Combining Flavors And Natures Flashcards
Acrid + sweet
辛+甘
• Draining 麻黄 + 炙甘草
• Supplementing and engendering yang
桂枝 + 饴糖
Acrid + sweet + warm
辛 + 甘 + 温
• Upbearing Yang 黄芪 + 升麻
• Arousing of the Spleen and transforming phlegm 干姜 + 茯苓
Acrid + bland + warm
辛 + 淡 + 温
Stimulating the bladders qi mechanism and disinhibiting urination （气化）
桂枝 + 茯苓
Acrid + astringent 辛 + 涩
Draining and securing simultaneously
细辛 + 五味子
Acrid + warm 辛 + 温
Dispelling wind cold
桂枝 + 麻黄
Acrid + cool 辛 + 凉
Clear heat and dispelling wind heat
淡豆豉 + 薄荷
Acrid + cold 辛 + 寒
Clearing heat and draining fire
石膏 + 竹叶
Acrid + hot 辛 + 热
Warming the center and returning Yang
干姜 + 附子
Bitter + acrid 苦+辛
Moving, opening and downbearing
紫苏叶 + 黄连
Bitter + cold 苦+寒
• clearing heat, draining fire and resolving toxins 黄芩 + 黄连
• drying dampness and clearing heat 苍术 + 黄柏
• draining fire and hardening yin 黄柏 + 知母
Bitter + salty + cold 苦+咸+寒
Softening, emolliating, precipitating heat accumulations
大黄 + 芒硝
Bitter + salty 苦+咸
Draining fire and softening the hard
夏枯草 + 牡蛎
Bitter + warm 苦+温
Drying cold dampness
苍术 + 厚朴
Bitter + hot 苦+热
Precipitation of cold accumulations
大黄+附子
Sweet + bland 甘+淡
Percolating dampness and disinhibiting urination
茯苓 + 薏苡仁
