Ma+Huang+and +Gui+Zhi+Herbal+Combination

Acrid, slightly bitter LU, UB || Warm acrid, sweet HT, LU, UB ||
 * ===Ma Huang=== || ===Gui Zhi=== ||
 * Warm
 * Functions: promotes sweats and relieve exterior, relieve asthma, promote urination**; wheezing, sweating, promotes urination**

Ind: 1. **ext. syndrome due to wind-cold**, such as fever, aversion to cold, headache, body ache, nasal congestion, no sweating, superficial& tight pulse 2. **Cough or asthma** caused by obstruction of qi in the lung due to invasion of wind-cold 3. Edema w/ ext. syndrome || Functions: relieves exterior syndrome, promotes sweat, warm and open the channels and activate yang qi**; Light/warm, Unblocks Yang Qi, Releases the muscle layer**

Ind: 1. fever, aversion to cold, headache, sweats or no sweats due to attack of wind-cold 2. **Bi Syndrome** w/ ache or pain of chest, abdomen, shoulder, back and limbs due to wind, cold, and damp 3. retention of phlegm (tan) and harmful fluid (yin) due to yang def. in the HT & Sp 4. **Chest pain** or palpitation or irregular pulse due to HT yang def. 5. **Dysmennorhea**, amenorrhea, or masses in the uterus due to obstruction of the channels by cold ||
 * 1.5-10g. || 3-10g. ||

Properties when Combined:
They act to mutually reinforce eachother's floating & dispelling characteristics. Together, they effectively open the pores of the skin, strongly provoke perspiration, resolve the muscles, and scatter wind-cold of the replete type

Major Indications of Combination:
1) Colds, influenza w/ fever, fear of cold, severe shivering, absence of persperation, headache, and general body aches caused by wind-cold of the replete type 2) Rheumatic pains due to wind, cold, & dampness3) Cough & asthma due to wind-cold obstructing the Lung Qi

Formulas in which this Combination is Used:
Ma Huang Tang, Xiao Qing Long Tang, Da Qing Long Tang