1-01 Herbs that Release the Exterior: Warm, Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior

Question 1

latin

MA HUANG

Answer 1

Ephedra Herba

Question 1

properties. channels. KEY.

MA HUANG

Answer 1

acrid. slightly bitter. warm
LU UB
- Induces sweating
- Calms wheezing
- Promotes urination

Question 2

latin

GUI ZHI

Answer 2

Cinnamomi Ramulus

Question 3

properties. channels. KEY.

GUI ZHI

Answer 3

acrid. sweet. warm.
HT LU UB
- Light and warm
- Releases the muscle layer
- Unblocks yang qi
- Warms the middle jiao

Question 4

latin

ZI SU YE

Answer 4

Perillae Folium

Question 5

properties. channels. KEY.

ZI SU YE

Answer 5

acrid. aromatic. warm.
LU SP
- Acrid warmth disperses and discharges
- Aroma harmonized middle jiao
- Promotes qi movement and revives the SP

Question 6

latin

JING JIE

Answer 6

Schizonepetae Herba

Question 7

properties. channels. KEY.

JING JIE

Answer 7

acrid. slightly warm.
LU LV
- Harmonious in nature
- Not excessively aromatic and acrid
- Slightly warm but not drying
- Light, ascending qualities allow it to be used 
for both wind-heat and wind-cold, 
while also venting wind-heat from the blood

Question 8

latin

FANG FENG

Answer 8

Saposhnikoviae Radix

Question 9

properties. channels. KEY.

FANG FENG

Answer 9

acrid. sweet. slightly warm.
LV SP UB
- Moderate, slightly warm
- Less drying than most wind-expelling herbs
- Used for wind disorders
- Treats dampness, also diarrhea and pain in the bowel

Question 10

latin

QIANG HUO

Answer 10

Notopterygii Rhizoma seu Radix

Question 11

properties. channels. KEY.

QIANG HUO

Answer 11

acrid. bitter. aromatic. warm.
KD UB
- With a clear, strong aroma it travels through the qi level
- Light in weight, it reaches to the vertex and upper body, travels through the limbs and expels superficial dampness

Question 12

properties. channels. KEY.

GAO BEN

Answer 12

acrid. warm.
DU UB
- Powerful ascending nature reaches the vertex
where it treats h/a involving teeth
- Relives abdominal pain and diarrhea from
cold-dampness or gynecological swelling and masses

Question 13

latin

BAI ZHI

Answer 13

Angelicae Dahuricae Radix

Question 14

latin

GAO BEN

Answer 14

Ligustici Rhizoma

Question 15

latin

XI XIN

Answer 15

Asari Herba

Question 16

properties. channels. KEY

XI XIN

Answer 16

acrid. warm.
LU HT KD
- Powerfully aromatic, warm and piercing
- Disperses cold from both TAI YANG and SHAO YIN
- Opens the orifices
- Relieves pain
- Reaches the head, LU, bones and joints to disperse wind, cold, dampness, and phlegm

Question 17

properties. channels. KEY.

BAI ZHI

Answer 17

acrid. warm.
LU EARTH
- Aromatic, warm
- Releases the exterior
- Opens the orifices esp. the nose
- Dries dampness
- Frequently used for wind-cold frontal h/a

Question 18

properties. channels. KEY

SHENG JIANG

Answer 18

acrid. slightly warm.
LU EARTH
- Dispersing in nature
- Benefits the ST
- Alleviates nausea
- Stops coughing
- Transforms phlegm

Question 19

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CONG BAI

Answer 19

Allii Fistulosi Bulbus

Question 20

latin

SHENG JIANG

Answer 20

Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens

Question 21

latin

XIANG RU

Answer 21

Moslae Herba

Question 22

properties. channels. KEY

XIANG RU

Answer 22

acrid. aromatic. slightly warm.
LU ST
- Acrid, warm
- Assists the yang qi to throw off pathogenic wind, 
which has trapped the yang qi internally
- esp. appropriate during the hot summer months
- Harmonizes SP 
- Transforms dampness

Question 23

properties. channels. KEY

CONG BAI

Answer 23

acrid. warm.
LU ST
- Lightweight
- Releases the exterior
- Unblocks the yang qi

Question 24

latin

CANG ER ZI

Answer 24

Xanthii Fructus

Question 25

properties. channels. KEY

CANG ER ZI

Answer 25

sweet. bitter. warm. toxic.
LU
- Disperses wind
- Unblocks the orifices
- Removes painful obstruction
- Eliminates damp qi from the skin
- Treats sores

Question 26

latin

XIN YI HUA

Answer 26

Magnoliae Flos

Question 27

properties. channels. KEY

XIN YI HUA

Answer 27

acrid. warm.
LU ST
- Disseminates and disperses upper jiao wind-heat
- Clears the nasal passages
- Relieves sinus h/a