Warm, Acrid Herbs That Release The Exterior (Part 2)

Front 1

ma huang - ephedrae herba

Back 1

- induce sweating
- calms wheezing
- promotes urination

Front 2

gui zhi - cinnamomi ramulus

Back 2

- light and warm
- releases muscle layer
- unblocks yang qi
- warms the middle

Front 3

zi su ye - perillae folium

Back 3

- acrid warmth disperses and discharges
- aroma harmonizes the middle
- promotes qi movement
- revives SP

Front 4

jing jie - schizonepetae herba

Back 4

- harmonious (gentle)
- light, ascending qualities allow its use for both w-h and w-c
- vents w-h from blood

Front 5

fang feng - saposhnikoviae radix

Back 5

- less drying than most wind expelling herbs
- used for all wind disorders
- treats dampness, diarrhea and pain in bowels

Front 6

qiang huo - notopterygii rhizoma seu radix

Back 6

- travels through qi level
- light in weight, reaches vertex and upper body
- travels through limbs
- expels superficial dampness

Front 7

gao ben - ligustici rhizoma

Back 7

- powerful ascending nature reaches vertex; treats h/a with tooth pain
- relieves abdominal pain and diarrhea form cold dampness (gynecological swelling and masses)

Front 8

bai zhi - angelicae dahuricae radix

Back 8

- release exterior, opens orifices (esp. nose)
- dries dampness
- w-c frontal h/a

Front 9

xi xin - asari radix et rhizoma

Back 9

- piercing, opens orifices
- disperses cold from greater yang and lesser yin
- relieves pain
- reaches head, LU, bones, and joints to disperse wind, cold, dampness and phlegm

Front 10

sheng jiang - zingiberis rhizoma recens

Back 10

- dispersing in nature
- benefits ST
- alleviates nausea
- stops coughing
- transforms phlegm

Front 11

cong bai - allii fistulosi bulbus

Back 11

- lightweight
- release exterior
- unblocks yang qi

Front 12

xiang ru - moslae herba

Back 12

- assists yang qi to throw off pathogenic wind (which has trapped yang qi internally)
- esp. appropriate during hot summer months
- harmonizes SP and transforms dampness

Front 13

cang er zi - xanthii fructus

Back 13

- disperses wind
- unblocks orifices
- removes painful obstruction
- eliminates damp qi from skin, treats sores

Front 14

xin yi - magnoliae flos

Back 14

- disseminates and disperses upper burner w-h
- clears nasal passages
- relieves sinus h/a