Wind-Cold-Dispersing Herbs

NameQiang Huo (Rhizoma seu Radix Notopterygii)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Qiang Huo OriginThe dry rhizome and root of perennial herbaceous plant Notopterygium incisum Ting. ex H. T. Chang or N. forbesii Boiss. of family Umbelli ferae.LocationNotopterygium incisum T

NameQiang Huo (Rhizoma seu Radix Notopterygii)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 羌活OriginThe dry rhizome and root of perennial herbaceous plant Notopterygium incisum Ting. ex H. T. Chang or N. forbesii Boiss. of family Umbelli ferae.LocationNotopterygium incisum Ting. ex

NameDu Heng (Herba Asari Forbesii)The Effect of Du HengPropertyPungent, warm, slightly toxic; lung and kidney meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind and dissipate cold, alleviate pain, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough.IndicationsHeadache due to wind-cold, rheumatic arthritis, phlegm and retained flu

NameCong Xu (Fibrous Root of Fistular Onion)The Effect of 葱须PropertyPungent, neutral; lung meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind-cold, remove toxicity, disperse stasis.IndicationsChiblain, haemorrhoids, headache caused by wind-cold, sore throat.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoct 6~9 g, or pounded into

NameCong Bai (Fistular Onion Stalk)The Effect of Cong BaiPropertyPungent, warm; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind-cold, and invigorate yang.IndicationsFor common cold due to wind-cold, exuberant yin with repelled yang, abdominal pain due to cold accumulation, and difficulty in ur

NameCong Bai (Fistular Onion Stalk)The Effect of 葱白PropertyPungent, warm; lung and stomach meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind-cold, and invigorate yang.IndicationsFor common cold due to wind-cold, exuberant yin with repelled yang, abdominal pain due to cold accumulation, and difficulty in urinatio

NameCong Ye (Fistular Onion Leaf)The Effect of Cong YePropertyWarm, pungent.ActionsExpel wind and induce sweating, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.IndicationsCommon cold due to wind-cold, edema of face, sores and boils, traumatic injury, apoplexy, headache with nasal obstruction.Dosage and Admi

NameCong Ye (Fistular Onion Leaf)The Effect of 葱叶PropertyWarm, pungent.ActionsExpel wind and induce sweating, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.IndicationsCommon cold due to wind-cold, edema of face, sores and boils, traumatic injury, apoplexy, headache with nasal obstruction.Dosage and Administr

NameE Bu Shi Cao (Small Centipeda Herb)The Effect of E Bu Shi CaoPropertyPungent, warm; liver and lung meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind and dissipate cold, remove nebula.IndicationsCold, nebula, cold asthma, pharyngitis, amebic dysentery, malaria, pertussis，nasal polyp, boils, traumatic injury,

NameE Bu Shi Cao (Small Centipeda Herb)The Effect of 鹅不食草PropertyPungent, warm; liver and lung meridians entered.ActionsDispel wind and dissipate cold, remove nebula.IndicationsCold, nebula, cold asthma, pharyngitis, amebic dysentery, malaria, pertussis，nasal polyp, boils, traumatic injury, nasosinu