Acrid Warm Flashcards
1
Q
Gui Zhi
A
Warm | Acrid, SWEET
Ht - Lu - BL
- Activates Yang Qi
- Warm & Open C & C:
W-D-C Bi-syndrome, removes blood stag, regulates menstruation - Releases Muscle Layer & Controls Wei Qi at surface
- Warms Middle Jiao
- Warms Yang & Transforms Thin Mucus
- Assists Heart Yang & Unblocks Yang Qi: chest pain, palpitations, Qi Surging ↑ & Fright & Fear (Running Piglet)
HDI: Diuretics
2
Q
Bai Zhi
A
Warm | Acrid, AROMATIC
Lu - Sp - St
- Guide: Yangming
- # 1 to Open Nose: SINUSITIS+HEADACHE
- Frontal Headache
- Reduces Swelling, Drains & Expels Pus: sores, ulcerations, abscesses, carbuncles
- W-D-C Bi-Syndrome
- Leucorrhea: dampness & discharge
- Toxic Dose: 30-60 g
HDI: CYP450 Inhibitor
3
Q
Zi Su Ye
A
Warm | Acrid, Aromatic
Lu - Sp
- Harmonizes MJ by Promoting Qi Movement/moves qi: revives Spleen
- Calms Restless Fetus
- Vomiting, Morning Sickness d/t Sp-St Qi Stag
- Anti-Parasitic: seafood, N/V/D/Abd. pain
4
Q
Xi Xin
A
Warm, SL TOXIC | Acrid
HT-KD-Lu
- Guide: SHAOYIN
- Warms & Pierces through Turbidity
- Opens Orifices: Open Nose
- Penetrates Head, Bones, Joints to Eliminate Wind-Cold-Damp
- Headache, Toothache
- Yang Deficiency
- Harmful Lung Fluid: Cough, Phlegm, difficulty breathing
- Dose: 1-3 g; 6 g TOXIC
Li Lu (veratrum): “all the Shens + Xi Xin + Shao Yao not to be combined with Li Lu”
5
Q
Fang Feng
A
SL Warm | Acrid, SWEET
BL - LR - Sp
- All Wind Conditions: HA, body aches
- W-D-C Bi-Syndrome: joint pain, muscles spasms
- Liver Spleen (Wood over Earth): Diarrhea
- Charred: Stops Bleeding
- Tong Xie Yao Fang (painful diarrhea d/t liver & spleen disharmony): Bai Zhu + Bai Shao Yao + Chen Pi + Fang Feng
- Yu Ping Feng San (Wei Qi Xu causing Sweating): Huang Qi + Bai Zhu + Fang Feng
