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Releases the exterior

Unresolved exterior with interior Fire toxin: Wind-Cold outside while Heat builds inside Strong fever with chills, or high fever alone, and no sweating Headache, with the body and limbs aching, heavy and tight Aversion to cold, cough, wheezing and edema Tongue normal or red with a yellow or white coat; pulse floating and tight or rapid, or rapid with a slippery or flooding quality

Clears Heat and resolves toxicity

Fire toxin spread through the three burners, with thirst, a dry nose, reddened face and eyes, irritability and poor sleep Restlessness and fidgeting that can turn into delirium with incoherent speech In severe cases the toxin reaches the Blood, with nosebleed, coughing of blood, or maculae and blotches on the skin Constipation, and sometimes dry, aching eyes

Modern uses

Acute tonsillitis Pneumonia Measles Eruptive skin infections Pertussis Trigeminal neuralgia Fever Delirium Irritability Edema Red eyes shi gao ma huang dan dou chi huang lian huang qin huang bai zhi zi