Release the exterior wind cold

Name Common Different Other

Ma Huang wind-cold-excess; raw: release exterior;

stop wheezing; honey braised: stop
promote urination to wheezing and coughing
reduce edema
release exterior wind-
Gui Zhi cold—strong wind-cold-excess and excess: with Ma Huang;
wind-cold-deficiency; Harmonize Ying-Wei:
warm channel; with Bai Shao;
open Yang Qi

Zi Su regulate Qi of middle exterior pattern with Qi

jiao Stagnation
release exterior wind-
Sheng Jiang cold; warm LU to stop good at any type of
stop vomiting; coughing; vomiting
seafood poisoning warm middle jiao to stop
vomiting

Xiang Ru release exterior wind- dissolve Dampness; strongly promote

cold promote urination sweating

Jing Jie promote rash; wind-cold and wind-heat

stop bleeding
release exterior wind,
Fang Feng gentle dispel wind; good at dispelling wind
stop tremor;
relieve pain

Qiang Huo good at upper part Bi strong release exterior

syndrome

Bai Zhi opens the sinuses; aromatic and dry damp;

dry damp, stop facial diz along with
release exterior wind-
discharge; Yangming channel
cold;
Yang Ming channel
relieve pain;
headache
expel wind-cold-
Xi Xin dampness obstruction warm LU; toxic;
open the sinuses don’t with Li Lu

Gao Ben Tai Yang channel vertex

headache

Cang Er Zi dispel wind-damp; toxic

release exterior; relieve pain
open sinuses
Xin Yi wrap it for decocting

Cong Bai release exterior wind- circulate the Yang;

cold dispel toxin