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…