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Releases the Exterior and disperses Wind-Cold

Exterior Wind-Cold as a supporting herb, especially with Damp in the Lungs, internal Cold-Damp or underlying Kidney Yang deficiency Wind-Cold where aching of the head and body dominates

Disperses Wind-Cold and internal Cold and relieves pain

Pain from Wind or Cold in any part of the body, notably headache, Bi and abdominal pain Headache when Cold obstructs Fluids and Blood, often without sweating Bi pain from Wind, Cold and Damp Cold-type body aches

Warms the Lungs and transforms Phlegm and thin fluids

Rebellious Qi with a full chest and incessant coughing of copious, watery phlegm Qi knotted in the chest and diaphragm, with retained fluids from Wind-Cold or Phlegm-Damp Wheezing with copious clear phlegm

Warms the channels and dispels Cold from the vessels

Numbness and pain of the limbs from Cold Cold-type abdominal accumulation, combined with purgatives

Opens the nasal passages and clears the orifices of the head

Nasal congestion Disorders of the mouth Loss of consciousness

Promotes healing of mouth ulcers

Sores or ulcers of the mouth

Relieves toothache

Toothache