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Wind-eliminating formulae are used to expel exogenous wind and extinguish endogenous wind.
Wind evil is considered a yang pathogen and it has influential effects. Characteristic conditions involving wind disharmonies are sudden onset and a lingering and changeable nature. It often combines with other pathogens especially cold evil to invade the body. Externally contracted wind disorders can attack the body surface, muscles, bones, tendons, joints and meridians and thus lead to headache, aversion to wind blowing, itching, skin rashes, numbness, limb spasms, movement difficulty in the joints, even mouth and eye distortion and body convulsion. Endogenous wind is mainly attributed to liver and kidney dysfunctions, and the conditions are characterized by dizziness, vertigo, tremors, convulsions, loss of muscle tone, difficulty in speaking, sudden loss of consciousness, facial distortion and paralysis. TCM formulae for treating conditions involving wind are divided into expelling exogenous wind and extinguishing endogenous wind.
Commonly selected monarch herbs for the exogenous wind remedies include notopterygium root, pubescent angelica root, ledebouriella root, Sichuan lovage rhizome and schizonepeta herb; while common monarch herbs for the endogenous wind remedies include gambir vine stem, abalone shell, tall gastrodia tuber, white peony root and rehmannia root. In addition, herbs for enriching and activating blood are often added in the remedies.
- Angelica Root Drink (dang gui yin zi)
- Calming Liver and Extinguishing Wind Decoction (zhen gan xi feng tang)
- Four-substance Wind Dispersing Drink (si wu xiao feng yin) (1)
- Four Substances Disperse Wind Drink (si wu xiao feng yin) (2)
- Gastrodia and Uncaria Drink (tian ma gou teng yin)
- Nourish Blood to Conquer Wind Decoction (yang xue sheng feng tang)
- Quick Wind Dispersing Powder (qu feng yi zi san)
- Restoring Facial Distortion Powder (qian zheng san)
- Wind Dispersing Powder (xiao feng san)
