Aromatically Transform Dampness Flashcards
Huo Xiang
Pei Lan
Cang Zhu
Hou Po
Sha Ren
Bai Dou Kou
Cao Dou Kou
Cao Guo
These herbs are in which category?
Herbs that Aromatically Transform Dampness
List the Herbs that Aromatically Transform Dampness
Huo Xiang
Pei Lan
Cang Zhu
Hou Po
Sha Ren
Bai Dou Kou
Cao Dou Kou
Cao Guo
What herbs can Aromatically Transform Dampness?
Huo Xiang
Pei Lan
Cang Zhu
Hou Po
Sha Ren
Bai Dou Kou
Cao Dou Kou
Cao Guo
What are the remaining herbs that can Aromatically Transform Dampness?
Huo Xiang
Pei Lan
Cang Zhu
Hou Po
Sha Ren
Bai Dou Kou
Cao Dou Kou
Cao Guo
What are the remaining herbs that can Aromatically Transform Dampness?
Sha Ren
Bai Dou Kou
Cao Dou Kou
Cao Guo
Huo Xiang
Pei Lan
Cang Zhu
Hou Po
These are the functions for which herb?
- Aromatically transform dampness from middle-jiao and invigorate spleen
- Harmonize the middle-jiao and stop vomiting
- Release the exterior and transform turbidity
- Used for summer heat

Huo Xiang “Patchouli”
“Notes”
Turbid dampness obstructing middle- jiao syndrome; Vomit; Common cold with damp; Exterior syndrome due to wind-cold with internal dampness. “Activates Qi and relieves pain”

What are the functions of Huo Xiang “Patchouli”
“Notes”
Turbid dampness obstructing middle- jiao syndrome; Vomit; Common cold with damp; Exterior syndrome due to wind-cold with internal dampness. “Activates Qi and relieves pain”

- Aromatically transform dampness from middle-jiao and invigorate spleen
- Harmonize the middle-jiao and stop vomiting
- Release the exterior and transform turbidity
- Used for summer heat

List the functions of Huo Xiang “Patchouli”
“Notes”
Turbid dampness obstructing middle- jiao syndrome; Vomit; Common cold with damp; Exterior syndrome due to wind-cold with internal dampness. “Activates Qi and relieves pain”

- Aromatically transform dampness from middle-jiao and invigorate spleen
- Harmonize the middle-jiao and stop vomiting
- Release the exterior and transform turbidity
- Used for summer heat

We need an herb that can
1. Aromatically transform dampness from middle-jiao and invigorate spleen
2. Release the exterior due to summer heat with dampness
Which herb would we pick?

Pei Lan “Eupatorium”
“Notes”
Turbid damp obstructing the middle jiao syndrome; Exterior damp-summerheat syndrome; Early stages of damp warm-febrile diseases

What are the functions of Pei Lan? “Eupatorium”
“Notes”
Turbid damp obstructing the middle jiao syndrome; Exterior damp-summerheat syndrome; Early stages of damp warm-febrile diseases

- Aromatically transform dampness from middle-jiao and invigorate spleen
- Release the exterior due to summer heat with dampness

List the functions of Pei Lan “Eupatorium”
“Notes”
Turbid damp obstructing the middle jiao syndrome; Exterior damp-summerheat syndrome; Early stages of damp warm-febrile diseases

- Aromatically transform dampness from middle-jiao and invigorate spleen
- Release the exterior due to summer heat with dampness

What herb is being described by these functions?
- Aromatically transform dampness from middle-jiao and invigorate spleen
- Expel wind-dampness by promoting diuresis
- Clear dampness from the lower-jiao and LI
- Improve Vision

Cang Zhu “Atractylodes Rhizome”
“Notes”
Dampness obstructing middle- jiao syndrome; Bi syndrome due to wind-cold-damp; Damp-heat downward sydnrome “Improves Vision”

What are the functions of Cang Zhu? “Atractylodes Rhizome”
“Notes”
Dampness obstructing middle- jiao syndrome; Bi syndrome due to wind-cold-damp; Damp-heat downward sydnrome. “Improves Vision”

- Aromatically transform dampness from middle-jiao and invigorate spleen
- Expel wind-dampness by promoting diuresis
- Clear dampness from the lower-jiao and LI
- Improve Vision

Describe the functions of Cang Zhu “Atractylodes Rhizome”
“Notes”
Dampness obstructing middle- jiao syndrome; Bi syndrome due to wind-cold-damp; Damp-heat downward sydnrome “Improves Vision”

- Aromatically transform dampness from middle-jiao and invigorate spleen
- Expel wind-dampness by promoting diuresis
- Clear dampness from the lower-jiao and LI
- Improves vision

What are some of the functions of Hou Po? “Magnolia Bark”
“Notes”
Dampness obstructing in the middle-jiao; Qi stagnation syndrome; Wheezing, cough with sutum

- Aromatically transform dampness from middle-jiao and invigorate spleen
- Dryly transform dampness
- Promote the Qi circulation or regulate Qi
- Relieve wheeze

These are the functions for which herb?
- Aromatically transform dampness from middle-jiao and invigorate spleen
- Dryly transform dampness
- Promote the Qi circulation or regulate Qi
- Relieve wheeze

Hou Po “Magnolia Bark”
“Notes”
Dampness obstructing in the middle-jiao; Qi stagnation syndrome; Wheezing, cough with sutum

List the functions of Hou Po “Magnolia Bark”
“Notes”
Dampness obstructing in the middle-jiao; Qi stagnation syndrome; Wheezing, cough with sutum

- Aromatically transform dampness from middle-jiao and invigorate spleen
- Dryly transform dampness
- Promote the Qi circulation or regulate Qi
- Relieve wheeze

- Aromatically transform dampness from middle-jiao and invigorate spleen
- Promote Qi circulation or regulate Qi
- Warm spleen to stop diarrhea
- Calm the fetus
These are the functions for which herb?

Sha Ren “Amomum Fruit”
“Notes”
Dampness obstructing the middle-jiao with Qi stagnation; Spleen and stomach Qi stagnation syndrome; Diarrhea due to deficiency of spleen and stomach; Moring sick or restless fetus
Prevent Stagantion From Tonics By Moving Qi
Sha Ren: [Transform Damp]
Chen Pi: [Transform Damp-Phlegm]
Mu Xiang: [Stops Pain]

List the functions of Sha Ren “Amomum Fruit”
“Notes”
Dampness obstructing the middle-jiao with Qi stagnation; Spleen and stomach Qi stagnation syndrome; Diarrhea due to deficiency of spleen and stomach; Moring sick or restless fetus
Prevent Stagantion From Tonics By Moving Qi
Sha Ren: [Transform Damp]
Chen Pi: [Transform Damp-Phlegm]
Mu Xiang: [Stops Pain]

- Aromatically transform dampness from middle-jiao and invigorate spleen
- Promote Qi circulation or regulate Qi
- Warm spleen to stop diarrhea
- Calm the fetus

What are some of the functions of Sha Ren?
“Notes”
Dampness obstructing the middle-jiao with Qi stagnation; Spleen and stomach Qi stagnation syndrome; Diarrhea due to deficiency of spleen and stomach; Moring sick or restless fetus
Prevent Stagantion From Tonics By Moving Qi
Sha Ren: [Transform Damp]
Chen Pi: [Transform Damp-Phlegm]
Mu Xiang: [Stops Pain]

- Aromatically transform dampness from middle-jiao and invigorate spleen
- Promote Qi circulation or regulate Qi
- Warm spleen to stop diarrhea
- Calm the fetus

What are the functions of Bai Dou Kou? “Cardamon Cluster”
“Notes”
Dampness obstructing the middle-jiao with Qi stagnation; Vomit; Early stage of warm- dampness

- Aromatically transform dampness from middle-jiao and invigorate spleen
- Promote qi circulation or regulate qi
- Warm middle-jiao to stop vomit

These functions describe which herb?
- Aromatically transform dampness from middle-jiao and invigorate spleen
- Promote qi circulation or regulate qi
- Warm middle-jiao to stop vomit

Bai Dou Kou “Cardamon Cluster”
“Notes”
Dampness obstructing the middle-jiao with Qi stagnation; Vomit; Early stage of warm- dampness

List the functions of Bai Dou Kou “Cardamon Cluster”
“Notes”
Dampness obstructing the middle-jiao with Qi stagnation; Vomit; Early stage of warm- dampness

- Aromatically transform dampness from middle-jiao and invigorate spleen
- Promote qi circulation or regulate qi
- Warm middle-jiao to stop vomit

These are the functions of which herb?
- Aromatically transform dampness from middle-jiao and invigorate spleen
- Promote qi circulation or regulate qi
- Warm middle-jiao to stop vomit

Cao Dou Kou “Katsumadia Seeds”
“Notes”
Dampness obstructing the middle-jiao with Qi stagnation; Vomit;

List the functions of Cao Dou Kou “Katsumadia Seeds”
“Notes”
Dampness obstructing the middle-jiao with Qi stagnation; Vomit;

- Aromatically transform dampness from middle-jiao and invigorate spleen
- Promote qi circulation or regulate qi
- Warm middle-jiao to stop vomit

What are the functions of Cao Dou Kou? “Katsumadia Seeds”
“Notes”
Dampness obstructing the middle-jiao with Qi stagnation; Vomit;

- Aromatically transform dampness from middle-jiao and invigorate spleen
- Promote qi circulation or regulate qi
- Warm middle-jiao to stop vomit

What are the differences between Cao Dou Kou and Bai Dou Kou?
Bai Dou Kou is better at moving Qi and warming the Middle Jiao
Cao Dou Kou is better ar Transforming Dampness
Between Cao Dou Kou and Bai Dou Kou which is better at Transforming Dampness?
Cao Dou Kou but Bai Dou Kou is better at moving Qi and warming the Middle Jiao
Between Cao Dou Kou and Bai Dou Kou which is better at moving Qi and warming the Middle Jiao?
Bai Dou Kou but Cao Dou Kou is better at transforming Dampness
- Aromatically transform dampness from middle-jiao and invigorate spleen
- Warm the middle-jiao
- Expel phlegm and treat malaria
- Move Qi dissolve stagnation
These are the functions for which herb?

Cao Guo “Tsaoko Fruit”
“Notes”
Dampness obstructing the middle-jiao with Qi stagnation; Malaria

List the functions of Cao Guo “Tsaoko Fruit”
“Notes”
Dampness obstructing the middle-jiao with Qi stagnation; Malaria

- Aromatically transform dampness from middle-jiao and invigorate spleen
- Warm the middle-jiao and disperse cold
- Expel phlegm and treat malaria
- Move qi and dissolve stagnation

What are the functions of Cao Guo? “Tsaoko Fruit”
“Notes”
Dampness obstructing the middle-jiao with Qi stagnation; Malaria

- Aromatically transform dampness from middle-jiao and invigorate spleen
- Warm the middle-jiao
- Expel phlegm and treat malaria
- Move Qi dissolve stagnation
