ephedra (herba ephedrae; ma huang)

dispelling  pathogenic factors from the exterior of the body by diaphoresis, promoting the flow of the lung-qi to allay asthma, and inducing diuresis to reduce edema.

cinnamon twig (ramulus cinnamomi; gui zhi)

dispelling pathogenic factors from the exterior of the body by diaphoresis, warming the channel to relieve pain, and reinforcing yang to promote the flow of qi

schizonepeta (herba schizonepetae; jing jie)

relieving exterior syndromes by dispelling pathogenic wind ,promoting skin eruption by dispelling pathogens, and arresting bleeding.

ledebouriella root (radix ledebouriellae; fang feng)

relieving exterior syndromes by expelling pathogenic wind ,removing  dampness to relieve pain, and expelling endogenous wind to relieve spasm

notopterygium root (rhizoma seu radix notopterygii; qiang huo)

inducing diaphoresis, dispersing cold, expelling wind, removing dampness and relieving pain.

dahurian angelica root (radix angelicae dahuricae; bai zhi)

inducing diaphoresis to disperse cold, expelling wind to relieve pain, subduing swelling, promoting pus discharge, and removing dampness to stop leukorrhagia.

peppermint (herba menthae; bo he)

dispelling wind-heat, clearing the head, improving eyesight, relieving sore throat, promoting skin eruption and relieving itching.

mulberry leaf (folium mori; sang ye)

expelling pathogenic wind-heat, clearing away heat from the lung to arrest cough, and clearing up heat from the liver to improve acuity of vision.

chrysanthemum flower (flos chrysanthemi; ju hua)

expelling wind, clearing away heat, calming the liver and improving acuity of vision.

pueraria root (radix puerariae; ge gen)

dispelling pathogenic factors from the superficial muscles to allay fever, promoting the production of body fluid to quench thirst, promoting the eruption of measles and invigorating the spleen-yang to stop diarrhea.

bupleurum root (radix bupleuri; chai hu)

expelling pathogenic factors from the exterior to reduce fever, soothing the depressed liver and invigorating the spleen-yang.