Drain Water & Excrete Damp Flashcards
1
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** Fu Ling (Poria/Hoelen) – Top 25
A
- Neutral
- Sweet, Bland
- Heart, Spleen, Kidney, Lung
Functions:
- Tonifies the spleen
- Drains damp and harmful body fluids by promoting urination and
- Calms the heart Shen.
Actions:
- Edema (w/ scanty urination)
- Poor appetite, fatigue and loose stool due to spleen Qi deficiency
- Insomnia due to heart Shen disturbance
- Strengthens Spleen and transforms phlegm palpitations, headache and dizziness
- Counterflow Qi in the chest, anxiety, fright palpitations, propping pain in heart, vertigo, dizziness and vexation
Pattern:
- Abdominal: Water splash below left subcostal region
- Tongue: The “Fu Ling tongue”, enlarged with tooth markets and moist coat
- Dosage: 9-15g
- CCI: Instances of sinking Spleen Qi or Yin deficiency and in deficiency cold w/ loss of fluids.
- HDI: Diuretics
- Related Herbs: Chi Fu Ling: Drains damp and clears heat, Fu Shen: Calms Shen, Fu Ling Pi (Bark): Used for skin edema.
2
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- Zhu Ling (Polyporus)
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** Straight Diarrhetic, Metabolism of Fluids
- Neutral
- Sweet, Bland
- Kidney, Bladder, Spleen
Functions:
- Promoting Urination
- Leach out dampness and harmful fluids
- Facilitates fluid metabolism
Actions:
- Edema - promotes urination when difficult and scanty, turbid urine and may have jaundice and diarrhea.
- Vaginal discharge
- Dosage: 6-12g
- CCI: Do not use w/out dampness being present
- HDI: Diuretics
3
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** Ze Xie (Water Plantain)
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** Deals with ministerial fire
- Cold
- Sweet, Bland
- Kidney, Bladder
Functions:
- Drain damp and harmful body fluids by promoting urination and opening the fluid pathways
- Clears heat from a blazing ministerial fire
Actions:
- Edema w/ scanty urination, diarrhea, leucorrhea, retention of phlegm and harmful fluid, **especially w/ Heat or Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao
- **Settle the ministerial fire
Dosage: 4.5-9g
CCI: Caution in sunken middle Jiao Qi.
Pharmacology: Diuretic, Antihyperlipidemic, Antihypertensive
4
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** Yi Yi Ren (Coix seeds, Job’s tears)
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**Tonifies Spleen, Treat (deals with damp Bi) Bi Syndrome because it Leaches damp from bone, sinew and muscle, Drains Puss from Lung & Intestines
- Slightly Cold
- Sweet, Bland
- Spleen, Stomach, Lung, Kidney
Functions:
- Tonify Spleen Qi – Assists Lungs
- Leach and drain damp and harmful body fluids from the bones, sinews and muscles promoting urination and eliminates damp from Bi syndrome and painful obstructions disorders
- Clear heat and drains pus
Actions:
- Scanty urination, edema and diarrhea due to retention of damp and harmful fluid, especially damp caused **by spleen Qi deficiency
- Bi Syndrome with spasm of tendons due to attack of wind-damp
- Abscess in the Lung and appendicitis due to toxic heat in large intestine
- Dosage: 9-30g
- CCI: Pregnancy
- Pharmacology: Antineoplastic, Sedative, Analgesic, Smooth Muscle Effects
5
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** Che Qian Zi (Plantain Seed)
A
- Cold
- Sweet
- Kidney, Liver, Lung, Bladder
Functions:
- Promotes urination to drain damp and harmful body fluid
- Separates clear and turbid fluid and guides damp heat out via urination
- Clears heat from Liver
- Brightens the eyes
- Clears heat and resolves phlegm from the Lung
Actions:
- **Scanty urination, painful urination and edema due to damp-heat in the urinary bladder.
- Treats urinary tract stones
- Edema in lower limbs
- Diarrhea due to attack of summer-heat w/damp
- Red eyes due to heat in the Liver
- Blurry vision and cataracts due to Yin deficiency of the Liver and Kidney
- Failing vision
- Photo sensitivity
- Cough due to phlegm heat in the lung
- Expels phlegm in lung
- Dosage: 9-15g (Use tea bag due to the size of the seeds and tendency to congeal)
- CCI: Pregnancy and instances of Kidney deficiency w/ loss of fluids
- HDI: Diuretics, Absorption Issues
- Pharmacology: Diuretic, Antitussive and Expectorant
6
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- Hua Shi (Talcum)
A
** Widest scope of action, summer heat, stone in bladder
- Cold
- Sweet, Bland
- Stomach, Bladder
Functions:
- Clears summer heat
- Eliminate damp fro eczema
- Drain damp and heat by promoting urination
Actions:
- Scanty, dark burning and painful urination due to **damp-heat or stone in the lower Jiao (Re Lin, Shi Lin)
- Restlessness
- Thirst due to summer heat
- Diarrhea
- Chest Distention
- Eczema due to dampness
- Dosage: 9-15g (Put into tea bags) - Can be applied topically for rashes and sores
CCI: Pregnancy - Spleen deficiency - Body fluid deficiency
- Pharmacology: Affects mucous membranes
7
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** Mu Tong (Akebia/Clematis)
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**Tongue ulcers, Treats Bi, promotes lactation by moving blood
- Cold
- Bitter
- **Heart, ** Small Intestine, Bladder
Functions:
- Promotes urination
- Drains damp
- Direct fire and Damp heat downward and out via urine
- Unblocks blood stasis
- Promotes lactation
Actions:
- Scanty, yellowish and painful urination due to damp heat in the bladder
- Ulcer in the mouth, restlessness and concentrated urination **due to flare up of heart fire
- Scanty mild after childbirth, opens lactation and blood vessels
- Bi syndrome due to damp heat
- Dosage: 3-6g
- CCI: Pregnancy
- Related Herbs: Chuan Mu Tong, Guan Mu Tong, Tong Cao
- Pharmacology: Antibiotics, Diuretic, Cardiovascular
8
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** Tong Cao (Tetrapanax)
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** Promotes lactation by increasing stomach Qi,
- Slightly Cold
- Sweet, Bland
- Lung, Stomach
Functions:
- Facilitates fluid metabolism of Lung
- Clears heat and drains damp by promoting urination
- **Promotes lactation by raising Stomach Qi
Actions:
- Scanty and painful urination due to damp-heat during pregnancy
- Scanty milk after childbirth
- Dosage: 2.5-5g
- CCI: Pregnancy - Overdose can affect triglyceride synthesis in liver
- HDI: Diuretics
- Pharmacology: Diuretic
9
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Qu Mai (Chinese Pink, Fringed Pink)
A
- Cold
- Bitter
- Heart, Small Intestine, Bladder
Functions:
- Cools heat
- Directs downward
- Invigorates the blood
- Leads heat and fire in the SI and Ht out via the urine
Actions:
- Painful urination due to damp heat in the lower Jiao
- Amenorrhea or irregular menstruation due to blood stagnation
- Dosage: 9-15g
- CCI: Pregnancy
- HDI: Diuretics
- Pharmacology: Diuretic, Uterine Stimulant, Stimulates GI System
10
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*Bian Xu (Knotweed)
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**Combined with Be Futza to reduce itching
- Slightly Cold
- Bitter
- Bladder
Functions:
- Drain damp and heat
- **Stops itching
- **Kills parasites
Actions:
- Painful urination due to damp-heat in the lower Jiao (heat Lin, blood Lin)
- Itching on the skin due to damp heat
- Abdominal pain or gallbladder pain due to roundworm
- Dosage: 9-15g
- HDI: Diuretics
- Pharmacology: Diuretic, Antibiotic, Antihypertensive
11
Q
She Wei (Pyrrosia Leaf)
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**Stone Lin Syndrome - Xue Blood Lin, Shi Stone Lin, Re Heat Lin – Hua Shi Combo to deal with Stone
- Slightly Cold
- Bitter, Sweet
- Lung, Bladder
Functions:
- Cough w/ difficulty breathing due to heat in lung
- Painful urination with blood in urine due to damp-heat or stone in the lower Jiao (Xie ‘blood’ Lin, Shi ‘stone’ Lin, Re ‘heat’ Lin)
12
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Di Fu Zi (Broom Cypress, Kochia Fruit)
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**Bladder, Kidney, Damp heat and skin related itching, Anti-Fungal, Anti-Parasitic
- Cold
- Bitter, Sweet
- Bladder, Kidney
Functions:
- *Stops Itching
- Removes damp heat by unblocking urination
- Clears wind heat affecting the eyes and the head
Actions:
- Dark, burning, painful urination due to damp-heat in the lower Jiao
- Itchiness of the skin due to damp-heat. Scabies, eczema, damp heat skin disorders
13
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**Dong Gua Ren/Zi (Winter Melon Seed)
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** Phlegm and Puss
- Cold
- Sweet
- LI, Stomach, Lung, SI
Functions:
- Reduce edema by promoting urination
- Facilitates the removal of pathogenic water and damp
- Clears Heat
- Expels Phlegm and Pus
Actions:
- Lung and Int abscess
- Lower Jiao masses
- Clears heat
- Expels Phlegm, Abscess & Puss from organs entered
- Vaginal discharge due to heat and dampness
Formula:
- Wei Jing Tang
- Dan Huang Mu Dan Pi Tang
14
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Bi Xie (Tokoro Rhizome)
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- Neutral
- Bitter
- Liver, Stomach, Bladder
Function:
- Expels and drain dampness especially from the lower burner by seperating the clear from the turbid.
- Expels wind and damp
- Relaxes sinews
Actions:
- Painful urination with turbid urine due to damp (Gao Lin)
- By syndrome, lower back paid due to attack of wind-damp
- Relaxes sinews
- Clears damp heat from the skin. Lesions, eczema, sores
15
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**Jin Qian Cao (Lysimachia)
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**Painful Urination, Jaundice, Expels Stones
- Slightly Cold
- Sweet, Bland
- Liver, Gallbladder, Kidney, Bladder
Function:
- Drains damp and heat by promoting unrination
- Eliminates damp to relieve jaundice
- Expels stones
- Cleans toxins and relieves swelling
Actions:
- Painful urination due to damp-heat or stone in lower Jiao
- Jaundice due to damp heat in the liver and gall bladder
- Carbuncle, boils and snake bite
- Stones in the liver, gallbladder, kidney or bladder
CCI: Possible rashes in high doses (30-60g)
HDI: Diuretics
