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Relatively strong at dispersing wind cold
Directly opens and disseminates LU qi, acts on wei level
Good with gui zhi to disperse cold in tai yang stage or ext excess cold (w-C excess) |
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Relatively strong at dispersing wind cold
Unblocks yang qi, acts on nutritive qi and muscle layer
Good with ma huang to disperse tai yang stage or Ext cold excess (w-c excess) |
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Relatively strong at dispersing wind cold
Disperses cold in shaoyin stage. Used for ext. contracted W-C with fever and deep pulse
Enters on channels (or Lu, HT KD), is warming and piercing, for pain due to cold. |
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More moderate than ma huang, gui zhi.
Avg ext. W-C excess.
Good for turbidity. |
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More moderate than ma huang, gui zhi.
Avg ext. W-C excess.
Disperses wind.
Esp good for superficial problems.
Can be used for hot or cold.
Commonly used with Fang Feng for ext wind cause they expel wind that has penetrated to any depth. |
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More moderate than ma huang, gui zhi.
Avg ext W-C excess.
Similar to Jing Jie.
Slightly deeper.
For aches and pains of cold.
Commonly used with Jing Jie for ext wind cause they expel wind that has penetrated to any depth. |
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Warm, dry, ascending and dispersing.
Enters taiyang to treat vertex HA.
Releases ext, expels wind damp and alleviates pain.
Used for treating HA from ext contracted D/O.
For W-D bi pain, esp of upper body. |
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Warm, dry, ascending, dispersing.
Enters Taiyang to treat occipital HA |
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| Enters yangming for frontal and orbital HA, toothache, nasal congestion. |
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| For W-C esp with turbidity of ST. |
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| Effective against summertime colds with damp injuing it's called summertime ma huang |
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| Light, ascending- used exclusively for nasal problems. |
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