【Source】
《Taiping Huimin Heji Jufang》Volume 2 (Supplemented with Secret Formulas Proven by Various Bureaus).
【Ingredients】
Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Zi Su Ye (Perillae Folium), Xiang Fu Zi (Cyperi Rhizoma), Zhi Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix Praeparata Cum Melle), Chuan Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Chi Shao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra), Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba), Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Ge Gen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix), Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens)
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【Category】
<Regulating Qi>：Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium)
<Tonifying the Spleen and Middle Jiao>：Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix)
<Releasing the Exterior with Acrid and Warm Herbs>：Ge Gen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix), Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), Zi Su Ye (Perillae Folium), Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba)
<Warming the Interior>：Xiang Fu Zi (Cyperi Rhizoma)
<Activating Blood and Resolving Stasis>：Chuan Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Chi Shao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra)
【Formula Analysis】
《Medical Formulas》: (1) This is a universal formula for external contraction in the Yang channels. (2) Wu Hegao said: In ancient times, when treating wind-cold, doctors had to differentiate the symptoms based on the six channels and use corresponding herbs. However, there were also cases where patients presented with fever, headache, chills, and nasal congestion, but the symptoms of the six channels were not very obvious. In these cases, doctors would generally use herbs that soothe the exterior and benefit Qi. This formula is such a formula. (3) Chuan Xiong, Ma Huang, Sheng Ma, Ge Gen, Bai Zhi, Zi Su, Chen Pi, Xiang Fu: These are all acrid and fragrant herbs that benefit Qi, so they can relieve symptoms of wind-cold due to Qi stagnation. (4) Additionally, Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix) is added to harmonize Yin Qi during sweating. (5) Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix) is added to harmonize Yang Qi within the dispersing and benefiting combination.
【Actions】
Expels wind and releases the exterior, benefits Qi and disperses pathogens, dispels cold.
【Indications】
Epidemic common cold, headache, fever, aversion to cold without sweating, cough, nasal congestion, heavy voice, chest fullness. This medicine can be taken for both Yin and Yang conditions, as well as wind-cold-damp bi syndromes. 《Medical Formulas》: Seasonal epidemics, wind-cold dual invasion, headache, fever, aversion to cold, no sweat, cough, heavy voice due to nasal cold.
【Clinical Applications】
Influenza, common cold with headache, fever, aversion to cold, nasal congestion, cough, chest tightness.
【Mnemonic】
Ten deities scold and tell you not to make noise, let the young master imagine himself as a scholar (Chi Ma Cao, Xiong Zhi Xiang Chen Ge Su Sheng). (赤麻草,芎芷香陳葛蘇升)
【Modifications】
(1) For fever and headache, add 3 stalks of Cong Bai (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus) with the roots; (2) For fullness in the middle Jiao and excess Qi, add a few slices of Zhi Ke (Aurantii Fructus) and decoct together.