Xìng Sū Sàn

Question 1

Herbs

Answer 1

Zĭ sū yè
Qián hú
Xìng rén
Jié gĕng
Zhĭ ké
Chén pí
Fú líng
Zhì bàn xià
Shēng jiāng
Dà zăo
Gān căo

Question 2

Actions

Answer 2

Gently disperses cool-dryness, disseminates the Lung qi, and transforms thin mucus

Question 3

Indications

Answer 3

Slight headache, chills without sweating, cough with watery sputum, stuffy nose, dry throat, a dry, white tongue coating, and a wiry pulse

Question 4

Diagnostic Pattern

Answer 4

Externally-contracted cool-dryness interfering with the disseminating, clearing, and downward-directing functions of the Lungs

Question 5

Chief

Answer 5

• Xìng rén: disseminates Lung qi and stops coughing
• Zĭ sū yè: releases the exterior cold by promoting moderate sweating

Question 6

Deputies

Answer 6

-Qián hú: directing qi downward and releasing the exterior
- Jié gĕng: causes Lung qi to descend and stops the coughing
- Zhĭ ké: moves the qi, expands the chest, and stops the coughing by regulating the qi

Question 7

Assistants

Answer 7

• Chén Pí, Fú Líng, Zhì Bàn Xià: regulate the qi of the middle burner and thereby transform the phlegm

Question 8

Envoys

Answer 8

Shēng Jiāng, Dà Zăo, Gān Căo: harmonize the actions of the other herbs and regulate the nutritive and protective qi; contribute both to the release of the exterior and the regulation of the middle qi