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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