Ch1 Release the Exterior Warming Herbs

Question 0

Gui Zhi

Answer 0

Release the exterior and assists the yang and releases the muscle layer (invasion of wind cold)
Warms + unblocks the channels +collaterals (Bi sydrome)
Warms the Yang and transforms thin mucus (edema, urinary disfunction)
Assists the HT yang and unblocks the yang qi of the chest ( SOB)
Warms the middle and directs turbid yin downward (nausea, st bloating)

Question 1

Ma Huang

Answer 1

Induces Sweating and releases the exterior (fever, chills)
Disseminates and facilitates the lung qi, calms wheezing and stops cough (cough, wheezing)
Promotes urination and reduces edema (edema)
Warms and disperses cold pathogens (Bi Sydrome)

Question 2

Cong Bai

Answer 2

Releases the exterior and induces sweating (early stage wind cold invasion)
Disperses cold and unblocks the yang (Abd pain, nasal congestion)
Resolves toxicity and disperses clumps (sores + abscesses)

Question 3

Xiang Ru

Answer 3

Induces sweating + releases the exterior + transforms dampness (Summer heat cold with dampness-chills fever)
Promotes urination + reduces swelling (edema)

Question 4

Jing Jie

Answer 4

Releases the exterior + dispels wind (carbuncles)
Vents rashes + alleviates itching (initial stage of measles)
Stops bleeding ( blood in stool)

Question 5

Fang Feng

Answer 5

Releases the exterior + expels wind (HA, chills)
Expels wind-dampness + alleviates pain ( Bi syndrome)
Expels wind + relieves spasms (spasms, trembling of hands and feet)

Question 6

Bai Zhi

Answer 6

Expels wind, eliminates dampness, unblocks the nasal passages + alleviates pain ( Frontal HA)
Reduces swelling and expels pus ( early stage sores)
Expels dampness + alleviates discharge (vag. discharge)
Other uses (ulcers)

Question 7

Cang Er Zi

Answer 7

Disperses wind + dampness + opens the nasal passages ( sinus/nasal discharge)
Disperses wind + dispels dampness (wind-damp bi)
Dispels exterior wind (HA radiates to back of neck)

Question 8

Xin Yi (Xin Yi Hua)

Answer 8

Expels wind-cold +unblocks nasal passages (nasal obstruction)

Question 9

Qiang Huo

Answer 9

Releases the exterior and disperses cold (chills, fever)
Unblocks pain obstruction and Alleviates pain (Bi syndrome)
Guides qi to the BL and GV channel (occipital or vertex HA)

Question 10

Gao Ben

Answer 10

Discharges exterior conditions and disperses cold (Vertex HA)
Dispels wind, overcomes dampness and Alleviates pain (Bi)

Question 11

Xi Xin

Answer 11

Disperses cold and releases the exterior (head and body aches)
Dispels wind, disperses cold + relieves pain (Bi, HA, toothache)
Warms the LU + transforms thin mucus (cough)
Unblocks + Facilitates (opens) the orifices (loss of consciousness)

Question 12

Zi Su Ye

Answer 12

Releases the exterior + disperses cold (fever, chills)
Promotes the movement of qi + expands the chest (Nausea)
Use during pregnancy (restless fetus)
Resolves Seafood poisoning (Seafood poisoning)

Question 13

Sheng Jiang

Answer 13

Releases exterior + disperses cold (invasion of wind-cold)
Warms the middle burner + alleviates vomiting (vomiting)
Warms the lungs and stops cough (cough)
Resolves toxicity (food poisoning, travelers diarrhea)