Warm Acrid Herbs That Release The Exterior

Front 1

Acrid, Bitter, Aromatic, Warm

Back 1

Qiang Huo

Front 2

1.) Releases the exterior & disperses cold
* commonly used for bi syndromes

2.) Unblocks painful obstruction & alleviates pain


3.) Guides qi to the greater yang channel & Governing vessel

Back 2

Qiang Huo

Front 3

Acrid, Bitter
Warm
Lung, Urinary Bladder

Back 3

Ma Huang

Front 4

1.) Induces sweating and releases the exterior
*For patterns of wind-cold exterior excess; greater yang cold damage: chills, fever, headache,
absence of sweating, and a tight floating pulse

2.) Disseminates and facilitates the Lung qi, calms wheezing
and stops coughing

* Stops cough & wheezing due to wind cold obstructing the Lungs; encourages the Lung qi
to flow more easily & directs it downward, important for treating either externally-contracted or internally generated wheezing

3.) Promotes urination and reduces edema

4.) Warms and disperses cold pathogens
*Useful for wind-damp obstruction and deep rotted toxic sores without a head

Back 4

Ma Huang

Front 5

1.) Releases the exterior and assists the yang {assists the yang of the wei qi}
* For exterior wind-cold regardless of deficient or excess

2.) Warms and unblocks the channels and collaterals
* Wind-cold-damp painful obstruction

3.) Warms the yang and transforms thin mucus
*For lack of transformation of fluids due to yang deficiency with edema, urinary dysfunction or dizziness & palpations

4.) Assists the Heart yang and unblocks the yang qi of the chest
* For listless chest yang together with upward movement of phlegm & thin mucus & the loss of the orderly descent of the Lung qi with shortness of breath, chest pain or palpitations

5.) Warms the channels, vessels, and collaterals: removes painful obstruction
and warms the blood vessels to remove stagnation and regulate the menses
*Removes stagnation & regulates the menses

6.) Warms the middles and directs turbid yin and downward
* For cold from deficiency of the middle burner

Back 5

Gui Zhi

Front 6

Acrid, Sweet
Warm
Lung, Urinary Bladder, Heart

Back 6

Gui Zhi

Front 7

Cinnamomi Ramulus

Back 7

Gui Zhi

Front 8

Acrid, Aromatic
Warm
Lung, Spleen

Back 8

Zi Su Ye

Front 9

1.) Releases the exterior & disperses cold
* externally contracted wind-cold
* enters the qi level

2.) Promotes the movement of qi & expands the chest
* also used as an auxillary herb to invigorate the blood
" Bring down floating qi in the chest & diaphragm

3.) Use during pregnancy
* calms a restless fetus or morning sickness

4.) Resolves seafod poisoning

Back 9

Zi Su Ye

Front 10

Perillae Folium

Back 10

Zi Su Ye

Front 11

Schizonepetae Herba

Back 11

Jing Jie

Front 12

Acrid
Slighly warm
Lung, Liver

Back 12

Jing Jie

Front 13

1.) Releases the exterior & dispels wind
* Exterior patterns of either wind-cold or wind-heat

2.) Vents rashes & alleviates itching

3.) Stops bleeding
*best used charred for this action

* Harmonious in nature: acrid but not overly dispersing, slightly warm but not drying

Back 13

Jing Jie

Front 14

Saposhnikoviae Radix

Back 14

Fang Feng

Front 15

Acrid, Sweet
Slighly warm
UB, Liver, Spleen

Back 15

Fang Feng

Front 16

1.) Releases the exterior & expels wind
* head ache, chills, & body aches due to externally contracted wind-cold

2.) Expels wind-dampness & alleviates pain
* exterior wind-damp painful obstruction -> Bi syndrome

3.) Expels wind & relieves spasms
* intestinal wind due to imbalance between the Spleen & Liver
* migraine headaches


* Most moist of the wind herbs
* Used for all wind patterns
* Special characterists is it's ability to reach the deeper interior levels of the body and expel wind
* Translation = Prevent wind

Back 16

Fang Feng

Front 17

Notopterygii Rhizoma seu Radix

Back 17

Qiang Huo

Front 18

Acrid, Bitter, Aromatic
Warm
UB, Kidney

Back 18

Qiang Huo

Front 19

1.) Releases the exterior & disperses cold
* commonly used for bi syndromes

2.) Unblocks painful obstruction & alleviates pain


3.) Guides qi to the greater yang channel & Governing vessel

Back 19

Qiang Huo

Front 20

Acrid
Warm
Lung, Heart, Kidney

Back 20

Xi Xin

Front 21

1.) Disperses cold & releases the exterior
* Adjunctive herb for any exterior cold pattern especially w/the addition of dampness or underlying yang xu

2.) Dispels wind, disperses cold & relieves pain

3.) Warms the lungs & transforms thin mucus

4.) Unblocking & facilitating the orifices
* various types of nasal congestion, oral pathology, & some types of loss of consciousness

Back 21

Xi Xin

Front 22

Asari Herba

Back 22

Xi Xin

Front 23

Acrid
Slightly warm
Lung, Spleen, Stomach

Back 23

Sheng Jiang

Front 24

Zingiberis Rhizoma recens

Back 24

Sheng Jiang

Front 25

1.) Releases the exterior & disperses cold

2.) Warms the middle burner & alleviates vomiting

3.) Warms the lung & stops cough

4.) Resolves toxicity
* overdose of other herbs; fu zi or ban xia

Back 25

Sheng Jiang

Front 26

Ligustici Rhizoma

Back 26

Gao Ben

Front 27

Acrid
Warm
UB, Governing Vessel

Back 27

Gao Ben

Front 28

1.) Discharges exterior conditions & disperses cold
* externally contracted wind-cold especially for headache & nasal congestion

2.) dispels wind, overcomes dampness & alleviates pain
* wind-cold damp painful obstruction
* acute lower back pain due to invasion of wind-cold

* Good for reaching the vertex of the head & treating all wind d/o involving the upper posterior aspect of the body
* REMEMBER: pain in this area can also occur secondary to a terminal yin disorder for which this herb is inappropriate

Back 28

Gao Ben

Front 29

Xanthii Fructus

Back 29

Cang Er Zi

Front 30

Sweet, Bitter, Toxic
Warm
Lung

Back 30

Cang Er Zi

Front 31

1.) Disperses wind & dampness & opens the nasal passages
* sinus problems w/thick viscous discharge & related headache

2.) Disperses wind & dispels dampness
* wind-damp painful obstruction - Bi syndrome

3.) Dispels exterior wind
* splitting headache that radiates to the back of the neck

* Able to dredge up & thrust out
* Spreading, dispersing, disseminating & unblocking actions reach to the vertex of the head down to the feet

Back 31

Cang Er Zi

Front 32

Magnoliae Flos

Back 32

Xin Yi

Front 33

Acrid
Warm
Lung, Stomach

Back 33

Xin Yi

Front 34

1.) Expels wind-cold & unblocks the nasal passages
* obstruction or congestion, nasal discharge, lack of smell, sinus problems & related headache

* Not very good at releasing the exterior
* By entering the stomach channel it can lead the clear yang qi in the Stomach upward to reach the head & brain

Back 34

Xin Yi