Xin Yi Hua
Magnoliae Flos
acrid, slightly warm
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Releases the Exterior for Cold Attack
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Loss of smell
- Nasal congestion
- Headache
- Sinus congestion
- Common cold
Xin Yi Hua is acrid and warm. It enters the lung and stomach systems to treat exterior cold attack especially with nasal or sinus congestion.
Channels: lung, stomach
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Headache
- Common cold
- Runny nose
- Sinusitis
- Body aches
- Eczema
Formulas:
- Cang Er Zi San
- Xin Yi Qing Fei Yin
- Xin Yi San
Contraindications: do not prescribe Xin Yi Hua to patients that present with extreme deficiency heat
Zoo Image: a porcupine in a Xin Yi has a head wrap and is sneezing nasal discharge