Xi Xin
Asari Radix et Rhizoma
acrid, warm
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Release the Exterior for Cold Attack
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Common cold
- Headache
- Body ache
- Toothache
- Abdominal pain
- Cough
- Chest fullness
- Nasal congestion
- Loss of consciousness
Xi Xin is acrid and warm. It enters the heart, kidney, and lung systems to treat exterior cold attacks especially when the patient presents with cold deficiency patterns that may include dampness. It can treat wet coughs.
Channels: lung, heart, kidney
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Cough
- Common cold
- Headache
- Body aches
- Bronchitis
- Angina pain
- Joint pain
- Fever
- Allergy
Formulas:
- Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San
- Da Huang Fu Zi Tang
- Da Qin Jiao Tang
- Dang Gui Si Ni Tang
- Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
- Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang
- Ling Gan Wu Wei Jiang Xin Tang
- Long Chi Qing Hun Tang
- Ma Huang Xi Xin Fu Zi Tang
- She Gan Ma Huang Tang
- Wu Mei Wan
- Xiao Qing Long Tang
- Xin Yi San
- Zai Zao San
Contraindications: do not prescribe Xi Xin to patients that present with deficiency of qi, excess sweating, or deficiency heat patterns
Zoo Image: a porcupine on a Wind Rider sled crashed into a tree, the sled caught on fire and is warming his lungs while sputum comes out of his nose