Actions/Indications/Tx principle

Question 1

Ma Huang Tang

Answer 1

Fever & Chills (chills predominate), no sweating, headache, body aches, wheezing

Tx: Release Exterior Wind cold, induce perspiration, disperse Lu Qi, stop wheezing

Question 2

Da Qing Long Tang

Answer 2

Severe fever and chills, no sweating, body aches, thirst, irritability (may also be used for overflowing thin mucus)

Tx: Promote sweating, release exterior and clear internal wind heat, relieve irritability

Question 3

Gui Zhi Tang

Answer 3

Fever & chills unrelieved by sweating, headache, aversion to wind, stiff neck, nasal congestion, dry heaves, no thirst. (may be used in pt. without external invasion)

Tx: Release wind-cold or wind from the muscle layer. Regulates and harmonizes the nutritive and protective Qi.

Question 4

Ge Gen Tang

Answer 4

Fever and chills without sweating (chills predominate), stiff and rigid upper back and neck

Tx: Release the exterior and muscle layer, generate fluids

Question 5

Xiao Qing Long Tang

Answer 5

Fever and Chills ( chills predominate), no sweat, cough, wheeze, sputum that is copious, white and stringy and difficult to expectorate, stifling sensation in the chest, generalized sensation of heaviness in the body, no thirst, difficulty breathing laying down, floating edema

Tx: Release exterior, transform thin mucus, warm the lungs, direct rebellious Qi downward

Question 6

Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang

Answer 6

Fever and chills (chills predominate), no sweat, headache, stiff neck, generalized aches and pains, slight thirst, bitter taste in mouth

Tx: Induces sweating and dispels dampness while draining heat

Question 7

Sang Ju Yin

Answer 7

Early stage wind-heat invasion (Wei level), slight thirst, slight fever, and cough (cough is the dominant sx.)

Tx principle: Release exterior wind-heat, stop cough by facilitating the flow of Lung Qi

Question 8

Yin Qiao San

Answer 8

Fever, slight chills lasting for only a very brief period of time before aversion to heat develops, headache, thirst, cough, sore throat

Tx: Disperse wind-heat, clear heat, resolve toxicity

Question 9

Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang

Answer 9

Exterior wind-cold presentation characterized by increasing fever and decreasing chills, with headache, stiffness of the extremities, orbital and eye pain, dry nasal passages, irritability, insomnia

Tx: Release pathogenic influences from the muscle layer and clear interior heat

Question 10

Ren Shen Bai Du San

Answer 10

High fever and severe chills with shivering, absence of sweating, pain and stiffness of the head and neck, soreness and pain of the extremities, focal distention and fullness of the chest, nasal congestion with sonorous breathing, a productive cough

Tx: Release the exterior, dispel wind and dampness, augment the Qi

Question 11

Ma Huang Xi Xin Fu Zu Tang

Answer 11

Sl. fever with severe chills that is not relieved by wearing more clothing or adding covers, exhaustion with an almost constant desire to sleep

Tx: Assists the Yang and releases the exterior