Drain damp Transform damp transform phlegm

Question 1

transform Phlegm
warm, acrid, toxic / LU,SP,ST
*Phlegm-damp cough, chest bind. *Nausea & vomiting d/t counterflow St qi w/phlegm. *Plum-pit qi. *All types of phlegm nodules.

Answer 1

Ban Xia/Pinellia

Question 2

drain damp
neutral, sweet, bland
*Transforms dampness & strengthens spleen: dysuria, edema, diarrhea, etc. *Phlegm-damp patterns. Calms mind: palpitations, insomnia.

Answer 2

fu ling poria

Question 3

Drain damp
HT, SP, LU
Sweet, Bland, Neutral
more Shen enhancing properties than Fu Ling does
*Transforms dampness & strengthens spleen: dysuria, edema, diarrhea, etc. *Phlegm-damp patterns. Calms mind: palpitations, insomnia.

Answer 3

fu shen poria

Question 4

aromatic transform damp
warm, bitter, acrid, aromatic/ LU,LI,SP, ST
*Turbid-damp + stagnant qi or food: chest/ab fullness, nausea, diarrhea, etc. *Wheezing d/t phlegm-damp.

Answer 4

Hou Po/Magnolia

Question 5

transform phlegm stop coughing
cold
neutral, bitter, acrid / LU
*Cough w/phlegm d/t wind-heat or wind-cold. *Sore throat d/t wind-heat, phlegm-heat, yin def heat. *Lung or throat abcess. *Guides other herbs to upper jiao.

Answer 5

Je geng/Playcodon

Question 6

drain damp
cold, sweet, bland
Various damp sx esp lower jiao: dysuria, edema, diarrhea.
Drains Kd yin def fire.

Answer 6

Ze Xie/alisma

Question 7

Channels:SP, ST
Properties:Spicy, Bitter, Warm, Aromatic
For night blindness or diminished vision
drains damp in the lower jiao
Dispels Wind and Damp, Induces Diaphoreses (Sweating), and Releases the Exterior
strengthens spleen

Answer 7

Cang zhu/Atractolodes