Exterior Relieving Herb Formulas

Front 1

Mahuang Tang Principal

Back 1

Mahuang 6g:
Promotes diaphoresis, resolves exterior

Combo: promotes sweating, relieves asthmatics

Front 2

Mahuang Tang Assistant

Back 2

Guizhi 4g : Warms channels, expells cold, harmonises Ying and Wei

Combo: Assists Mahuang to enhance diaphoresis by warming the channels to disperse wind-cold from Ying

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Mahuang Tang Adjuvant

Back 3

Xingren 9g: Lowers Lung Qi, Expells cold, resolves phlegm

Combo: Assist Mahuang to relieve asthmatics by lowering Qi

Front 4

Mahuang Tang Dispatcher

Back 4

Gancao 3g: Harmonises other herbs

Combo: Harmonizes other herbs

Front 5

Mahuang Tang Formula and functions

Back 5

P: Mahuang 6g
Ass: Guizhi 4g
Ad: Xingren 9g
Dis: Gancao 3g
Functions: 1) Promotes sweating to relieve exterior
2) Disperses lung to ease asthmatic breathing

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Mahuang Tang Pathology and Indications

Back 6

1) Wind cold invade exterior
- aversion to cold, fever, no sweating
-headache, body pain
2) Depressed Lung Qi
-Asthmatic breathing

Front 7

Mahuang Tang Tongue/Pulse

Back 7

Tongue: Thin white coating
Pulse: Floating and tight pulse

Front 8

Gui Zhi Tang Principal

Back 8

Guizhi 9g:
Disperses wind cold from muscle and relieves exterior

Combo: Harmonize Ying and Wei

Front 9

Gui Zhi Tang Assistant

Back 9

Shaoyao 9g: Nourish Ying and astringe Yin

Combo: Harmonize Ying and Wei

Front 10

Gui Zhi Tang Adjuvant

Back 10

Shengjiang 9g: Assist Guizhi to expel wind cold

Combo: Assist Guizhi and Baishao to harmonize Ying and Wei

Front 11

Gui Zhi Tang Adjuvant

Back 11

Dazao 3pc: Assist Shaoyao to nourish Ying blood

Combo: Assist Guizhi and Baishao to harmonize Ying and Wei

Front 12

Gui Zhi Tang Dispatcher

Back 12

Gancao 6g: Harmonize all herbs

Combo: With Guizhi, reinforce Yang, with Baishao, nourish Yin

Front 13

Gui Zhi Tang Formula and Functions

Back 13

P: Guizhi 9g
Ass: Shaoyao 9g
Ad: Shengjiang 9g
Ad: Dazao 3pc

Function:
1) Relieve muscle and exterior
2) Harmonize the nutrient and defensive Qi (Ying and Wei)
Dis: Gancao 6g

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Gui Zhi Tang Pathology

Back 14

Wind and cold invade exterior with deficient defensive Qi (unharmonizing Ying and Wei)

-Fever, Headache, aversion to wind, sweating
-Hasal obstruction, nausea
-Absence of thirst

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Gui Zhi Tang Tongue/Pulse

Back 15

Tongue: Thing white tongue coating
Pulse: Floating mediated pulse or floating weak pulse

Front 16

Jiuwei Qianghuo Yin formula
九味羌活饮

Back 16

P: Qianghuo 5g
Ass: Fangfeng 5g
Ass: Cangzhu 5g
Ad: Xixin 1g
Ad: Chuangxiong 3g
Ad: Baizhi 3g
Ad: Huangqin 3g
Ad: Shengdi 3g
Dis: Gancao 3g

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九味羌活饮 Functions

Back 17

1) Promotes sweating to relieve exterior by perspiring wind-cold
2) Eliminate damp to relieve muscle pain
3) Clear internal heat

Front 18

九味羌活饮 Pathology

Back 18

1) Wind cold invade exterior
-Fever chills, no sweat, headache
2) Damp invade meridians
-Soreness and pain of the body and limbs
3) Internal heat
-Bitter taste in mouth, slightly thirsty

Front 19

九味羌活饮 T/P

Back 19

T: White tongue coating
P: Floating

Front 20

九味羌活饮 Principal

Back 20

Qianghuo 5g
Act on Tai Yang meridian to expel win cold and dampness, sooth the joint

Front 21

九味羌活饮 Assistant

Back 21

Fangfeng 5g: Act on Tai Yang meridian to expel wind damp

Cangzhi 5g: Dry damp and induce perspiration

COMBO: Assist Qianghuo to expel wind cold damp on exterior

Front 22

九味羌活饮 Adjuvant

Back 22

1) Xixin 1g: Dispel wind-cold
2) Chuangxiong 3g: Promote blood/Qi mvmt
3) Baizhi 3g: Dispel Wind Cold
COMBO: Cooperate to dispel wind cold and dampness, promote Qi and blood circulation and relieve headache and general pain

4) Huangqin 3g: Clear heat
5) Shengdi 3g: Clear heat and cool blood
COMBO: clear interior heat, prevent injury of body fluid by pungent warm herbs

Front 23

九味羌活饮 Dispatcher

Back 23

Gancao 3g: Harmonize herbs

Front 24

Xiao Qinglong Tang Formula
小青龙汤

Back 24

P: Mahuang 6g, Guizhi 6g
Ass: Xixin 3g, Ganjiang 3g, Banxia 9g
Ad: Baishao 9g, Wuweizi 3g
Disp: Zhigancao 6g

Front 25

小青龙汤 Principal

Back 25

1) Mahuang 9g
2) Guizhi 6g
Induce perspiration for relieving exterior, disperse lung to relieve asthma, excrete water to alleviate edema

COMBO: Guizhi assists Mahuang to relieve exterior and promote transformation of phlegm by warming the chest Yang

Front 26

小青龙汤 Assistant

Back 26

1) Xixin 3g - Assist induce perspiration, reliease exterior, resolves phlegm fluid to stop cough and sooth asthma
2) Ganjiang 3g: Warms spleen, lung
3) Banxia 9g: Dries dampness, resolves phlegm and lowers the turbid

COMBO: Combined to assist relief of exterior and resolve phlegm fluid

Front 27

小青龙汤 Adjuvant

Back 27

1) Baishao 9g : Astringent Yin and body fluid, tonify blood
2) Wuweizi: Astringe Lung Qi

Combo: Astringe lung Qi to combine the disperse, astringe Yin to prevent the consumption of Yin and Qi

Front 28

小青龙汤 Dispatcher

Back 28

Zhigancao 6g : Harmonize herbs

Front 29

小青龙汤 Function

Back 29

To relieve the exterior and resolve fluid retention to alleviate cough and asthma

Front 30

小青龙汤 Indications

Back 30

1) Wind-cold invade exterior
-Fever, aversion to cold, no sweats
2) Depressed lung Qi with fluid retention causing Qi rebellion
-Cough, asthma, stifling sensation in the chest
-Dilute white and profuse sputum
-Edema of face, limbs
-no thirst

Front 31

小青龙汤 P/T

Back 31

P: Floating tense pulse
T: White, watery tongue coating

Front 32

Jiawei Xiang-Su San Formula
加味香苏散

Back 32

P: Zishu 5g
Ass: Jingjie 3g, Fangfeng 3g
Ad: Shengjiang 3pc, Manjingzi 3g, Qinjiao 3g, Chuangxiong 1.5g, Xiangfu 4g, Chenpi 4g
Dis: Gancai 2.5g

Front 33

加味香苏散 Principal

Back 33

Zishu 5g: Relieve exterior, regulate Qi, ease chest

Front 34

加味香苏散 Assistant

Back 34

1) Jingjie 3g: Dispel Wind, cold
2) Fangfeng 3g: Dispel wind, cold

COMBO: Assit principal to relieve exterior

Front 35

加味香苏散 Adjuvant

Back 35

1) Shengjiang 3pcs: Dispel wind cold
2) Manjingzi 3g: Dispel wind to relieve headache
3) Qinjia 3g: Eliminate wind-damp
COMBO: Relieve exterior and headache

4) Chuangxiong 1.5g: Promote blood and Qi mvmt
5) Xiangfu 4g: Promote Qi mvt Sanjiao)
6) Chenpi 4g: Promote Qi mvmt (spleen, lung)
COMBO: Assist to regulate Qi and blood circulation to relieve exterior

Front 36

加味香苏散 Dispatcher

Back 36

Gancao 2.5 g: Harmonize herbs

Front 37

加味香苏散 Function

Back 37

Induce mild perspiration to relieve exterior

Front 38

加味香苏散 Indications

Back 38

1) Wind cold invade exterior
-Fever, chills, no sweat, headache, stiff neck, body pain
2Nasal obstruction, runny nose
2) Stagnated Qi
-Stifling sensation in chest

Front 39

加味香苏散 P/T

Back 39

P: Floating
T: Thin, white tongue coating

Front 40

Pulse for External Wind-Cold

EXCESS

Back 40

Full type: Chills, fever, NO SWEAT, muscle aches.
FLOATING PULSE- on superficial level, disapppears if press harder
TIGHT PULSE- taut like tight rope

Front 41

Pulse fo External Wind-Cold

DEFICIENCY

Back 41

Empty type: chills, fever, SWEATS, dislike of wind

FLOATING pulse- at superficial level, disappears if press harder
MODERATE pulse

Front 42

Symptoms for EXTERNAL WIND HEAT

Back 42

Mild chills, pronounced FEVER, SWEATS, sore throat, thin yellow tongue coating, floating, RAPID pulse

Front 43

Difference between wind COLD and wind HEAT

Back 43

WIND HEAT: much stronger FEVER, RAPID pulse, SORE THROAT, tongue: Yellow coating

WIND COLD: Much stronger aversion to COLD, pulse tight (vs RAPID ), tongue white coating

Front 44

Exterior EXCESS vs Exterior Deficiency

Back 44

Excess: Muscle Aches

Deficient: dislike of wind

Front 45

Ma Huang Tang vs Gui Zhi Tang

Functional similarities

Back 45

Promotes sweating to release external wind cold

Front 46

Ma Huang Tang vs Gui Zhi Tang

Functional Differences

Back 46

Ma Huang Tang: circulates LUNG QI to relieve dyspnea

Gui Zhi Tang: regulates nutritive and defensive QI

Front 47

Ma Huang Tang vs Gui Zhi Tang

Excess or Deficient Types

Back 47

EXTERNAL WIND COLD:

MH: Excess
GZ: Deficient type

Front 48

Xiao Qing Long Tang Formula
小青龙汤

Back 48

P: Mahuang 麻黄9g
P: Guizhi 桂枝6g
Ass: Xixin 细辛3g, Ganjiang干姜 3g, Banxia 半夏9g
Ad: Baishao 白芍9g, Wuweizi 五味子 3g
Dis: 甘草Zhigancao 6g

Front 49

小青龙汤 Principals

Back 49

麻黄9g, 桂枝 6g
- Induce perspiration for relieving exterior, disperse lung for relieving asthma, to excrete water for alleviating edema

COMB: 桂枝 assists 麻黄 to relieve the exterior and promote the transformation of the phlegm by warming the chest Yang

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小青龙汤 Assistants

Back 50

1) 细辛 3g: assist induce perspiration and release exterior, resolves phlegm fluid to stop cough and soothe asthma
干姜 3g: Warms spleen and lung
半夏 9g: Dries dampness, resolves phlegm and lowers the turbid

Front 51

小青龙汤 Adjuvants

Back 51

白芍 9g: Astringent Yin and Body fluid, tonify blood
五味子 3g: Astringent lung Qi

COMBO: Astringe lung Qi to combine the disperse, astringe Yin to prevent the consumption of Yin and Qi

Front 52

小青龙汤 Dispatcher

Back 52

zhigancao 6g: Harmonize herbs

Front 53

小青龙汤 Function

Back 53

To relieve exterior and resolve fluid retention to alleviate cough and asthma

Front 54

小青龙汤 Indications

Back 54

1) Wind-cold invade exterior
-Fever, aversion to cold, NO SWEAT
2) Depressed lung Qi with fluid retention causing QI rebellion
-Cough, asthma, stifling sensation in chest
-Dilute white and profuse sputum
-Edema of face and limbs
-No thirst

Front 55

小青龙汤 T/P

Back 55

T: White and watery tongue coating
P: Floating and tense pulse

Front 56

Jiawei Xiang-Su San FORMULA
加味香苏散
(Augmented Cyperus and Perilla Leaf Powder)

Back 56

P: Zisuye 紫苏叶 5g
Ass: Jingjie 荆芥3g, Fangfeng防风 3g
Ad: Shengjiang 生姜3pc, Manjingzi 蔓荆子3g, Qinjiao 秦艽3g, Chuanxiong 川芎 1.5g, Xiangfu 香附4g, Chenpi 陈皮4g
Dis: Gancao 甘草2.5g

Front 57

加味香苏散 Principals
(Augmented Cyperus and Perilla Leaf Powder)

Back 57

Zisuye 5g
Relieves exterior, regulate Qi, ease chest

Front 58

加味香苏散 Assistant
(Augmented Cyperus and Perilla Leaf Powder)

Back 58

1) Jingjie 3g: Dispel Wind Cold
2) Fangfeng 3g: Dispel wind cold

COMBO: Relieves exterior and headache

Front 59

加味香苏散 Adjuvant
(Augmented Cyperus and Perilla Leaf Powder)

Back 59

1) Shengjiang 3pc: Dispel wind cold
2) Manjingqi 3g: Dispel wind to relieve headache
3) Qinjiao 3g: Eliminate wind-damp
4) Chuangxiong 1.5g: Promote blood and Qi mvt
5) Xiangfu 4g: Promote Qi mvt (Sanjiao)
6) Chenpi 4g: Promote Qi movt (Spleen and Lung)

COMBO: Assist to regulate Qi and blood circulation to relieve the exterior

Front 60

加味香苏散 Dispatcher
(Augmented Cyperus and Perilla Leaf Powder)

Back 60

Gancao 2.5g: Harmonize the herbs

Front 61

加味香苏散 Function
(Augmented Cyperus and Perilla Leaf Powder)

Back 61

Induce mild perspiration to relieve exterior

Front 62

加味香苏散 Indication
(Augmented Cyperus and Perilla Leaf Powder)

Back 62

1) Wind cold invade exterior
-Fever, chills, NO SWEAT, headache, stiff neck, body pain
-nasal obstruction, runny nose
2) Stagnated Qi
-Stifling sensation in chest

Front 63

加味香苏散 P/T
(Augmented Cyperus and Perilla Leaf Powder)

Back 63

P: Floating
T: Thin white tongue coat