Ch 9 - Drain Dampness

Question 0

Zhu ling (豬苓)

Answer 0

Polyporus
Black sow (ballet, BL, KD, SP)
Sweet, bland, slightly cool
Mainly used for drain, urine drib during preg, vaginal discharge

Question 1

Fu ling (茯苓)

Answer 1

Poria
Kid with sprung heart (window frame, KD SP LU, HT)
Sweet, bland, neutral
Tonify spleen, balance mid-jiao, calm spirit (HT)

Question 2

Ze xie (澤瀉)

Answer 2

Alismatis rhizoma
Blackened kidney (bath/swamp, UB, KD)
Sweet, bland, cold
Less hurt yin cause minister fire drain DH in KD, DH in low jiao

Question 3

Yi yi ren (薏苡仁)

Answer 3

Coicis semen
Spleen tattoo stuck on lung (mirror, SP ST KD LU)
Sweet, bland, slightly cold
Drain SP D hence strengthens SP, bi synd, expels pus, clears DH

Question 4

Che Qian Zi (車前子)

Answer 4

Plantaginis semen
Can’t lift my big lung (construction site, KD, LV, UB, LU)
Sweet, cold
Eye probs, stop phlegm, cough, solidify loose stool (by drain), DH

Question 5

Hua shi (滑石)

Answer 5

Talcum
Blast (urine fountain, UB ST)
Sweet, bland, cold
Summerheat, DH, damp skin (topically)

Question 6

Deng Xin cao (燈心草)

Answer 6

Junci medulla
Lude hussy (phone box, LU, HT, ST)
Sweet, bland, slightly cold
Insomnia, sleep disorder (HT heat), HT&KD not communicating

Question 7

Mu tong (木通)

Answer 7

Akebiae caulis
Small baby hogs (feeding pigs, SI UB HT)
Bitter, slightly cold
Promote lactation, unblock blood vessel

Question 8

Qu Mai (瞿麥)

Answer 8

Dianthi herba
Busy heart (sprinkler fence, UB SI HT)
Bitter cold
Blood stasis

Question 9

Bian xu (萹蓄)

Answer 9

Polygoni avicularis herba
Bladder bath (bath, UB)
Bitter, slightly cold
Expel parasites, stop itching

Question 10

Shi Wei (石葦)

Answer 10

Pyrrosiae folium
Lub, lub (slaughterhouse, UB, LU)
Bitter, sweet, slightly cold
Bleeding for chaotic blood, clear LU, stop cough

Question 11

Dong Gua Zi (東瓜子)

Answer 11

Benincasae semen
Silly stylu (trumpet cat, SI LI ST LU)
Sweet, cold
Discharge pus,

Question 13

Dong Kui Zi (東葵子)

Answer 13

Malvae fructus
Silli boob (toys, SI LI UB)
Sweet, cold
Lactation, moisten int, unblock bowels, Swollen breast

Question 14

Bi xie (箄薢)

Answer 14

Dioscorae hypoclaucae Rhizoma
Living’a blast (Raining, LV, BL, ST)
Bitter, neutral
Relax sinews, separate clear from turbids, skin

Question 15

Hai Jin sha (海金沙)

Answer 15

Lygodii spora
USB (UB SI)
Sweet, bland, cold
Edema and jaundice due to SP D

Question 16

Yin Chen Hao (茵陳蒿)

Answer 16

Artemisiae scopariae herba
Gulliver steen (king, GB, LV, ST, SP)
Bitter, slightly cold
Jaundice skin diseases esp lower body

Question 17

Han fang ji (漢防己)

Answer 17

Stephanie tetrandrae radix
Bee spike (gurgle, UB SP KD)
Bitter, acrid, cold
Gurgle in int, bi, edema

Question 21

Di fu Zi (地膚子)

Answer 21

Kochiae fructus
Bleak creek (graffiti, UB KD)
Sweet, bitter, cold
Itching, WH affect eyes & head