Drain Water - Excrete Damp Flashcards
茯苓 Sweet, Bland and Neutral Ht Sp Kid Lu Stimulates Urination; STRENGTHENS THE SPLEEN AND TRANSFORMS PHLEGM; Restores the Shen; Drains Dampness Edema - Spleen Qi Deficiency
Fu Ling - Poria
Three herbs related to Fu Ling?
Chi Fu Ling - Drains Damp and Clears Heat
Fu Shen - Calms the Shen
Fu Ling Pi - Treats Skin Edema
泽泻
Sweet, Bland and Cold
Kid Bl
Stimulates Urination; Drains Dampness; Reduces Water Accumulation; Clears Kidney Fire
Edema in the lower Jiao - SETTLES MINISTERIAL FIRE (KIDNEY FIRE)
Zi Xie - Water Plantain
滑石
Sweet, Bland and Cold
St Bl
Stimulates Urination; Drains Heat from Bladder; Clears SUMMERHEAT; Clears Damp Heat; DETOXIFIES RE LIN or Shi Lin in the lower Jiao
Hua Shi - Talc
Teabag
車前子
Sweet and Cold
Kid Liv Lu Bl
Clears Liver, Lung and Damp Heat; Expels Damp; Stops Cough; SOLIDIFIES THE STOOL
Scanty urine due to damp heat in the lower Jiao
Diarrhea
Che Qian Zi - Plantain Seed
木通
Bitter and Cold
Ht SI and Bl
Stimulates Urination; Drains Heat through the Small Intestine; PROMOTES LACTATION; Unblocks Blood Stasis
FLARE UP OF HEART (SOVEREIGN) FIRE, Bi Syndrome
Scanty Milk
Mu Tong - Clematis
通草 Sweet, Bland and Cool Lu St Stimulates Urination; Clears Heat; PROMOTES LACTATION; Resolves Dampness; Raises Stomach Qi Promotes lactation by raising Stomach Qi
Tong Cao - Tetrapanax
Rice Paper Plant Pith - “Styrofoam”
薏苡仁
Sweet, Bland and Cool
Sp St Lu Kid
Stimulates Urination; Tonifies the Spleen; Stops Diarrhea; Clears Heat; Discharges Pus; Dispels Damp from the Muscle Layer
DISPELS DAMP CAUSED BY SPLEEN QI DEFICIENCY, Bi syndrome
Yi Yi Ren - Job’s Tears
冬瓜子 Sweet and Cold LI, St, Lu, SI Stimulates Urination; Clears Heat; Eliminates Phlegm; Expels Pus; Clears Damp Heat INTESTINAL OR LUNG ABSCESS
Dong Gua Zi - Wax Melon Seed
茵陳蒿 Bitter and Cool Sp St Liv GB Clears heat and drains damp for relieving jaundice RELIEVES YANG JAUNDICE AND ECZEMA
Yin Chen Hao - Artemisia
虎杖 Bitter and Cold Liv GB and Lu RELIEVES YANG CONSTRAINT IN LIVER AND GALLBLADDER, clear heat and clean toxin; Jaundice, Leukorrhea, Lin syndrome due to damp-heat. Carbuncles, boils, burns, SNAKE BITE
Hu Zhang - Tiger Cane
豬苓 Sweet, Bland and Neutral Kid Bl Sp Promoting urination, leach out dampness and harmful fluids, FACILITATES FLUID METABOLISM Edema and Malaria
Zhu Ling - Polyporus
金錢草 Sweet. Bland, Salty and Cool Liv GB Kid Bl Stimulates Urination; Reduces Swelling; Clears Damp Heat; EXPELS URINARY AND GALLBLADDER STONES; Clears Toxins Painful Urination, Yang Jaundice
Jin Qian Cao - Primrose
海金沙
Sweet and Cold
Bl SI
Clears and drains damp and heat from the blood level of the channels entered by promoting urination
TREATS ALL LIN SYNDROMES. Painful urination
Hai Jin Sha - Lygodium Spore -Sea Gold Sand
Teabag
石韋 Bitter, Sweet and Cool Lu Bl Cools the Lungs and FACILITATES BLADDER FUNCTION. Drains damp and heat by promoting urination; stops cough and bleeding due to heat. Lin Syndrome
Shi Wei - Pyrossia Leaf