Release exterior formulas - NCCAOM Flashcards
mahuang tang
action: release exterior cold and arrest wheezing
indication: fever and chills (more chills) w/o sweating, HA, body aches, wheezing
T: thin white coat
P: floating, tight
guizhi tang
action: releases pathogenic influences from the muscle layer and regulates the nutritive and protective qi
indication: fever and chills unrelieved by sweating, HA, aversion to wind, stiff neck, nasal congestion, dry heaves, no particular thirst
T: thin white moist coat
P: floating and moderate or frail
ge gen tang
action: releases the exterior and muscle layer, generates fluids
indications: fever and chills w/o sweating, stiff and rigid neck and upper back
T: thin white coat
P: floating tight
xiao qing long tang
action: releases the exterior, transforms congested fluids, warms the lungs, directs rebellious qi downward
indications: fever and chills (more chills) w/o sweating, cough, wheeze, sputum copious white stringy difficult to expectorate, stifling sensation chest, heaviness and body aches, no thirst
T: moist coat
P:
cang er zi san
actions: disperses wind, alleviates pain, unblocks the nose
indications: copious, purulent, foul-smelling nasal discharge, nasal obstruction, dizziness, frontal HA
T: normal or yellow coat
P: floating, rapid
chuan xiong cha tiao san
actions: disperses wind and alleviates pain
indications: HA in any part head w fever chills, dizziness, nasal congestion
T: thin, white coat
P: floating
xing su san
actions: gently disperses cool-dryness, disseminates LU qi, transforms congested fluids
indications: sl HA, chills w/o sweat, cough w watery sputum, stuffy nose, dry throat
T: dry white coat
P: wiry
xiang su san
action: regulates the qi and releases the exterior
indications: fever chills w/o sweating, HA, focal distention and stifling sensation in chest and epigastrium, poor appetite, belching
T: thin white coat
P: floating
yin qiao san
action: disperses wind-heat, clears heat, relieves toxicity
indications: fever, sl/no chills, HA, thirst, cough, sore throat
T: red-tipped, thin white or thin yellow coat
P: floating, rapid
chai ge jie ji tang
action: releases pathogenic influences from the muscle layer and clears interior heat
indications: exterior wind-cold presentation w increasing fever and decreasing chills w HA, stiffness of extremities, orbital and eye pain, dry nasal passages, irritability, insomnia
T: thin yellow coat
P: floating, sl flooding
sheng ma ge gen tang
action: releases muscle layer and vents rashes
indication: early-stage measles or rashes that do not surface evenly, fever chills, HA, body aches, sneezing, coughing, red eyes, tearing, thirst
T: red, dry
P: floating, rapid
ren shen bai du san
actions: releases the exterior, dispels wind and dampness, augments qi
indications: high fever and severe chills w shivering, no sweat, pain and stiffness of head and neck, soreness and pain of extremities, focal distention and fullness of chest, nasal congestion w sonorous breathing, productive cough
T: greasy, white coat
P: floating, soggy
jia jian wei rui tang
actions: nourishes yin, clears heat, induces sweat, releases exterior
indications: fever and sl chills, little or no sweat, HA, dry throat, cough, sputum difficult to expectorate, thirst, irritability
T: dark red
P: rapid
ge gen huang lian huang qin tang
action: releases exterior and clears heat
indications: fever, sweat, thirst, dysenteric diarrhea w esp foul-smelling stools, burning sensation around anus, sensation of irritability and heat in chest and epigastrium, poss wheezing
T: red w yellow coat
P: rapid
