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Huang Qin scutellaria
Clr. Heat Dry Damp: D, dys, cool blood to stop, upper burner, sedate LV yang, calm fetus,, *fire- jaundice, hepatitis, LU fire
Jin Ying Zi rosehip
S abd B: Category only
Chaun Lian Zi toosendan
Reg. Qi: LV, promote qi, pn, parasites, topical itchy scalp
Yi Mu Cao chinese motherwort
Invigorate Blood menses, acute edema
Mu Gua quince fruit
Dispel Wind-Damp: Calf spasms, food stag., sooth tendons,#1 cramps
Chen Pi aged tangerine peel
Reg. Qi: Helps prevent stagnation from cloying herbs,mj, dry damp, T ph
Gua Lou Ren trichosanthis seed
Dissolve Hot Ph: *Expands chest, dry cough,
Dan Zhu Ye lophatherum
Clr. Heat Drain Fire: Clr HT and ST heat to relieve cranky, mouth sores, damp heat in HT and SI by promoting pee
Chen Xiang aquillaria
Reg. Qi: move qi, pn, dist d/t stasis, rebel qi down mj, wheeze shi/xu, KD grasp, asthma d/t KD xu
Ji Nei Jin chicken gizzard
Food Stag.: T & T, stones in UB and GB, enuresis, bedwetting, child. nut. impairment
Tian Hua Fen trichosanthis root
Clr. Heat Drain Fire: LU and ST- drain, T ph, moisten, Toxic- pus, carbuncles, breast abscess, drain heat promotefluids
Hai Zao seaweed
Dissolve Hot Ph: clr heat to reduce phlegm (nodules,scrofula), promote pee to reduce edema
Du Zhong eucommia
T. Yang
Tian Nan Xing arisaematis
Dissolve Cold Ph: convulsions, * hemeplegia, Bell’s,spasms, reduce swell, pn, topical deep rooted sores
San Leng burr reed
Invigorate Blood: forcefully breaks up blood stasis, masses, ST cancer
Bai Wei swallow wort
Clr. Heat from Xu: cool xue (nut. level), promote pee- painful, bloody, dribble, toxic- throat, sores
Chuan Xiong ligusticum
Invigorate Blood: chest, expel wind, pain, h/a, gyn
Qiang Huo notopterygium
Warm Acrid Release Ext.
Mu Li oyster shell
Anchor and Calm Shen: palps. anxiety, restless, anchor yang,prevent leakage to stop sweat, ST acid
Shan Zhu Yu cornus
S and B: T and stren LV and KD,stab menses- stop blood, stop excess sweat and shock, stabilize KD E
Ding Xiang clove
Warm Int. Expel Cold: Warm mj to push rebel qi down, hiccups, impotence, vag dis, restore yang qi
Bu Gu Zhi psoralea
T. Yang
Jing Mi non-glutinous rice
T. Qi: T SP to T damp, gen fluids to stop thirst, T LU qi
Wu Mei mume plum
S and B: A intest to stop D, xue and pn, LU to stop cough, chronic LU qi xu, gen fluids to allev thirst, expel roundworms by calming, topical for corns and warts
Cao Guo tsaoko fruit
Aromatic Trans. Damp - Malaria
Bai Jie Zi mustard seed
Dissolve Cold Ph: warm LU qi, expel ph (cough w/ thin cop sputum), yin nodules, boils, scrofula
Wang Bui Liu Xing vaccaria seed
Invigorate Blood: prohibit lactation, swelling breast and balls
Gao Liang Jiang galanga rhizome
Warm Int. Expel Cold: Warm mj, to allev. pn,hiccups,vomit, D (cold)
Mu Tong akebia (Chuan Mu Tong)
Drain Damp: same both promote pee from HT through SI, promote lactation
Lu Rong deer antler velvet
T. Yang
Ai Ye mugwort leaf
Stop Bleeding: warms the womb calms the fetus
He Ye lotus leaf
Clr. Heat Resolve Toxicity: summer heat- fvr, irrit, sweat, SP- rise clr yang, stop xue in lj or stag
Bi(e) Xie tokoro/dioscorea
Drain Damp: more damp less ht, * separate pure from turbid, expel wind damp bi, eczema and pustular sores
Chaun Bei Mu frittilaria
Dissolve Hot Ph: ccc, chaun, chronic cough, children, breast abscess, nodules
Chai Hu bupleurum
Cool Acrid Release Ext.
Mai Men Dong ophiopogon
T. Yin: N HT, LU, ST, lube intestine
Zhi Shi unripe bitter orange
Reg. Qi: qi down, unblock bowels, hbp, phlegm, use with qi herbs for prolapse
Qing Pi green/unrip tangerine peel
Reg. Qi: strong, spread LV qi, breaks stag, food stag, dry damp, hbp
Sang Zhi mulberry twig
Dispel Wind-Damp: category only
Lian Xu lotus stamen
S and B: Category only
Zhu Ling polyporous
Drain Damp
Long Dan Cao gentiana
Clr. Heat Dry Damp: LV fire- red eyes, h/a, LV wind, damp ht- lj (STD), LV wind- fvr,spasm, LV wind ht- convul, flank pn
Xiang Fu cyperus
Reg. Qi: #1 Gyno
Zhi Ke ripe bitter orange
Regulate Qi
Jing Jie schizonepeta
Warm Acrid Release Ext.
Ye Jiao Teng polygonum/fleeceflower vine
Nourish HT and Calm Shen: N xue to unblock channel,insomnia- excess dreaming, topical itch, rash
Ci Shi magnetite
Anchor and Calm Shen: yin xu w/ yang rising, N KD, aug LU (hearing loss), chronic asthma- KD grasping qi
Wu Yao lindera
Reg. Qi: move qi, pain, warm flank, KD freq pee, KD yang cold UB, cold accu., hernia, menses
Sha Yuan Zi astragalus seed
T. Yang
Cang Zhu atractylodes
Aromatic Trans. Damp: expel wind-damp, Bi-LJ, induce sweat r-ext., vision, night blindness
Bai Tou Weng pulsatilla
Clr. Heat Resolve Toxicity: dys, damp ht- ST, intest
Ku Shen sophora
Clr. Heat Dry Damp: jaundice, dys parasites, lesions, vag dis
Fu Zi aconite
Warm Int. Expel Cold: restore yang, warm SP/KD, cold bi, cock’s crow D
Ge Gen kudzu root
Cool Acrid Release Ext.
Dong Kui Zi mallow fruit
Drain Damp: promote pee, PID, hot stony, red eyes, swelling, breast, insuff lactation, painful swollen boobs, moist intest, unblock bowela
Sang Ji Sheng mistletoe
Dispel Wind-Damp: Calm the fetus, T LV & KD tendons and bones, N xue, hpt, N xue & bene skin
He Zi chebulae
S and B: A intest to stop D, A LU to bene throat- chronic cough, LU yin xu- asthma
Di Yu bloodwort
Stop Bleeding: #1 for hemorrhoids
Bo He mint
Cool Acrid Release Ext.
Hei Zhi Ma black sesame seed
T. Yin: LV & KD yin fortifies, blurry, tinnitus, dizzy, lube, N xue, ext. wind, itchy skin d/t xue xu
Pu Huang cattail pollen
Stop Bleeding: I and A, post pardum
Ji Zi Huang chicken egg yolk
T. Xue: nourish yin and xue, dryness, heat toxins
Ju Hua crysanthemum
Cool Acrid Release Ext.
Wu Zhu Yu evodia
Warm Int. Expel Cold
Zi Su Ye peril leaf
Warm Acrid Release Ext.
Lu Gen reed
Clr. Heat Drain Fire: Clear heat- promote fluids and pee, ST/ LU- yellow sputum, relieve food poison, vent rash
Bai Mao Gen imperatae (white grass)
Stop Bleeding #1 nosebleeds
Zhi Mu anemarrhena
Clr. Heat Drain Fire: LU, KD yin xu- fluids, yin, moist, LU-cough, yellow sputum
Qing Hao sweet wormwood
Clr. Heat from Xu: summer heat, steaming bones, bleeding- nose,rash, malaria-shaoyang
Mu Dan Pi tree peony
Clr. Heat Cool Xue: blood level ht, LV fire, yin xu- steaming bones, act xue stasis- amen, LV, masses, topical- pus, swell
Che Qian Zi plantain seed
Drain Damp: promote pee, solid stool, clr eyes,expel ph,stop cough
Ju Hong zest of Chen pi
Reg. Qi: drying, cough w/ cop. damp phlegm
Bian Xu knotweed
Drain Damp: heat and damp equal, promote pee to clr ht from UB, expel parasites, stop itch, tape/hook/pin worms
Dan Shen salvia
Invigorate Blood: *angina, gyno, cool and nourish xue
Bai Hua She multi banded krait snake
Dispel Wind Damp: ext. wind to unblock chan, dis wind from skin (itch, numb), wind from sinews,paray, hemi, face para
Hua Shi talcum
Drain Damp: promote pee to drain ht in KD, summer heat, thirst, irritability, topical for damp skin lesionsby way of pee
Xiao Hui Xiang fennel
Warm Int. Expel Cold: Reg and soothe LV qi and warm KD, pain- LJ, hernia,H ST, reg qi to increase appetite
Qian Shi euryale seed
S and B: Category only
Lu Hui aloe
Down Drain Purgative: cool lV, kill parasites,
Yan Hu Suo corydalis
Invigorate Blood: #1 pain relief
Niu Xi achyranthes
Invigorate Blood: LV, KD, back bi, low abd, tendons, bones
Lian Zi lotus seed
S and B: Category only
Rou Gui cinnamon bark
Warm Int. Expel Cold
Huang Bai phellodendron
Clr. Heat Dry Damp: jaundice, D, dys,KD fire, lj- herpes, genital sores, STD
Shi Gao gypsum
Clr. Heat Drain Fire: coldest, skin: eczema, burns, ulcer sores, ST fire, LU sputum
Sheng Ma cimcifuga
Cool Acrid Release Ext.
Suan Zao Ren ziziphus
Nourish HT and Calm Shen: N HT yin to calm shen, aug LV xue, prevent abnormal sweat, insomnia d/t LV xuexuor HT yin xu
Yin Chen (Hao) wormwood
Drain Damp: clr ht from LV/GB jaundice, release ext., dampsores, wind rash, lj skin
Zi Su Zi perilla seed
Cough/Wheeze: * asthma, qi down,dissolve ph, moist intest.
Fang Feng ledebouriella
WARE
La Fu Zi radish seed
Food Stag.: moves qi downward, asthma, carbs
Huang Lian coptis
Clr. Heat Dry Damp: clr ht- insomnia, ST fire- bleeding gums,hangry
Tao Ren peach kernel
Invigotate Blood: menses and abd pain
Long Gu dragon bone
Anchor and Calm Shen: subdue LV to anchor yang, prevent leaks- night sweats, topical- non healing wounds
Pu Gong Ying dandelion
Clr. Heat Resolve Toxicity: LV ht- red swollenpainful eyes, abscess- firm, hard, breast, intes, damp- jaundice, promote pee- dys
Da Zao date
T. Qi: T mj, qi, bene. SP/ST, N xue to calm spirit, mod and H harsh prop of other herbs
Tu Si Zi cuscata
T. Yang