Drain Water - Excrete Damp Flashcards

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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
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Fu Ling - Poria

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Three herbs related to Fu Ling?

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Chi Fu Ling - Drains Damp and Clears Heat
Fu Shen - Calms the Shen
Fu Ling Pi - Treats Skin Edema

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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)

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Zi Xie - Water Plantain

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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

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Hua Shi - Talc

Teabag

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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

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Che Qian Zi - Plantain Seed

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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

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Mu Tong - Clematis

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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
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Tong Cao - Tetrapanax

Rice Paper Plant Pith - “Styrofoam”

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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

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Yi Yi Ren - Job’s Tears

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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
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Dong Gua Zi - Wax Melon Seed

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茵陳蒿
Bitter and Cool
Sp St Liv GB
Clears heat and drains damp for relieving jaundice
RELIEVES YANG JAUNDICE AND ECZEMA
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Yin Chen Hao - Artemisia

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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
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Hu Zhang - Tiger Cane

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豬苓
Sweet, Bland and Neutral
Kid Bl Sp
Promoting urination, leach out dampness and harmful fluids, FACILITATES FLUID METABOLISM
Edema and Malaria
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Zhu Ling - Polyporus

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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
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Jin Qian Cao - Primrose

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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

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Hai Jin Sha - Lygodium Spore -Sea Gold Sand

Teabag

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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
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Shi Wei - Pyrossia Leaf

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瞿麦
Bitter and Cold
Ht SI Bl
SLIPPERY, cools heat, DIRECTS DOWNWARD, invigorates the blood, leads heat and fire in the small intestine and heart out via the urine.
Lin Syndrome
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Qu Mai - Pink

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漢防己
Bitter, Acrid and Cold
Bl Kid Sp
Clears damp heat, OPENS THE FLUID PATHWAYS, treats painful urinary issues; Promotes urination to reduce edema. Damp leg Qi, TREATS GURGLING GI TRACT, ASCITES and abdominal distension.

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Han Fang Ji - Stephania