Herbs that release exterior wind cold

Question 1

General Signs and Symptoms of Exterior Wind Cold

Answer 1

Chills 
Aversion to cold
Mild fever
headache
stiff neck and general muscle aches
** Simultaneous nature of the chills and mild fever without thirst

Question 2

Ma Huang

Answer 2

Strongest Diaphoretic

• Releases exterior; disperses cold (opens pore to induce sweating)
• Disperses Lung Qi; controls wheezing and asthma

Question 3

Gui Zhi

Answer 3

Harmonizes ying and wei; disperses wind cold: wind cold deficient type in which sweating does not improve patients condition (slight sweat exists)

Question 4

Zi Su Ye

Answer 4

• Releases the exterior; disperses cold (external wind cold with symptoms of chills, fever, headache, nasal congestion or cough or stifling sensation in the chest, with no sweating– opens the chest)
• Promotes movement of spleen/stomach qi- calm fetus/morning sickness
• Alleviates seafood poisoning

Question 5

Jing Jie

Answer 5

• Releases the exterior; expels wind (external wind-cold or wind heat)

Question 6

Fang Feng

Answer 6

Releases the exterior; expels wind (wind heat/cold)

* known for having four functions for wind

Question 7

Gao Ben

Answer 7

expels wind; disperses cold (taiyin and jueyin headaches)

Question 8

Qiang Huo

Answer 8

• Expels wind; dispels damp-cold; alleviates pain (external cold with dampness; headache and general body aches, especially useful for taiyang headache
• unblocks painful obstruction; alleviates pain (wind cold damp bi syndrome especially in the upper limbs and back)

Question 9

Xi Xin

Answer 9

• Shaoyin headache and all over body aches; toothache; bi syndrome due to wind damp cold
• Warms the lung; transforms phlegm (congested fluid, cough, copious watery sputum, yin fluid retention with no heat signs)
• Unblocks nasal congestion

Question 10

Sheng Jiang

Answer 10

Alleviates vomiting, morning sickness; prevents seafood poisoning

Question 11

Xin yi hua

Answer 11

expels wind cold; unblocks nasal passages (any nasal congestion, nasal discharge

Question 12

cang er zi

Answer 12

Expels wind cold; opens nasal passages (nasal congestion, viscous discharge)

Question 13

Xiang Ru

Answer 13

Releases exterior; transforms damp; harmonizes middle jiao- chills, fever, headache, no sweating, body aches, diarrhea, expels interior damp and exterior wind cold in summertime and induces sweating

Question 14

cong bai

Answer 14

Releases exterior; induces sweating; disperses cold and unblocks yang: early stage wind cold; abdominal pain and/or distention; nasal congestion due to blocked yang qi

Question 15

which herbs release exterior wind-cold by inducing sweating (strongest to weakest)- 6

Answer 15

Ma Huang (for exterior excess without sweating)
Gui Zhi ( for exterior deficiency with sweating or exterior excess without sweating)
Zi Su Ye ( for mild wind cold without sweating)
Sheng Jiang and cong bai ( for very mild wind cold)
xiang ru ( for wind cold with summer damp)

Question 16

Release both wind cold and heat

Answer 16

jing jie; fang feng

Question 17

Relieve headache:
Taiyang
Taiyang and Jeuyin
Shaoyin
Yangming

Answer 17

Taiyang- qaing huo
Taiyang and Jeuyin- gao ben
Shaoyin- xi xin
Yangming- bai zhi

Question 18

Treats bi syndrome

Answer 18

ma haung, gui zhi, fang feng, gao ben, qiang huo, xi xin, cang er zi

Question 19

Relieve nasal congestion

Answer 19

cang er zi, xin yi hua, bai zhi, xi xin

Question 20

Harmonize stomach, treat morning sickness, and seafood poisoning

Answer 20

sheng jiang, zi su ye

Question 21

bai zhi

Answer 21

expels wind; opens nasal passages: blocked nasal passages; pain along yangming channel on face