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Recommended by holistic veterinarians, Jing Tang External Wind is a Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) herbal formula that clears External Wind and cools and activates Blood to address patterns of External Wind invasion with Blood Heat and Blood stagnation affecting the skin and channels of dogs, cats, and horses. Also known as Qu Feng Zhi Yang, this seven-herb formula is a modified Allergy Formula I, combining Wind-dispersing, itching-relieving, Blood-cooling, and Blood-invigorating herbs, pairing the primary Wind-dispersing and itching-relieving herbs (Jing Jie, Jiang Can), a Wind-clearing and sinus-opening herb (Cang Er Zi), Damp-Heat-clearing and itching-relieving herbs (Bai Xian Pi, Di Fu Zi), and Blood-cooling herbs (Chi Shao, Mu Dan Pi) to address External Wind invasion patterns presenting at the skin surface with Blood Heat and Blood stagnation. Available in concentrated powder, concentrated capsules, 600g standard powder, and teapills. No contraindications and no warnings are listed for this formula. Dosing varies by species and body weight; your authorizing veterinarian will provide specific guidance.
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Active ingredients: Bai Xian Pi (Dictamnus dasycarpus), Dictamnus root bark; Cang Er Zi (Xanthium sibiricum), Xanthium fruit; Chi Shao (Paeonia lactiflora), Red peony root; Di Fu Zi (Kochia scoparia), Kochia fruit; Jiang Can (Bombyx mori), Silkworm; Jing Jie (Schizonepeta tenuifolia), Schizonepeta herb; Mu Dan Pi (Paeonia suffruticosa), Moutan root bark.
Inactive ingredients vary by format: concentrated powder contains gluten-free maltodextrin; concentrated capsules contain bovine gelatin and gluten-free maltodextrin; teapills contain activated carbon, botanical wax, and talcum; standard powder contains no inactive ingredients.
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External Wind is a seven-herb modified formula organized around a primary Wind-dispersing and itching-relieving pair (Jing Jie, Jiang Can), a Wind-clearing and sinus-opening herb (Cang Er Zi), a Damp-Heat-clearing and itching-relieving pair (Bai Xian Pi, Di Fu Zi), and a Blood-cooling and Blood-activating pair (Chi Shao, Mu Dan Pi):
External Wind contains Wind-dispersing herbs including Jing Jie (schizonepeta herb), Jiang Can (silkworm), and Cang Er Zi (xanthium fruit), Damp-Heat-clearing herbs including Bai Xian Pi (dictamnus root bark) and Di Fu Zi (kochia fruit), and Blood-cooling and Blood-activating herbs including Chi Shao (red peony root) and Mu Dan Pi (moutan root bark), which may affect coagulation, platelet function, and liver metabolism. No contraindications and no warnings are listed for this formula. Pets on prescription medications should use this formula under veterinary supervision, as herb-drug interaction research in dogs, cats, and horses remains limited.
Medication categories warranting extra caution include anticoagulant or antiplatelet medications, hepatic medications, immunosuppressive medications, and pets managing multiple concurrent prescriptions. Your veterinarian can determine appropriateness based on your pet's condition, current medications, and laboratory results.
VETERINARY AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED: Submit Your Authorization Request or Request a TCVM Telemedicine Consultation
External Wind is indicated for dogs, cats, and horses with TCVM patterns of External Wind invasion affecting the skin and channels, where Wind has invaded the exterior and combined with Blood Heat and Blood stagnation to produce the skin signs associated with External Wind and Blood Heat patterns, including surface itching, skin reactivity, and environmental sensitivity presentations. Holistic veterinarians frequently prescribe it as part of a comprehensive TCVM skin and allergy support protocol for External Wind and Blood Heat skin patterns. No contraindications and no warnings are listed for this formula. Your authorizing veterinarian will confirm the appropriate TCVM pattern diagnosis before recommending External Wind.
Dosing varies by species, body weight, and format; your authorizing veterinarian will provide specific guidance. For the 90g concentrated powder, the dose for dogs and cats is 0.5 to 1 small scoop per 10 to 20 lbs of body weight twice daily, or as directed by your veterinarian; the small scoop holds approximately 0.25g, and the large scoop holds approximately 1.2g. For horses, the standard dose is 3g (approximately 2.5 large scoops) twice daily, or as directed by your veterinarian. For 0.5g concentrated capsules, the guideline is 1 capsule per 20 to 40 lbs of body weight twice daily, or as directed by your veterinarian. For 0.2g concentrated capsules in cats, the dose is 1 capsule once daily; for dogs, 1 capsule per 10 to 20 lbs of body weight twice daily, or as directed by your veterinarian. For the 600g standard powder and teapills, your authorizing veterinarian will provide species-specific dosing guidance.
In TCVM, External Wind and Internal Wind are distinct pathological concepts requiring different therapeutic strategies. External Wind refers to an invasion of Wind pathogen from the environment that enters through the skin and exterior channels, producing patterns of surface itching, skin reactivity, and environmental sensitivity presentations at the skin surface. Internal Wind, by contrast, arises from internal organ imbalances (typically Liver Yin deficiency or Liver Yang rising generating Wind) and produces patterns of tremors, neurological signs, and movement disorders. External Wind formula is specifically designed for the External Wind invasion pattern, using Wind-dispersing, exterior-releasing herbs (Jing Jie, Jiang Can, Cang Er Zi) alongside Blood-cooling and Damp-Heat-clearing herbs to address the combined Wind, Blood Heat, and Damp-Heat components of External Wind skin patterns. Your authorizing veterinarian will determine whether your pet's pattern is External or Internal Wind before recommending the appropriate formula.
The inclusion of Blood-cooling herbs (Chi Shao, Mu Dan Pi) alongside Wind-dispersing herbs (Jing Jie, Jiang Can, Cang Er Zi) in External Wind reflects the classical Chinese medicine understanding that Wind skin patterns in animals frequently have a Blood Heat component: when External Wind invades the skin channels, it often combines with Heat in the Blood to produce the redness, itching, and surface reactivity that characterize Wind-Heat and Wind-Blood Heat skin presentations. In TCVM, Blood Heat is understood to generate Internal Wind ("Wind generated from Blood Heat") that contributes to itching and skin reactivity even in External Wind patterns; cooling the Blood and activating Blood circulation addresses this component, while the Wind-dispersing herbs clear the External Wind invasion. The combined Wind-clearing and Blood-cooling strategy of the External Wind formula addresses both the Wind invasion and the Blood Heat that sustains and intensifies the skin pattern.
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