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Releases the Exterior and dispels Wind-Damp

Wind-Damp attacking the exterior, typically after catching cold when sweaty or from living in damp surroundings Mild fever with chills, the chills stronger, and slight aversion to wind and cold No sweating Heaviness through the whole body, as if weighed down Tongue pink with a white or greasy white coat; pulse floating, or floating and slow, soft or tight

Alleviates pain

Head that feels heavy and aches Stiff neck; aching back with trouble bending or turning the trunk Aches of the muscles or the whole body Sciatica Dizziness, lassitude, poor appetite, chest oppression and scanty urine

Modern uses

Common cold and influenza Upper respiratory tract infection Tension headache, muscular headache and neurogenic headache Migraine Neck pain and stiffness Cervical spondylosis and other cervical disorders Upper back pain Low back pain Whole body pain Painful obstruction (Bi) Rheumatoid arthritis Osteoarthritis Ankylosing spondylitis Rheumatic fever and rheumatic diseases Scapulohumeral periarthritis Carpal tunnel syndrome Foot pain Sciatica Polyneuritis Allergic rhinitis and rhinitis Oedema Oliguria Anorexia Epilepsy Scleroderma Impotence qiang huo du huo gao ben fang feng chuan xiong man jing zi zhi gan cao