píng wèi sǎn • calm the stomach powder • 平胃散
fragrantly resolve dampness
cāng zhú is used for patterns with
dampness, all kinds of bi syndrome, dampness obstructing the middle jiao, wind-dampness, wind-cold, summer-heat.
symptoms indicating the use of cāng zhú
anorexia, diarrhea, epigastric distention and pressure, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, fever, headache, body aches, nasal…
release the exterior • wind-cold excess/deficiency
guì zhī is used for patterns with
wind-cold, wind-cold-damp bi, heart and spleen yang xu, middle jiao yang xu, chong mai and ren mai xu, blood stasis from cold.
symptoms indicating the use of guì zhī
prone to catching a cold, dizziness, palpitation, shortness of breath, chest and back pain,…
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…