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Releases the muscle layer and disperses Wind-Cold

Wind-Cold in the exterior (Tai Yang) turning into Heat in the interior (Yang Ming) Fever that rises while chills lessen, fade or are absent No sweating, with body aches and stiff, painful limbs Headache at the back of the head and the forehead, with aching around and behind the eyes Tension of the neck and shoulders

Clears interior Heat

Dry nose and sore eyes Irritability, restlessness and poor sleep Thirst and nosebleeds Sore or uncomfortable throat Tongue normal or red with a thin yellow coat; pulse floating and slightly flooding, floating, rapid and somewhat forceful, or slippery and rapid

Modern uses

Common cold Influenza Upper respiratory tract infection Epidemic viral infection Pneumonia Fever High fever Headache Neck pain and stiffness Eye pain Conjunctivitis Tonsillitis Gingivitis Toothache Trigeminal neuralgia AIDS/HIV chai hu ge gen qiang huo bai zhi huang qin shi gao jie geng Bai Shao gan cao sheng jiang da zao