Wind Cold Herbs

Front 1

-releases exterior, disperses cold
-warms middle burner, stops vomiting
-warms lung, stops coughing
-reduce toxicity of some herbs, seafood poisoning
-with Da Zao protext GI tract from other herbs

Back 1

Sheng Jiang (Ginger)

Front 2

treats overdose of Fu Zi and Ban Xia

Back 2

Sheng Jiang (Ginger)

Front 3

-discharges exterior, disperses cold (HA at crown and vertex, or linked to teeth and jaw)
-dispels wind, overcomes dampness, alleviates pain
-relieves abdominal pain & overcomes dampness
-gyn swellings and masses

Back 3

Gao Ben

Front 4

-induces sweating, releases exterior
-promotes urination, reduces swelling
-harmonizes spleen & transforms damp
-esp. appropriate during hot summer months

Back 4

Xiang Ru

Front 5

-releases exterior and disperses cold
-promotes movement of qi & expands the chest
-use during pregnancy to calm fetus or for morning sickness
-alleviates seafood poisoning
-revives SP

Back 5

Zi Su Ye

Front 6

-expels WC, unblocks nasal passages
-primarily used for problems from WC, also good for any nasal or sinus condition with correct herbs

Back 6

Xin Yin Hua (Magnolia Flower)

Front 7

-releases exterior & disperses cold, mostly used when accompanied by dampness with joint pain, heavy sensation, sleepiness or pain in occipital region
-unblocks painful obstruction & alleviate pain (WCD)
-guides qi to greater yang & governing vessel

Back 7

Qiang Huo

Front 8

-induces sweating and releases exterior
-facilitates lung qi movement, controls wheezing & stops coughing
-promotes urination & reduces edema
-warms & disperses cold pathogens

Back 8

Ma Huang (Ephedra)

Front 9

-releases exterior, expels wind
-expels WD & alleviates pain
-expels wind & relieves spasms
-used for all wind disorders & skin problems with itching

Back 9

Fang Feng

Front 10

-releases exterior & assists yang
-warms and unblocks channels & collaterals (WCD joint pain)
-assists heart yang & unblocks yang qi of chest
-warms channels, vessels, collaterals
-warms the middle & directs turbid yin downward
-balances the nutritive and protective qi when combined with bai shao

Back 10

Gui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig)

Front 11

-releases exterior & disperses cold
-dispels wind, disperses cold, relieves pain
-warms lungs & transforms thin mucus
-unblocks & facilitates the orifices

Back 11

Xi Xin (Chinese Wild Ginger)

Front 12

-releases exterior and expels wind (WC or WH)
-vents rashes & alleviates itching
-stops bleeding (best used charred)

Back 12

Jing Jie

Front 13

-releases exterior & induces sweating (very early stages of WC)
-disperses cold, unblocks yang
-relieves toxicity and disperses clumps

Back 13

Cong Bai (Scallion)

Front 14

-expels wind, eliminates damp, unblocks nasal passages, alleviates pain (WC especially with HA)
-reduces swelling, expels pus
-expels damp, alleviates discharge
-treats pain from ulcers (with Gan Cao)

Back 14

Bai Zhi (Angelica)

Front 15

-disperses wind dampness & opens nasal passages, main herb for deep-source nasal congestion with HA, thick nasal discharge, & loss of smell
-disperses wind & dispels dampness (WCD obstruction, skin disorders with itching)
-dispels exterior wind (splitting headache radiating to the back of the neck)

Back 15

Cang Er Zi