Fang+Feng+and+Huang+Qi+Herbal+Combination

acrid & sweet UB, LR, SP || Slightly Warm Sweet SP, LU ||
 * ===Fang Feng=== || ===Huang Qi=== ||
 * Slighty Warm
 * Functions: relieves exterior syndrome & stop pain by **eliminating wind**, cold, & damp. Relieve convulsion, stop diarrhea

Ind: 1. headaches, bodyaches, aversion to wind due to wind attack w/ dampness 2. Bi syndrome w/ joint pain & spasm of muscles on limbs due to wind-codl w/ dampness 3. convulsions due to tetanus 4 .Diarrhea due to LR overacting on SP || Functions: Tonify Spleen & Lung Qi; **Lift Spleen Q**i; Tonify defensive Qi & protect the body surface. **Primal Qi**; Eliminate pathological factors from the body surface & promote tissue regeneration, promote urination & relieve edema, **raises Yang Qi [strong upward movement]**

Indications: 1. Poor appetite, loose stool, fatigue, & shortness of breath due to Qi deficiency of the Spleen & Lung 2. Prolonged diarrhea, prolapsed rectum & uterus due to sinking of Spleen Qi 3. Bleeding such as uterine bleeding, hemafecia 4. Spontaneous sweats due to **defensive Qi deficiency [Lung Qi tonifying]** 5. Unhealed carbuncle & boils due to Qi & Blood deficiency 6. Edema w/ scanty urination due to failure of the Spleen to transform& failure of the Lung to predominate the passages, leading to retention of water & dampness 7. **Wasting & Thirsting disorder, Paralysis, Bi syndrome** ||
 * [antiparasitic, discharges pus/old tissue & regenerates new tissue]**
 * [normal water metabolism]**
 * 3 -10g. || 10-15g., up to 30-60g. ||

Properties when Combined:
Fang feng assist Huang Qi to go to the surface of the body to tonify Qi and consolidate the exterior. Huang Qi assists Fang feng to tonify Qi, release the exterior and expel wind They tonify Qi, consolidate the exterior and stop sweating

Fang feng works primarily on the muscle layer and the tendon layer, so the combination is good for those who are prone to wind-cold invasions in the tendon/muscles. also helpful if diarrhea is present. Historically considered a moistening agent, most likely it just doesn't cause the dryness that many warm acrid releasing herbs do.

"feng yao Sheng Yao" - "herbs that eliminate wind lift the Yang Qi"

Major Indications of Combination:
Large dose of Huang Qi: spontaneous sweating due to Qi deficiency Larger dose of Fang feng: Qi deficiency complicated w/ external invasion used as preventative for those who get colds very often - can take for a couple months afterward to keep wei Qi strong.

Dose 5-15g. Fang feng, 10-30g. Huang Qi

Formulas in which this Combination is Used:
Yu Ping Feng San

If in the skin layer is effected use ma huang, or if you don't want sweating use jing jie Fang feng works on the muscle and tendon layers xi xin works at the bone layer