Expel Wind: Dredge and Disperse External Wind

Question 1

Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San (Chuang Xiong Powder to be Taken with Green Tea)

Answer 1

Disperses wind and alleviates pain

Headache from Exterior Wind: headache in any part of the head, fever and chills, dizziness, nasal congestion

T: thin white coating

P: floating

NOTE: Depending on the modifications, Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San can be used for either Wind-Cold or Wind-Heat disorders

• Bo He
• Chuan Xiong
• Bai Zhi
• Qiang Huo
• Xi Xin
• Jing Jie
• Fang Feng
• Gan Cao

Question 2

Cang Er Zi San (Xanthium Powder)

Answer 2

Disperses wind, Alleviates pain, and unblocks the nose

Wind causing nasal congestion or discharge: copious, purulent and foul-smelling nasal discharge, nasal obstruction, dizziness, frontal headache

T: normal or yellow coat

P: floating, rapid

NOTE: Profuse nasal discharge is known as Bi Yuan

• Cang Er Zi
• Xin Yin Hua
• Bai Zhi
• Bo He

Question 3

Xiao Huo Luo Dan (Minor Invigorate the Collaterals Special Pill)

Answer 3

Dispels wind, eliminates dampness, transforms phelgm, invogorates the blood, unblocks the collaterals, and alleviates pain

Wind-Phlegm Obstruction with Blood Stasis in the Channels and Collaterals: chronic pain, weakness and numbness after wind-stroke, especially in the lower extremities

T: white, moist coat

P: wiry, slippery

NOTE: Also for Acute Wind-Cold-Damp Bi Syndrome with fixed or migrating pain in the bones or joints and reduced range of motion

• Cao Wu
• Chuan Wu
• Tian Nan Xing
• Ru Xiang
• Mo Yao
• Di Long

Question 4

Xiao Feng San (Eliminate Wind Powder from Orthodox Lineage)

Answer 4

Disperses wind, eliminates dampness, clears heat, and cools the blood

Wind-Damp-Heat in the skin causing pruritis: Weepy, itchym red skin lesions over a large part of the body

T: yellow or white coat

P: full, floating, rapid

NOTE: This formula is suitable for acute or subacute conditions; its not suitable for chronic conditions, and must be combined or modified in order to tret the root

• Jing Jie
• Fang Feng
• Nui Bang Zi
• Chan Tui
• Cang Zhu
• Ku Shen
• Mu Tong
• Shi Gao
• Zhi Mu
• Sheng Di Huang
• Dang Gui
• Hei Zhi Ma
• Gan Cao