Formulas that Release the Exterior

🤒 Formulas that Release the Exterior

This section reviews that category Formulas that Release the Exterior. Make sure you downloaded the handouts in the introduction section if you want to follow along and highlight things.


Video Contents:

  • 00:00 - Intro
  • 00:41 - Review of Exterior Attacks
  • 04:12 - Formulas that Release Exterior Wind-Cold
  • 04:17 - Ma Huang Tang (ephedra decoction)
  • 07:22 - Gui Zhi Tang (cinnamon twig decoction)
  • 12:10 - Ge Gen Tang (kudzu decoction)
  • 13:30 - Xiao Qing Long Tang (minor bluegreen dragon decoction)
  • 16:38 - Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang (nine-ingredient decoction with notopterygium)
  • 17:58 - Xiang Su San/Jia Wei Xiang Su San (cyperus and perilla leaf decoction)
  • 21:32 - Formulas that Release Exterior Wind-Heat
  • 21:53 - Sang Ju Yin + Yin Qiao San
  • 23:30 - Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang (bupleurum decoction to release the muscle layer)
  • 25:15 - Sheng Ma Ge Gen Tang (cimicifuga and kudzu decoction)
  • 25:37 - Formulas that Release the Exterior with Head and Neck Symptoms
  • 25:57 - Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San (chuanxiong powder to be taken with green tea)
  • 28:02 - Cang Er Zi San (xanthium powder)
  • 29:02 - Formulas that Release Exterior Disorders with Interior Deficiency
  • 29:15 - Ren Shen Bai Du San (ginseng powder to overcome pathogenic influences)
  • 30:25 - Jing Fang Bai Du San (schizonepeta and saposhnikovia powder to overcome pathogenic influences)
  • 31:49 - Jia Jian Wei Rui Tang (modified solomon's seal decoction)
  • 32:32 - Formulas that Release the Exterior and Purge the Interior
  • 32:51 - Da Chai Hu Tang (major bupleurum decoction)
  • 33:55 - Fang Feng Tong Shen San (saposhnikovia powder that sagely unblocks)
  • 34:51 - Formulas that Release the Exterior and Clear the Interior
  • 35:03 - Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang (kudzu, coptis, and scutellaria decoction)
  • 36:17 - Review of Formulas



📄 Download the Slides:

Here you can download the slides that are used in this video. It's the same information as the handout you downloaded at the beginning of this module, but it's in slide form.

There are now two versions: the first one is just the slides used in the video. The second version has an extra slide for each formula that includes formula modifications and caution/contraindications.


🎧 Listen to the Audio:

This MP3 file is the same as the video, but here you can download in case you want to listen while you're in the car or at the gym. Or, if you prefer to just listen while you look at your notes, this is a way to do it without having to see the video.


📚 Learn More...

If you want more explanation into what it means to release the exterior, or you want to review some of the single herbs that show up in these formulas, check out some of these videos:




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