Expel/Treat Wind Formulas

Question 1

Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San ***

Chuan Xiong Powder to Be taken with Green Tea

Answer 1

Disperses wind and alleviates HA. For externally contracted wind HA d/t wind invading and obstructing the clear yang Qi flow.
Chuan Xiong; Bai Zhi, Qiang Huo, Xi Xin, Bo He; Jing Jie, Fang Feng; Green Tea, Gan Cao

Question 2

Cang Er Zi San ***

Xanthium Powder

Answer 2

Disperses wind, alleviates pain, and unblocks the nose. For sinusitis (Bi Yuan) or other nasal congestion disorders d/t wind attacking the nose and obstruction the LU and wei qi, and the nasal constraint leading to heat.
Cang Er Zi, Xin Yin Hua; Bai Zhi; Bo He; Cong Bai, Green Tea

Question 3

Qian Zheng San **

Lead to Symmetry Powder

Answer 3

Dispels wind, transforms phlegm, and stops spasms. For sequelae of channel stroke with sx confined to the head and face (like Bells Palsy) d/t wind-phlegm blocking the channels and collaterals on the face and head.
Bai Fu Zi; Jiang Can; Quan Xie; Wine
NOT w/yin, blood, or Qi xu

Question 4

Xiao Feng San ***

Eliminate Wind Powder from Orthodox Lineage

Answer 4

Disperses wind, eliminates dampness, fears heat, and cools the blood. For “wind rash” or “dampness rash” dermatological disorders d/t wind-heat, wind-dampness, or WDH invading the body and becoming trapped in flesh, skin, interstices, and pores, and settling in blood vessels.

Question 5

Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang ***

Antelope Horn and Uncaria Decoction

Answer 5

Internal wind: Cools the LV, extinguishes wind, increases the fluids and relaxes sinews. For warm febrile Dz, d/t heat excess in the LV channel stirring up internal wind.
Ling Yang Jiao, Gou Teng; Sang Ye, Ju Hua, Bai Shao, Sheng Di Huang, Chuan Bei Mu, Zhu Ru, Fu Shen; Gan Cao.
NOT w/ yin xu

Question 6

Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang ***

Sedate the Liver and Extinguish Wind Decoction

Answer 6

Internal wind: Sedates LV, extinguishes wind, nourishes yin, and anchors yang. Used as precursor to wind-stroke or wind-stroke, d/t LV and KD yin xu with LYR generating internal wind, excessive upward gushing of yang qi leads to congestion of blood in brain.
Huai Nui Xi; Dai Zhi Shi, Long Gu, Mu Li; Gui Ban, Xuan Shen, Tian Men Dong, Bai Shao; Yin Chen Hao, Chuan Lian Zi, Mai Ya; Gan Cao.

Question 7

Tian Ma Gou Teng yin ***

Gastrodia and Uncaria Decoction

Answer 7

Internal wind: Calms the LV, extinguishes wind, clears heat, invigorates blood, and tonifies the LV and KD. For hyperactive LV yang w/internal wind stirring the LV pattern d/t LV and KD xu causing LYR stirring up internal LV wind.
Tian Ma, Gou Teng, Shi Jue Ming; Zhi Zi, Huang Qin; Yi Mu Cao, Chuan Niu Xi, Du Zhong; Sang Ji Sheng, Ye Jiao Teng, Fu Shen

Question 8

San Jia Fu Mai Tang **

Three Shell Decoction to Restore the Pulse

Answer 8

Internal wind: Nourishes the yin, restores the pulse, clears heat, anchors yang, and extinguishes wind. For later stages of warm-febrile Dz or internally-generated disorders where pathogenic heat severely injures the true yin that leads to ascendant yang and stirs up internal wind.
Sheng Di Huang, Bai Shao, Zhi Gan Cao; E Jiao, Mai Men Dong, Mu Li, Gui Ban, Bie Jia; Huo Ma Ren