Chinese Incense Culture (香学)
Warming the interior and dispelling cold
Pungent and aromatic, warming and unblocking; dispels cold and directs counterflow downward.
Warming the interior and dispelling cold
Principal herbs
Clove (warming the middle and directing counterflow downward), cinnamon, long pepper, galangal, fennel.
Representative formulas
Dingxiang Shidi Tang (Clove and Persimmon Calyx Decoction; clove directs counterflow downward and stops hiccups), Fuzi Lizhong Wan (Aconite Pill for Regulating the Middle; contains woody fragrance, warming the middle and dispelling cold), Rougui Wendan Tang (Cinnamon Gallbladder-Warming Decoction). Mostly used for stomach cold with vomiting and counterflow, and cold limbs.