Xi Xin - Release Exterior: Wind Cold
(LU, KD, HT) - (1-3g) |
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Xi Xin the T-rex got a common cold with cold in LU
Poor little Xi Xin the T-rex had a wicked step-mother call Li
Lu - they were very antagonistic. She would lock him outside
in the cold, yelling "pain makes
you stronger!!". But sure enough one day he caught a LU
cold with phlegm and stuffy nose. His
wicked step-mother gave him an herb but it only made
matters worse because it was slightly toxic (1-3g) and she gave him too much!
Xi Xin's step mom didn't care about Xi Xin and she blamed him for all of
her qi and yin problems like: (cc: cough due to yin
deficiency) (cc: headache due to yin deficiency)
and (cc: qi deficiency with sweating)
English Name: asarum, Chinese wild ginger, Manchurian wild ginger, Seoul wild ginger, Siebold wild ginger
Pharmacuetical Name: Herba Asari
Properties: slightly toxic,
acrid, warm
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Explanation of Key Words in
this story... |
outside in the cold... pain |
release exterior cold; alleviates
pain |
LU cold with phlegm |
Warms the LU; resolves phlegm |
stuffy nose |
unblocks nasal passages |
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Xi Xin
Actions and Indications
- Release Exterior; disperse cold; alleviates pain
(exterior cold dampness with underlying yang deficiency: desire to curl
up in a fetal position with cold and fever; often when primary symptoms
are shao yin headaches and all-over body aches; toothache; wind-cold-damp
bi syndrome)
- Warms the LU; resolves phlegm (cough, copious watery
sputum, congested fluid; yin fluid retention with no heat signs)
- Unblocks nasal orifices (nasal congestion)
- Slightly toxic: Do not use more than
3g for any reason!! (however, in China they frequently use up to 7g
for severe Yang deficiency with cold coagulation - but don't try it
in the United States!)
- (cc: qi deficiency with profuse sweating)
- (cc: headache due to yin deficiency)
- (cc: cough due to yin deficiency)
- (note: incompatible with Li Lu)
Special Notes:
- Use with caution in renal problems as this herb can be nephrotoxic
- For oral lesions or ulcerations use Xi Xin with Huang
Lian.
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