Formulas that Release Exterior Cold

Question 1

What does xiao qing long tang translate to?

Answer 1

Minor Indigo Dragon Decoction.

Question 2

What are the actions of xiao qing long tang?

Answer 2

Release the exterior and transform congested fluids, warm the Lung, and direct rebellious Qi downward.

Question 3

Which formula is indicated for fever and chills (chills predominant) without sweating, coughing, wheezing, sputum that is copious, white and stringy, and difficult to expectorate, a stifling sensation in the chest, a generalized sensation of heaviness and body aches, no particular thirst, a moist tongue coating, and a floating tight pulse?

Answer 3

Xiao qing long tang.

Question 4

What does jiu wei qiang hou tang translate to?

Answer 4

Nine ingredient decoction with notopterygium.

Question 5

What are the actions of jiu wei qiang hou tang?

Answer 5

Release exterior dampness and clear interior heat.

Question 6

Which formula is indicated for fever and chills (chills predominant) without sweating, headache, stiff neck, generalized aches and pains, slight thirst, a bitter taste in the mouth, a white tongue coating and a floating pulse?

Answer 6

Jiu wei qiang hou tang.

Question 7

What are the actions of xiang ru san?

Answer 7

Release exterior and scatter cold, transform damp and harmonize the middle jiao.

Question 8

Which formula is indicated for aversion to cold with skin that is warm to the touch, an absence of sweating, a sensation of heaviness in the head, headache, diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting, a stifling sensation in the chest, fatigued extremities, a white greasy tongue coating and a floating pulse?

Answer 8

Xiang ru san.

Question 9

Which formula is indicated for yin summer heat/damp?

Answer 9

Xiang ru san.

Question 10

What two formulas is xiao qing long tang a combination of?

Answer 10

Ma huang tang and gui zhi tang.