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 back to Herbs that Release the Exterior
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