Herbs_warm-acrid_Release Exterior

Question 1

Má Huáng
Ephedra
Restricted!

Answer 1

Acrid, Bitter
Warm
Lung, Bladder
1.5-9 grams

• Promotes sweating to release the exterior - Tai Yang syndrome with no sweating
• Descends Lung Qi, stops wheezing and coughing
• Promotes urination and reduces oedema - Wind-Water oedema in upper body

Question 2

Guì Zhī
Cinnamon Twig

Answer 2

Acrid, Sweet
Warm
Heart, Lung, Bladder
3-9 grams

• Promotes sweating to release the exterior - for Wind-Cold Xu patters with light sweating
• Warms and opens the channels and collaterals
• Warms Yang and transforms thin mucus - oedema, urine retention
• Assists Heart Yang and unblocks Yang Qi of the chest - chest pain, SOB, palpitations
• Warms the channels, vessels, and collaterals (of the Chong Mai and Ren Mai)
• Warms the Middle Jiao - abdominal pain due to cold, watery diarrhea

Question 3

Guì Zhī
Cinnamon Twig

Answer 3

Acrid, Sweet
Warm
Heart, Lung, Bladder
3-9 grams

• Promotes sweating to release the exterior
• Warms and opens the channels and collaterals
• Warms Yang and transforms thin mucus
• Assists Heart Yang and unblocks Yang Qi of the chest
• Warms the channels, vessels, and collaterals (of the Chong Mai and Ren Mai)
• Warms the Middle Jiao and directs turbid Yin downward

Question 4

Zǐ Sū Ye
Perilla Leaf

Answer 4

Acrid, Aromatic
Warm
Lung, Spleen
3-9 grams

• Promotes sweating to Release the exterior
• Regulates Middle Jiao Qi - vomiting, nausea, morning sickness
• Treats seafood poisoning - Sushi

Question 5

Jīng Jiè
Schizonepeta

Answer 5

Acrid
Slightly Warm
Lung, Liver
4.5-9 grams

• Promotes sweating to Release the exterior - both Wind-Cold and Wind-Heat
• Vents rashes and alleviates itching - due to Wind-Heat
• Stops bleeding when charred (=Jing Jie Tan) - blood in urine/stools, heavy menses

Question 6

Fáng Fēng
Saposhnikova | Siler Root

Answer 6

Acrid, Sweet
Slightly Warm
Bladder, Liver, Spleen
4.5-9 grams

• Promotes sweating to Release the exterior - both Wind-Heat and Wind-Cold
• Expels Wind-Damp from channels - bi syndrome
• Expels Wind and relieves spasms - trembling hands

Question 7

Qiāng Huó
Notopterygium Root

Answer 7

Acrid, Bitter, Aromatic
Warm
Bladder, Kidney
3-9 grams

• promotes sweating to Release the exterior
• Expels Wind-Cold-Damp and alleviates pain - joint pain, bi syndrome
• Guides Qi to the Taiyang channel and Du Mai - occipital headaches

Question 8

Găo Bĕn
Chinese Lovage Root

Answer 8

Acrid
Warm
Bladder, Du Mai
3-9 grams

• Releases the exterior and dispels Cold - vertex headaches!
• Dispels Wind-Cold-Damp and alleviates pain - bi syndrome

Question 9

Bái Zhǐ
Angelica Root

Answer 9

Acrid, Aromatic
Warm
Lung, Stomach, Spleen
3-9 grams

• Expels Wind and unblocks the nasal orifices - frontal and sinus headaches, nasal congestion
• Expels Dampness and alleviates discharge - vaginal due to Damp-Cold
• Reduces swelling and expels pus, for sores, mastitis

Question 10

Shēng Jiāng
Fresh Ginger Rhizome

Answer 10

Acrid
Slightly Warm
Lung, Spleen, Stomach
3-9 grams

• Releases the exterior and disperses Cold
• Warms the Middle Jiao and alleviates vomiting, nausea
• Warms the Lungs and stops cough - thin white phlegm
• Resolves toxicity - other herbs

Question 11

Cāng Ěr Zǐ
Xanthium Fruit

Answer 11

Sweet, Bitter, Toxic
Warm
Lung
3-9 grams

• Disperses Wind, opens the nasal passages - sinuses (Cang Er Zi San)
• Disperses Wind-Damp - bi syndrome; itching skin, rashes

Question 12

Xīn Yí Huā
Magnolia Flower Bud

Answer 12

Acrid
Warm
Lung, Stomach
3-9 grams

• Dispels Wind-Cold and opens the nasal passages - sinus headaches