Traditional Chinese Medicine/Xin Wen Jie Biao

Xin Wen Jie Biao (Spicy Warm Release Exterior)

General Actions & Indications:
 * disperses Wind-Cold
 * usually little or no sweating
 * body ache
 * no thirst
 * floating & tight pulse
 * fever
 * chills
 * sinus congestion or runny nose
 * tongue that is light red in color
 * tongue with a thin white coating
 * some Spicy Warm herbs are also diuretic

General Contraindications:
 * Qi & Yin deficiency causing excessive sweating

General Caution:
 * Yin syndrome
 * Blood deficiency
 * chronic skin infection


 * ../Ma Huang/ (麻黄) - strongly disperses Wind-Cold, Wei (衞) level (protective/defensive level)
 * ../Gui Zhi/ (桂枝) - strongly disperses Wind-Cold, Nutritive level & Muscle layer
 * ../Xi Xin/ (细辛) - strongly disperses Wind-Cold in Shao Yin stage with fever and deep pulse


 * ../Zi Su Ye/ (紫苏叶) - average disperse Wind-Cold, special for Cold, Exterior Excess, turbidity
 * ../Jing Jie/ (荆芥) - average disperse Wind-Cold, special for any Wind (Heat or Cold)
 * ../Fang Feng/ (防风) - average disperse Wind-Cold, special deep aches & pains of Cold


 * ../Qiang Huo/ - release exterior, expel Wind-Damp, alleviate pain, Tai Yang headache, Upper Body Wind-Damp Bi pain
 * ../Gao Ben/ - release exterior, expel Wind-Damp, alleviate pain, Tai Yang headache
 * ../Bai Zhi/ - release exterior, expel Wind-Damp, alleviate pain, Yang Ming headache, toothache, nasal congestion


 * ../Sheng Jiang/ - Wind-Cold w/ turbidity in Stomach
 * ../Cong Bai/ (葱白)- unblocks Yang Qi superficially, if early
 * ../Xiang Ru/ - Summertime Cold-Damp, "Summertime Ma Huang"
 * ../Xin Yi Hua/ (辛夷花) - light, ascending, nasal problems

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