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Herbology 2 - Class_04
Herbology Part 2
By: David Botton

Herbs and Formulas the Release The Exterior Part 4


Herbs and Formulas the Release The Exterior Part 4


Cool Acrid Exterior Releasing Herbs


bo he - Herba Menthae haplocalycis

Pungent, cold, aromatic

LU, LR


Dispels wing-heat, eases the throat

Clears heat from head and eyes

Promotes rash expression

Spreads LR Qi


2-10g


xin yi hua - Flos Magnolia

acrid, warm

LU, ST


Expels wind-cold and unblocks nasal passages


3-9g



Warm Acrid Exterior Releasing Herbs


fang feng - Radix Ledebouriellae

Pungent, sweet, ~warm

UB, LR, SP


Releases the exterior and dispels wind

Eliminates damp and relives pain

Extinguishes internal wind and stops tremors


3-10g


jing jie - Herba Schizonepetae

acrid, slightly warm

LU, LR


Releases the exterior, dispel wind

Dispels wind, relieves spasms

Dispels wind, vent rashes and alleviate itching

Stops bleeding


5-10 g


qiang huo - Radix Et Rhizoma Notopterygii

Pungent, bitter, warm

UB, LR, KI


Releases the exterior and scatter cold

Dispels wind and overcomes dampness

Stops pain


3-10g


bai zhi - Radix Angelicae Dahuricae

Pungent, warm

LU, ST


Resolves the exterior and scatters cold

Dispels wind and stops pain

Disperses swelling and expels pus

Transforms dampness and stops vaginal discharge


3-10g


xi xin - Herba Asari Cum Radice 

acrid, warm

LU, SP, KI


Disperses cold

Expel wind and alleviate pain

Warms lung and transforms phlegm

Open ares of stagnation


1-3g


cang er zi - Fructus Xanthii Sibrici

sweet, bitter, warm, toxic

LU


Disperses wind and dispels damp

Opens nasal passages

Dispels exterior wind


3-9g



Herbs that Invigorate Blood


chuan xiong - Radix Ligustici wallichii

pungent, warm, aromatic

LR, HT, SP


Invigorates the blood and regulates menstruation

Activates Qi and relieves constraint

Dispels wind and relives pain

Raises Qi to relive headache (shao yang)

Treats Qi in the blood - dries damp and removes wind-cold-damp impediments


"Moves Qi, Quickens Blood and Tracks Down Wind"


3-6g, 3-10g menstruation, 1-1.5g powder


Herbs to Transform Phlegm and Stop Cough


jie geng - Radix Platycodi

bitter, pungent, neutral

LU


Opens and diffuses Lu Qi, expels phlegm and stops cough

Eases and benefits the throat

Promotes pus drainage

Guides to upper burner


6-10g



Formulas for Exterior Conditions with Head and Neck Symptoms


Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San - Ligusticum Chuanxiong Powder to be Taken with Green Tea 


Chief: (20) Bo he - disperse exogenous wind, benefit head, clear heat

Deputy: (12) Chuan Xiong - disperse wind, raise Qi and relieve headache - Shao Yang/Jue Yin * - dry damp

Deputy: (6) Bai Zhi - disperse wind, relieve headache - Yang Ming * - dry damp

Deputy: (6) Qiang Huo - disperse wind, relieve headache - Tai Yang * - dry damp

Deputy: (3) Xi Xin - scatters cold, alleviates pain - General / Orbital Shao Yin *

Assistant: (12) Jing Jie - disperse wind, release exterior, relieve spasms - wind in skin/blood

Assistant: (5) Fang Feng - disperse wind, release exterior, relieve tremors - wind in flesh/bones

Envoy: (6) Gan Cao - harmonize formula


+ Taken with cold and bitter green tea - clear heat from eyes and tone down warm drying of other herbs


* exterior cold pain/headache relievers


(Decoction amounts given above)


exogenous wind (any) headache, lingering headache (tou feng) of alternating intervals


Disperse wind, alleviate pain


Headache in any part of the head 

accompanied by fever and chills, dizziness, nasal 

congestion, a thin, white tongue coating, and a floating 

pulse. 



Cang Er Zi San - Xanthium Powder


Chief: (6-9) Cang Er Zi - opens the nasal passages 

Chief: (3-6) Xin Yi Hua - opens the nasal passages

Deputy: (6-9) Bai Zhi - release exterior, open orifices, disperse wind-damp, discharge pus

Deputy: (3-6) Bo He - releases wind-heat, clear eyes and head


Dispels wind and clears heat

Opens the nasal passages - in particular after unresolved common cold



Ge Gen Tang - Kudzu Decoction

[gui zhi tang + ge gen + ma huang]


Chief: (12) Ge Gen - releases exterior & muscle layer, generates fluids

Deputy: (9) Ma Huang - promote sweating

Deputy: (6) Gui Zhi - promote sweating, release muscle layer (upper back and limbs)

Assistant: (6) Shao Yao - prevent excessive sweating

Assistant: (9) Sheng Jiang - regulate ying and qi levels, harmonize ST

Assistant: (12pc) Da Zao - regulate ying and qi levels, harmonize ST

Envoy: (6) Gan Cao - harmonize formula


Tai Yang headache/stiff neck from wind-cold

Releases exterior and muscle layer

Generate fluids

(stomach flu)

(sinusitis/allergies)

(exterior syndrome with lack of sweating and urination - no sweat and no urination)


Formulas to Release Exterior with Interior Deficiency


Ren Shen Bai Du San - Ginseng Powder to Overcome Pathogenic Influences


Chief: (30) Qiang Huo - dispel wind-cold-damp, alleviate pain

Chief: (30) Du Huo - dispel wind-cold-damp, alleviate pain

Deupty: (30) Chuan Xiong - releases exterior, moves blood, dispels wind

Deputy: (30) Chai Hu - release exterior, reduce fever (w/ bo he)

Deputy: (30) Jie Geng - regulate Qi of chest

Assistant: (30) Zhi Ke - regulate Qi of chest

Assistant: (30) Qian Hu - circulate LU Qi, expel phlegm, stop coughing

Assistant: (30) Ren Shen - strengthens normal qi to expel pathogen, generate fluid, resist invasion

Assistant: (30) Fu Ling - transform phlegm, strengthen SP

Envoy (15) Gan Cao - harmonize and tonify


+ Bo He and Sheng Jiang


Wind-cold-damp in a Qi def. person


Releases exterior

Dispel wind and damp

Augment Qi


[jie geng + zhi ke = regulate Qi of chest]



Ma Huang Xi Xin Fu Zi Tang - Ephedra, Asarum, and Prepared Aconite Decoction


Chief: (6) Ma Huang - release exterior

Deputy: (9) Fu Zi - stimulate yang, worm interior and channels

Assistant: (6) Xi Xin - re;ease exterior, scatter interior cold


Wind-Cold + Yang def


Assists the yang

Release exterior



Jia Jian Wei Rui Tang - Modified Polygonatum Odoratum Decoction 


Chief: (6-9) Yu Zhu - nourishes yin of ST, LU

Deputy: (6) Cong Bai - mild release exterior, dispel wind-heat

Deputy: (9-12) Dan Dou Chi - mild release exterior, dispel wind-heat

Deputy: (3-4.5) Bo He - mild release exterior, dispel wind-heat

Assistant: (3-4.5) Jie Geng - regulate Qi of chest

Assistant: (1.5-3) Bai Wei - cools blood and clears heat with out injuring yin

Envoy: (1.5) Zhi Gan Cao - moisten dryness and harmonize formula

Envoy: (2pc) Da Zao - moisten dryness and harmonize formula



Wind-heat invasion in yin def. patient


Nourish yin

Clear heat

Induce Sweating, release exterior


Fang Feng Tong Sheng San - Ledebouriella Powder that Sagely Unblocks 


Chief: (15) Fang Feng - disperse wind, release exterior

Chief: (15) Ma Huang - disperse wind, release exterior

Deputy: (15) Jiu Da Huang - expel heat through stool

Deputy: (15) Mang xiao - expel heat through stool

Deputy: (15) Jing Jie - release exterior

Deputy: (15) Bo He - release exterior

Deputy: (15) Zhi Zi - drain heat through urine

Deputy: (90) Hua Shi - drain heat through urine

Deputy: (30) Shi Gao - clear heat from organs

Deputy: (15) Lian Qiao - clear heat from organs

Deputy: (30) Huang Qin - clear heat from organs

Deputy: (30) Jie Geng - clear heat from organs

Assistant: (15) Chuan Xiong - harmonize blood

Assistant: (15) Dang Gui - harmonize blood

Assistant: (15) Bai Shao - harmonize blood

Assistant: (15) Bai Zhu - strengthen ZP

Envoy: (60) Gan Cao - harmonize formula


+ Sheng Jiang to avoid stomach upset


Excess heat interior and exterior = wind-heat + constipation


Disperse wind, release exterior

Drain Heat

Unblock bowels



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