Cool Acrid Release Exterior Flashcards
Bo He
menthae haplocalycis herba
Peppermint 🌿
cool ❄️
acrid 🌶️, aromatic 👃🏻
LU 🫁, LV 🌳
standard dose - add last 5 mins
expels W-H 🌬️🔥:
brightens eyes & benefits throat 👁️ 🗣️
vents skin rash ♨️
gently moves LV qi 🌳
helps digestion 🚽
Niu Bang Zi
arctii fructus
Burdock Seed/Fruit
“Arctic”
cold ❄️
acrid 🌶️, bitter 😖
LU 🫁 ST 🟡
6-12g (crush before decocting)
expels W-H: benefits throat 🗣️
clears heat toxicity & vents rash ♨️
moistens LI to relieve constipation 🚽
Chan Tui
cicadae periostracum
Cicada Shell 🦗
cold ❄️
sweet 🍭 salty 🧂
LU 🫁 LV 🌳
standard dose
expels W-H:
esp for voice loss, hoarseness 🗣️🎵
vents rash & stops itch ♨️
brightens eyes 👁️
extinguishes wind & stops spasm 🌬️
*use w/ caution during pregnancy 🤰🏻
Sang Ye
mori folium
Mulberry Leaf 🌿
cold ❄️
sweet 🍭, bitter 😖
LU 🫁 LV 🌳
standard dose
expels W-H: moistens LU 🫁
calms LV 🌳 & brightens eyes 👁️
cools blood & stops bleeding in upper jiao 🤮🩸
Ju Hua
chrysanthemi flos
Chrysanthemum Flower 🌼
cold ❄️
sweet 🍭, bitter 😖
LU 🫁 LV 🌳
4.5-15g
expels W-H 🌬️🔥
calms LV 🌳 & brightens eyes 👁️
subdues LV yang rising 🪵⬆️
clears toxicity to treat sores & swellings ☣️
Man Jing Zi
viticis fructus
Vitex Berry 🫐
cool ❄️
acrid 🌶️, bitter 😖
UB 💧LV 🌳 ST 🟡
6-12g
expels W-H 🌬️🔥 in the head & face 🧑
drains dampness 💦 & expels wind 🌬️ mild; for damp in channels, stiffness, heaviness
Dan Dou Chi
sojae semen preparatum
Fermented Soy Bean 🫘
cold or warm 🌡️
sweet 🍭 bitter 😖
LU 🫁 ST 🟡
6-12g
releases the exterior: mild; for W-H or W-C 🌬️❄️🔥
eliminates irritability following febrile disease 🤬
Mu Zei
equiseti hiemalis herba
Horsetail 🐴
neutral
sweet 🍭, bitter 😖
LV 🌳, LU 🫁, GB 🟢
3-9g
clears W-H to brighten eyes 🌬️🔥👁️ for redness, tearing 😢
clears heat & cools blood to stop bleeding: hemorrhoids 🩸
Ge Gen
peurariae radix
Kudzu Root 🍃🍠
cool ❄️
sweet 🍭, acrid 🌶️
SP 🌎, ST 🟡
9-21g
releases exterior & muscle layer: HA, rigid neck & upper back 🌬️🔥❄️👤
generates body fluids 🚰
raises yang to stop diarrhea 🚫💩
vents & discharges measles 🦠♨️
treats symptoms of hypertension 🫀🩺
Sheng Ma
cimicifugae rhizoma
Black Cohosh
cold ❄️
sweet 🍭, acrid 🌶️
LI ⚪️, LU 🫁, SP 🌎, ST 🟡
standard dose
clears W-H to vent rash 🌬️🔥♨️
clears heat & resolves toxicity 🔥☣️
raises SP yang 🌎🔥 to counter prolapse
Chai Hu
Bupleuri Radix
Bupleurum
cool ❄️
bitter 😖, acrid 🌶️
GB 🟢, LV 🌳, PC ♥️, SJ 🔥
standard dose
releases exterior to resolve shao-yang disorder: alt fever & chills 🤒↔️🥶, bitter taste in mouth 😖👅
moves LV qi 🌳
raises yang qi 🔥: SP qi, LV qi (side effect)
