Expels Wind

Xiao Feng San Eliminate Wind Powder from True Lineage

Jing Jie

Fang Feng

Niu Bang Zi

Chan Tui

Cang Zhu

Ku Shen

Mu Tong

Shi Gao

Zhi Mu

Sheng Di Huang

Dang Gui

Hei Zhi Ma

Gan Cao Chief

Deputy

Action: Disperses wind, eliminates dampness, clears heat, and cools the xue. Indications: Weepy, itchy, red skin lesions over a large part of the body, a yellow or white tongue coating, and a forceful, floating, and rapid pulse. Jing Jie Fang Feng Niu Bang Zi Chan Tui Cang Zhu Ku Shen Mu Tong Shi Gao Zhi Mu

Assistant

Envoy

Sheng Di Huang Dang Gui Hei Zhi Ma

Gan Cao

Unblock the interstices and pores and disperse external wind.

Dries Dampness. Clears Damp-heat. Drains Damp-heat through the Urine. Clears qi-level heat, which helps drain heat from the interior and prevents the condition from advancing to a deeper level. Cools the Xue. Nourishes and Invigorates the Xue. Nourishes the Xue and Moistens. All of these herbs assist the xue as a means of extinguishing the wind. Clears heat, relieves toxicity, and harmonizes the action of the other herbs.

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Formulas that Expel Wind

Xiao Xu Ming Tang Minor Prolong Life Decoction

Ma Huang

Chuan Xiong

Guang Fang Ji

Xing Ren

Fang Feng

Sheng Jiang

Dang Shen

Fu Zi

Rou Gui

Bai Shao

Huang Qin

Gan Cao

Chief

Deputy

Ma Huang Chuan Xiong Guang Fang Ji Xing Ren Fang Feng Sheng Jiang Dang Shen

Assistant

Fu Zi Rou Gui Bai Shao

Envoy

Huang Qin Gan Cao

Facilitate the flow of qi in the channels and conduct the pathogenic influences out of the body.

Augments the Qi. Reinforce the Yang. Support the normal qi in dispelling the pathogenic influence. Effective in treating this type of heat. Harmonizes the actions of the other herbs.

Actions: Warms the channels, unblocks the yang qi, dispels wind, and supports the normal qi. Indications: Hemiplegia, asymmetry of the face, slow and slurred speech. Usually accompanied by fever and chills, a pale tongue with a thin, white coating, and a xu, floating pulse. In severe cases there is loss of consciousness.

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Formulas that Expel Wind

Xiao Huo Luo Dan Minor Invigorate the Collaterals Special Pill

Zhi Cao Wu

Zhi Chuan Wu

Mo

Ru Xiang

Yao

Tian Nan Xing

Di Long

Actions: Invigorates the xue, unblocks the collateral, dispels dampness, and transforms phlegm. Indications: Chronic pain, weakness, and numbness (especially in the lower extremities) due to wind-stroke. Also for fixed or migrating pain in the bones and joints with reduced range of motion due to wind-cold-damp painful obstruction. In both conditions, the symptoms are aggravated by cold. The tongue coating is white and moist. Wine

Chief

Zhi Cao Wu Zhi Chuan Wu

Warming the channels and dispersing cold and dampness.

Deputy

Tian Nan Xing

Strongly expels wind and scours out phlegm.

Assistant

Mo Yao Ru Xiang

Invigorate the xue and increase the flow in the channels.

Di Long

Opens the collaterals and invigorates the xue.

Envoy

Wine

Strengthening the xue invigorating action of the formula.

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Formulas that Expel Wind

Qian Zheng San Lead to Symmetry Powder

Jiang Can

Bai Fu Zi

Quan Xie

Wine

Chief

Bai Fu Zi

Deputy

Jiang Can

Assistant

Quan Xie

Envoy

Wine

Dispels wind and transforms phlegm. (stops the spasms and is effective in eliminating wind from the head and face.) Extinguishes internal wind, dispels external wind, and transforms phlegm. Also eliminates windphlegm and unblocks the collaterals. Extinguishes wind and stops spasms and unblocks the collateral, arresting wind and alleviate the facial paralysis. Focuses the actions of the other ingredients on the head and face.

Actions: Dispels wind, transforms phlegm, and stops spasms.

Indications: Sudden facial paralysis with deviation of the eyes and mouth and facial muscle twitch.

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Formulas that Expel Wind

Yu Zhen San True Jade Powder

Bai Fu Zi

Tian Nan Xing

Qiang Huo

Bai Zhi

Fang Feng

Tian Ma

Hot Wine

Chief

Bai Fu Zi

Dries dampness, transforms phlegm, dispels wind, and stops spasms, especially those of muscular tetany. (also dispels wind in the face and head)

Tian Nan Xing

Eliminates wind-phlegm from the channels and collaterals, arrests muscle twitches, and stops spasms. Disperse wind and dispel the pathogenic influences. (FF = enters the liver channel to moisten and soften the sinews and disperse internal wind) Extinguish Liver wind and relieve spasms. Unblocks the channels and collaterals

Deputy

Qiang Huo Bai Zhi Fang Feng

Assistnat Envoy

Tian Ma Hot Wine

Actions: Dispels wind, transforms phlegm, relieves muscular tetany, and alleviates pain. Indications: Stiffness and spasms of the jaw, closed mouth, lip spasms, deviation of the eyes, rigidity of the entire body to the point of opisthotonos (a titanic spasm in which the spine and extremities are so extended that the body rests on the head and heels), and a wiry, tight pulse. http://www.orientalmedicine.edu/student_learning_resource.htm

Formulas that Expel Wind

Zhi Jing San Stop Spasms Powder

Quan Xie

Wu Gong

Quan Xie Wu Gong

Effective in extinguishing wind, relieving spasms, stopping pain, and relieving toxicity.

Actions: Dispels wind, relieves spasms, and alleviates pain. Indications: Muscle twitches of the extremities, rigidity and spasms of the entire body to the point of opisthotonos, trismus, or convulsions. In severe cases there is loss of consciousness.

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Formulas that Expel Wind

Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang Sedate the Liver and Extinguish Wind Decoction

Huai Niu Xi

Zhe Shi

Long Gu

Mu Li

Gui Ban

Xuan Shen

Tian Men Dong

Bai Shao

Yin Chen Hao

Chuan Lian Zi

Mai Ya

Gan Cao

Chief

Huai Niu Xi

Conducts the circulation of xue downward, separating the xue from the ascendant yang.

Deputy

Zhe Shi

Has a heavy nature that enables it to direct the qi down ward and control its rebelliousness. (also calms the Liver and anchor the yang)

Assistant

Long Gu & Mu Li Gui Ban Xuan Shen Tian Men Dong Bai Shao

Also a heavy ingred. Nourish the yin and the fluids.

Clear and drain the excessive Liver yang, which eliminates the erratic movement of the constrained and stagnant Liver qi, and reinforces the actions of pacifying, controlling, and sedating the Liver yang. (MY = harmonizes the St and adjusts the middle burner, preventing the metals and minerals in from adversely affecting the St.) Envoy Gan Cao Regulates and harmonizes the actions of the other ingredients. Actions: Sedates the Liver, extinguishes wind, nourishes the yin, and anchors the yang. Yin Chen Hao Chuan Lian Zi Mai Ya

Indications: Dizziness, vertigo, a feeling of distention in the eyes, tinnitus, feverish sensation in the head, h/a, irritability, flushed face (as if intoxicated), and a wiry, long, and forceful pulse. There may also be frequent belching, progressive motor dysfunction of the body or development of facial asymmetry that occurs over a period of a few hours to a few days, severe dizziness and vertigo, sudden loss of consciousness, mental confusion with moments of lucidity, and an inability to fully recover after loss of consciousness. http://www.orientalmedicine.edu/student_learning_resource.htm

Formulas that Expel Wind

Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang Antelope Horn and Uncaria Decoction

Ling Yang Jiao

Gou Teng

Sang Ye

Ju Hua

Bai Shao

Sheng Di Huang

Chuan Bei Mu

Zhu Ru

Fu Shen

Actions: Cools the Liver, extinguishes wind, increases the fluids, and relaxes the sinews. Indications: Persistent high fever, irritability, restlessness, dizziness, vertigo, twitching and spasms of the extremities, a deep-red, dry, or burnt tongue with prickles, and a wiry, rapid pulse. In severe cases there may also be impaired or actual loss of consciousness.

Gan Cao Chief

Deputy Assistant

Ling Yang Jiao

Enters the Liver and Heart channels where it pacifies the Liver, extinguishes wind, and clears heat.

Gou Teng Sang Ye Ju Hua Bai Shao Sheng Di Huang

Pacifies the Liver, extinguishes wind, and clears heat. Dispel wind and clear heat from the Liver and Lungs.

Chuan Bei Mu Zhu Ru Fu Shen Envoy

Gan Cao

Nourish the yin and increase the fluids and thereby soften the Liver and relax the sinews. Clear heat and transform phlegm.

Addresses the irritability and restlessness caused by heat harassing the spirit. Regulates and harmonizes the action of the other ingredients.

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Formulas that Expel Wind

Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin Gastrodia and Uncaria Decoction

Tian Ma

Gou Teng

Shi Jue Ming

Zhi Zi

Huang Qin

Yi Mu Cao

Chuan Niu Xi

Du Zhong

Sang Ji Sheng

Ye Jiao Teng

Fu Shen

Chief

Deputy Assistant

Tian Ma Gou Teng Shi Jue Ming Zhi Zi Huang Qin Yi Mu Cao

Calm the Liver and extinguish wind.

Clear heat and drain fire, and prevent heat from rising in the Liver channel. Invigorates the xue from rising to the head with the ascending Liver yang.

Chuan Niu Xi

Descending nature which conducts the xue downwards.

Du Zhong Sang Ji Sheng

Tonifies and nourishes the Liver and Kidneys.

Ye Jiao Teng Fu Shen

Calm the spirit and steady the will.

Actions: Clams the Liver, extinguishes wind, clears heat, invigorates the xue, and tonifies the Liver and Kidneys. Indication: H/a, dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus, blurred vision, a sensation of heat rushing to the head, insomnia with dream-disturbed sleep, a red tongue, and a wiry, rapid pulse. In severe cases there may also be numbness, twitching and spasms in the extremities, or hemiplegia.

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Formulas that Expel Wind

San Jia Fu Mai Tang Three-Shell Decoction to Restore the Pulse

Zhi Gan Cao

Sheng Di Huang

Bai Shao

Mai Men Dong

Huo Ma Ren

E Jiao

Mu Li

Bie Jia

Gui Ban

Zhi Gan Cao

Sheng Di Huang Bai Shao Mai Men Dong Huo Ma Ren E Jiao

Mu Li Bie Jia Gui Ban

Tonifies the Heart qi and restores the pulse.

Nourish the yin and xue, and thereby cause the heat due to yin and xue xu to recede.

Nourish the yin and anchor the yang, thereby controlling the spasms and treating the loss of consciousness.

Actions: Nourishes the yin, restores the pulse, clears heat, anchors the yang, and extinguishes wind. Indications: There are two presentations for which this formula is indicated. The first includes spasms, loss of consciousness, quivering finger, feverish palms and soles (‘heat in the fiver centers’), a deep-red, dry tongue, and a thin, rapid, and forceless pulse. The second includes dizziness and vertigo, tinnitus, dry throat, palpitations, bleeding symptoms, a dry, glossy, peeled tongue, and a thin, wiry pulse. http://www.orientalmedicine.edu/student_learning_resource.htm

Formulas that Expel Wind

E Jiao Ji Zi Huang Tang Ass-Hide Gelatin and Egg Yolk Decoction

E Jiao

Ji Zi Huang

Sheng Di Huang

Bai Shao

Zhi Gan Cao

Gou Teng

Shi Jue Ming

Mu Li

Fu Shen

Luo Shi Teng Chief Deputy

Assistant

Envoy

E Jiao Ji Zi Huang Sheng Di Huang Bai Shao Zhi Gan Cao Gou Teng Shi Jue Ming Mu Li Fu Shen Luo Shi Teng

Nourish the yin and xue, extinguish wind, and sedate the yang. Soften the Liver to extinguish the wind. (BS and ZGC = treating painful spasms) Sedate the ascendant yang and extinguish wind.

Calms the Liver and the Spirit. Focuses the actions of the other ingredients on the collaterals and sinews.

Actions: Enriches the yin, nourishes the xue, softens the Liver, and extinguishes wind. Indications: Rigid extremities, muscle spasms and twitches in the extremities, dry mouth, parched lips, a deep-red tongue with a slight coating, and a thin, rapid pulse. There may also be dizziness and vertigo. http://www.orientalmedicine.edu/student_learning_resource.htm

Formulas that Expel Wind

Da Ding Feng Zhu Major Arrest Wind Pearl

Ji Zi Huang

E Jiao

Bai Shao

Zhi Gan Cao

Wu Wei Zi

Sheng Di Huang

Mai Men Dong

Huo Ma Ren

Gui Ban

Bie Jia

Mu Li

Chief

Ji Zi Huang E Jiao

Deputy

Assistants

Nourishes the yin and dispels (internal) wind. Tonifies the xue and nourishes the yin.

Bai Shao Zhi Gan Cao Wu Wei Zi Sheng Di Huang

Nourishes the yin and increases the fluids.

Mai Men Dong

Nourishes the yin and moistens Lungs.

Huo Ma Ren

Nourishes the yin and moistens dryness.

Gui Ban Bie Jia Mu Li

Nourish the yin and soften the Liver.

Enrich the yin to anchor the yang. (ML = calming the Liver and sedating the Liver yang)

Actions: Nourishes the yin and extinguishes wind. Indications: Weariness, muscle spasms with alternating flexion and extension of the extremities, a xu or frail pulse, and a deep-red tongue with a scanty or peeled coating. Often the patient will appear as if he is about to go into shock.

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Formulas that Expel Wind

Di Huang Yin Zi (Rehmannia Decoction)

Shu Di Huang

Shan Zhu Yu

Rou Cong Rong

Ba Ji Tian

Fu Zi

Rou Gui

Shi Hu

Mai Men Dong

Shi Chang Pu

Yuan Zhi

Fu Ling

Wu Wei Zi

Sheng Jiang Chief

Deputy

Assistant

Da Zao Shu Di Huang Shan Zhu Yu

Bo He

Enrich and tonify the Kidney yin and strengthen Kidney water to relieve the fire in the Heart.

Rou Cong Rong Ba Ji Tian Fu Zi Rou Gui

Warm and strengthen the Kidney yang.

Shi Hu Mai Men Dong Shi Chang Pu Yuan Zhi Fu Ling

Enrich the yin and fluids and cool the fire from xu, while simultaneously moderating the drying actions of Fu Zi and Rou Gui. Facilitate communication between the Heart and the Kidneys to regulate the relationship between water and fire, open the orifices, and transform phlegm.

Warm and nourish the source yang. (RG = guides the errant fire from xu back to its source in the Kidneys.)

Wu Wei Zi Restrains the floating yang and helps preserve the yin and fluids. Sheng Jiang Regulate and harmonize the nutritive and protective qi. Da Zao Bo He Cools the throat. Actions: Enriches the Kidney yin, tonifies the Kidney yang, opens the orifices, and transforms phlegm. Envoy

Indications: Stiffness of the tongue with an inability to speak, disability or paralysis of the lower extremities, a dry mouth with an absence of thirst, a greasy, yellow tongue coating, and a submerged, slow, thin, and frail pulse. http://www.orientalmedicine.edu/student_learning_resource.htm

Formulas that Expel Wind