release the exterior • wind-heat wei level
yín qiáo sǎn is used for patterns with
exterior wind-heat with heat toxin, wind-heat attacking the lungs, wen bing wei level, summerheat with dampness.
symptoms indicating the use of yín qiáo sǎn
fever, slight or no chills, thirst, cough, sore red swollen throat, headache, runny…
release the exterior • wind-cold deficiency type
guì zhī tāng is used for patterns with
exterior wind-cold with concurrent ying qi and wei qi disharmony/deficiency, exterior wind attack.
symptoms indicating the use of guì zhī tāng
fever and chills not relieved by sweating, aversion to wind, stiff neck, headache, nasal congestion, sneezing,…
release the exterior • wind-cold excess
má huáng tāng is used for patterns with
external wind-cold, cold excess, external wind-cold attacking the lungs, wind-cold bi syndrome.
symptoms indicating the use of má huáng tāng
predominant chills, aversion to cold, fever, no sweating, headache, stiff neck, body aches, wheezing and dispnea, cough with…