Category 1:
Exterior releasing Herbs - Acrid and Warming Herbs that dispel Wind-Cold
General Characteristics
Taste: acrid
Thermal property: warm
Channels entered: primarily Lung (LU)
Therapeutic method: to induce diaphoresis (sweating/Han Fa) using acrid and warming herbs
Therapeutic actions: dispels/disperses Wind-Cold, releases the exterior
Thermal property: warm
Channels entered: primarily Lung (LU)
Therapeutic method: to induce diaphoresis (sweating/Han Fa) using acrid and warming herbs
Therapeutic actions: dispels/disperses Wind-Cold, releases the exterior
- These herbs treat Wind-Cold, a condition characterised by an aversion to wind and cold, chills more prominent than fever, body aches, headaches, absence of sweating (exception e.g. Gui Zhi) and sneezing
- T: thin white coating
- P: superficial (floating) and tight
- Additional uses include the treatment of dyspnoea, cough, wheezing, oedema, painful obstruction syndrome (bi zheng), arthritis and dermatological disorders including but not limited to sores and abscesses
In this category:
Pronunciation of acrid and warming herbs
Please go to: UTSOnline
Subject: 99567 Introduction to Chinese Herbal Medicine
Section: Subject Documents
Folder: Exterior Release Category - Acrid and Warming Herbs
and complete the review quiz.