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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms of no sweating |
| Xing Su San Apricot Kernel and Perilla Leaf Powder |
Disperses Lung-Qi; Disperses Cold and Dryness; Transforms Phlegm. | Externally-contracted Cool Dryness interfering with the disseminating and descending functions of the Lungs. | Acute bronchitis; Chills; Chronic bronchitis; Cough with watery phlegm; Dry throat; Emphysema; Nasal congestion; No sweating; Slight headache; Aversion to cold; Tongue with dry-white coating; Tight pulse (Jin); Wiry pulse (Xian). |
| Gui Zhi Ma Huang Ge Ban Tang Combined Cinnamon Twig and Ephedra Decoction; Cinnamon and Mahuang Decoction |
Releases the Exterior; Harmonizes Nutritive-Qi and Defensive-Qi; Promotes sweating. | Persistent greater Yang-stage disorders in which the pathogenic influences have not been fully released and the Normal Qi has become slightly weakened. | Itching; No sweating; Feverish complexion; Normal Qi Deficiency; Red complexion; Floating-Faint pulse (Fu Wei). |
| Ma Huang Tang Ephedra Decoction |
Releases Cold and Wind from the Exterior (especially with Cold predominant); Promotes sweating; Treats respiratory disorders. | Classic formula for treating Cold excess in the Exterior. | Ache in muscles; Chills; Cold intolerance; Dyspnea; Generalized pain; Headache; No sweating; Pain in the lower back; Aversion to wind; Pink tongue, thin-white coating; Floating-Tight pulse (Fu Jin). |