Chapter 14 Section 2 Flashcards
Nourishes heart & calms spirit Moistens intestines & unblocks bowels Also used for night sweats due to Yin deficiency *Can be contaminated with mold *Can cause LV damage if ingested
Bai Zi Ren
Nourishes Heart Yin, Augments Liver Blood, Quiets Spirit Prevents abnormal sweating *great for sweats *Both sweet & sour *Menopause symptoms
Suan Zao Ren
~Deer pulling sled w/ baby heart in it & blood drop hitch hiking w/ liver sign
Calms the spirit & quiets heart
Expels phlegm, clears orifices & stops coughs
Reduces abscesses & dissipates swelling
*Angina
Yuan Zhi
~Deers getting married by spirit (KD king & HT queen. Coughing deer in background coughing
Calms the Spirit, Augments the HT Qi, tonifies the HT blood
Tonifies the LU qi, transforms phlegm, and stops cough & wheezing
Tonifies the Qi, nourishes the blood
*not traditionally used in Formulas
*Stand alone herb
Ling Zhi
~Deer flashing spirit w/ Qi, Blood, HT, Lungs in coat.
Calms spirit & relieves constraint
Harmonizes blood, stops pain & reconnects the sinews & bones
Dissipates swelling & reduces abscesses
*Can be used by itself
*Better for blood (Relieves LV qi stag & moves blood)
He Huan Pi
~Spirit (5 emotions constrained banner) riding deer hitting w leg bone causing trauma to deers hind leg.
Better for Qi stagnantion
He Huan Hua
Nourishes heart & blood & calms spirit
Nourishes blood & unblocks channels
Alleviates itching (topical as a wash)
*Nourishing the blood
Ye Jiao Teng
~Deer sleeping in hammock (dreaming about ticks in toes and ants in brain) w/ “Channels Now Unblocked” paper on chest.