, copious white sputum that
is stringy and difficult to expectorate, chest fullness, general feeling of
heaviness, body aches, P- floating tight, may be edema and/or difficulty
breathing when lying down (caused by Lung control over water pathways being
deficient)
Pungent,
cool
Yin Qiao San disperses Wind/Heat, clears Heat & toxicity
Yin Qiao San - Wen Bing Tiao Bian (dosages
commonly used today)
Jin Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae Japonicae)
9-15g
Lian Qiao (Fructus Forsythiae Suspensae)
9-15g
Jie Geng (Radix Platycodi Grandiflori)
3-6g
Niu Bang Zi (Fructus Arctii Lappae)
9-12g
Bo He (Herba Menthae Haplocalycis)
3-6g
Dan Dou Chi (Semen Sojae praeparata)
3-6g
Jing Jie (Herba Seu Flos Schizonepetae Tenuifoliae)
3-6g
Dan Zhu Ye (Herba Lophatheri Gracilis)
3-6g
Xian Lu Gen (Rhizoma Phragmitis Communis recens)
15-30g
Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis)
3-6g
Indications: Wei level warm attack, works on upper
Jiao without hurting the mid Jiao, fever with or without slight chills,
sore throat, headache, thirst (if heat has injured the fluids), cough, T-
normal, may have red tip and/or yellow coating (red tip and yellow coat may
show pathogen entering deeper), P- floating rapid
Sang Ju Yin releases
Wind/Heat, promotes Lung function, stops cough
Sang Ju Yin - Wen Bing Tiao Bian
Sang Ye (Floium Mori Albae)
7.5g
Ju Hua ( Flos Chrysanthemi Morifolii)
3g
Lian Qiao (Fructus Forsythiae Suspensae)
4.5g
Bo He (Herba Menthae Haplocalycis)
2.5g [add near end]
Jie Geng (Radix Platycodi Grandiflori)
6g
Xing Ren (Semen Pruni Armeniacae)
6g
Lu Gen (Rhizoma Phragmitis Communis)
6g
Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis)
2.5g
Indications: Cough, slight fever and thirst (mild
exterior Heat), T- normal (pathogen still in exterior), may show Wind and
Heat eye disorders, may also manifest in a hacking dry cough from external
dryness.
Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang redirects
flow of Lung Qi, calms wheezing, clears Heat
Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang - Shang Han Lun
Ma Huang (Herba Ephedrae)
12g
Shi Gao (Gypsum)
48g
Xing Ren (Semen Pruni Armeniacae)
18g
Zhi Gan Cao (honey fried Radix Glycyrrhizae
Uralensis)
6g
Indications: fever, may or may not be sweating,
wheezing, cough, difficulty breathing, nasal flaring and pain, T- yellow
coat, P- slippery rapid. Heat in the
Lungs caused by Wind/Heat or Wind/Cold turned into Heat. This formula is Ma Huang Tang with Shi
Gao instead of Gui Zhi, thus greatly altering the formula to treat Heat not
Cold.
Tonics
Bai Du San (Ren Shen) releases
exterior, expels Wind & Damp, tonifies Qi
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