Dui Yao Pairs Flashcards
Dui Yao and Dui Xue pairs can be described as:
1 - In the music world, single herbs/points are solos, formulas/point Rx are orchestras, and dui yao/xue pairs are duets
2 - The fxn of each herb (dui yao) or point (dui xue) changes depending on which herb or point it is paired with
Ma Huang + Gui Zhi
Name the category and the fxn of the pair
RELEASE EXTERIOR WIND COLD
* Ma Huang is a strong herb that works on the superficial/epidermis level
* Gui Zhi is a sl. less strong herb, but goes sl. deeper than MH (dermis level)
* Indications: Severe chills and fever, aversion to cold, lack of sweats h/a, b/a d/t W-C excess (Shi) type, Bi syndrome d/t WCD, cough/ asthma d/t W-C obstructing LU Qi
Found in Ma Huang Tang & Ge Gen Tang
Ma Huang + Xing Ren
RELEASE EXTERIOR WIND COLD
* D&D Combo - Disperse + Descend - MH opens the pores/disperses; XR descends
* Indications: Cough and Asthma d/t WC or LU Heat
Found in Ma Huang Tang & Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang
Jing Jie + Fang Feng
RELEASE EXTERIOR
* Even though these herbs are sl. warm, they are not dry and therefore can be used for both Wind Cold AND Wind Heat
* Indications: early stage of measles and skin eruption with itching, early stage of carbuncle or boils, accompanied by chills & fever
Found in Xiao Feng San & Jing Fang Bai Du San
Xin Yi Hua + Cang Er Zi
RELEASE EXTERIOR
* Open the nasal orifice
* Indications: CC w/ H/A, nasal congestion, and runny nose d/t W-C; Deep source nasal congestion, loss of smell, turbid nasal phlegm, chronic, acute rhinitis, allergic rhinitis, hypertrophic rhinitis, sinusitis, parasinusitis, frontal sinusitis
Found in Cang Er Zi San
Associated points: LI4, LU7, LI20, Bitong, Du23 (upward for runny nose; downward for nasal congestion), BL7
Sang Ye + Ju Hua
RELEASE EXTERIOR WIND HEAT
* W-H COUGH - Sang Ye = chief
* W-H EYE INFECTION - Ju Hua = chief
* Indications: Fever, aversion to wind, light sweating, cough, h/a, sl. thirst d/t W-H; H/A, vertigo, photophobia, red, swollen, painful eyes d/t LYR
Found in Sang Ju Yin
Ju Hua is a lot like GB20; there are also different kinds of Ju Hua for different fxns
Sang Ye is one portion of the mulberry that is medicinal
Sheng Ma + Ge Gen
RELEASE EXTERIOR WIND HEAT
* Vent rashes
* Indications: Early stage of measles, H/A, fever; Incomplete eruption of measles, fever
Found in Sheng Ma Ge Gen Tang
Ge Gen = Kudzu Root –> along with Shan Zha + Jue Ming Zi = good for Hyperlipidemia; Ge Hua = Kudzu Flower –> good for hangover along with Juniper + Rosemary EO
Shi Gao + Zhi Mu
CLEAR HEAT - QI LEVEL
* In Shang Han Lun - this is for Yang Ming Heat (Not to be confused
* In Wen Bing - this is for Qi Level Heat
* Excess (Shi) Heat + Damaged Fluids
* Indications: 4 Bigs - high fever, profuse sweating, big thirst, big pulse - SURGING PULSE (big wave, fades away) (d/t heat in Qi Level); Xiao Ke - Upper burner - polydipsia, dry mouth and tongue, great thirst d/t excess (Shi) LU Heat
Found in Bai Hu Tang (White Tiger Decoction)
Shi Gao is strictly Excess Heat whereas Zhi Mu, if paired with Huang Bai, is for KD Def Heat or if paired with Chuan Bei Mu is for LU Def Heat
Xi Xin + Shi Gao
CLEAR HEAT - QI LEVEL
* Good for Shao Yin H/A - KD - so that’s why toothache
* Indications: ST Heat, toothache, bleeding/swollen/ painful gums, oral ulcers, glossitis; H/A d/t WH entering clear orifices
Xi Xin is a warm herb, but it’s okay bc it’s used in combo with Shi Gao and in general, when there are warm and cold herbs together, cold herbs will generally win
Zhi Zi + Dan Dou Chi
CLEAR HEAT - QI LEVEL HEAT
* When a patient started with W-H, but the heat didn’t resolve fully and it is lingering in the Qi Level
* Indications: Irritability, agitation, insomnia, vexation during or after Warm-Febrile Disease; External contraction of W-H of febrile disease
Found in Zhi Zi Chi Tang
Lu Gen + Bai Mao Gen
CLEAR HEAT - QI LEVEL HEAT
* Both of these herbs are “straw” or “tube” shaped - similar to Ma Huang and they have descending energy and promote urination they clear heat via urination
* Indications: Fever, thirst, irritability d/t warm-febrile disease or WH; cough/wheezing d/t LU Heat; Early stage of measles d/t toxic heat; acute nephritis, UTI accompanied by fever, dysuria, edema; N/V d/t ST Heat; Epidemic hemorrhagic fever
Lu Gen + Bai Mao Gen clear heat via URINE
Da Huang + Mang Xiao clear heat via STOOL
Mu Dan Pi + Dan Shen
CLEAR HEAT - BLOOD HEAT
* Blood Heat - Hematemesis, epistaxis, metrorrhagia, purpura, rubella, pruritis
* Menstruation irregularities or postpartum abd. pn d/t blood heat causing blood stasis
* continuous low grade fever d/t Yin Xu
* Hot, red, swollen, painful joints d/t Heat Bi
Mu Dan Pi - cools blood; Dan Shen - moves blood –> similar to SP10 –> which cools and moves blood
Chi Shao + Bai Shao
CLEAR HEAT - BLOOD HEAT
* BOTH support LV
* Bai Shao - Tonify Blood; Calm LV
* Chi Shao - Moves/ Cools Blood; Clears LV
* Blood-Heat; chronic low-grade fever
* Yin and BF Def., dry mouth, red, and painful eyes
* chest and hypochondriac pn, abdominal pn
* irregular menstruation, amenorrhea d/t Blood xu and stasis w/ heat
Bai Shao is part of several other Dui Yao pairs
Bai Shao + Gui Zhi - Spasms & Pn (d/t LV Blood Def)
Bai Shao + Chai Hu - Soothe LV Qi
Bai Shao + Gan Cao - Ying & Wei Level Support
Huang Bai + Cang Zhu
CLEAR HEAT - DAMP HEAT
* Wilting of the lower limbs w/ pn d/t D-H pouring downward to the lower part
* Cang Zhu is one of the most drying herbs of the pharmacopia
* D-H in the genital area - vaginal discharge; external vaginal itching; cloudy, scanty urination
Red, swollen, hot, painful joints d/t W-D-H Bi Syndrome
Found in Er Miao San and can be modified to become San Miao San & Si Miao San
Remember the 3 Huangs for clearing D-H
-Huang Qin - upper burner (can work in all three jiaos, but particularly upper)
-Huang Lian - middle burner (can work in all three jiaos, but particularly middle)
-Huang Bai - lower burner (works specifically for lower jiao)
Cang Zhu + Bai Zhu both tonify SP + Dry Damp
-Cang Zhu is better at drying damp
-Bai Zhu is better for tonifying SP
Huang Lian + Mu Xiang
CLEAR HEAT - DAMP-HEAT
* Dysentery with abdominal pn and tenesmus d/t D-H and Qi Stag in the Lower Burner
Found in Xiang Lian Wan
Huang Lian Dui Yaos
Huang Lian + Mu Xiang = Dysentery w/ Tenesmus
Huang Lian + Wu Zhu Yu = Zuo Gui Wan; Acid Regurgitation
Huang Lian + E Jiao = Shao Yin - Heat Patterns
Mu Xiang = good for intestines; Mu Xiang + Bing Lang = equivalent to 4 Doors
Mu Xiang, Sha Ren, Chen Pi = Prevents Stagnation fr too much tonics
Jin Yin Hua + Lian Qiao
CLEAR HEAT - TOXIC HEAT
* Cold and influenza d/t W-H
* Warm-Febrile disease with internal heat
* H/A, eye pn, toothache, sinusitis, painful, swollen throat d/t W-H
* Skin eruption w/ pruritis d/t W-H (like boils, measles)
* Skin inflammation d/t toxic heat
Found in Yin Qiao San + Qing Ying Tang
Niu Bang Zi + Lian Qiao
CLEAR HEAT - TOXIC HEAT
* Mouth and tongue ulcer, swollen gum, sore throat d/t Heat
* Red swelling, carbuncle, erythemas, mumps, acute febrile maculopapular rash
Found in Yin Qiao San
ASIDE: When differentiating seeds “Ren” vs. “Zi” (both mean seed) “Rens” are bigger and have more oils so are good for constipation; Zi - benefits eyes, but can also moisten intestines
Ban Lan Gen + Xuan Shen
CLEAR HEAT - TOXIC HEAT
* Painful/red/swollen throat d/t Yin Xu Heat or Excess (Shi) Fire damaging Yin
* Good for a sore throat that has not yet been accompanied by a W-H febrile disease; so early stage W-H
Found in Ban Lan Da Qing Tang
Xuan Shen + Mu Li
CLEAR HEAT - TOXIC HEAT
* Neck lumps or nodules such as in scrofula, lipoma, swollen glands, goiter in patterns of Phlegm-Fire
* Used for similar nodules in** inguinal canal** and other parts of body
Found in Xiao Luo Wan
DY #43 - Zhe Bei Mu + Xia Ku Cao = dissipates nodules –> you can mix (XS + ML) + (ZBM + XKC) to strengthen the dissipate nodule action
Seems to be for toxic heat nodules found near lymphs?
Hua Shi + Gan Cao
CLEAR HEAT - SUMMER HEAT
* Summer-Heat + Damp: marked by fever, restlessness, thirst, diarrhea, difficulty in urine
* Damp-Heat or BL marked by dark urine, difficulty, painful urination or urinary stone
Found in Liu Yi San (6:1 ratio powder)
180g Hua Shi + 30g Gan Cao –> to clear SH
Knowing the numbers helps:
1 - Yi - Liu Yi San
2 - Er - Er Chen Tang; Er Miao San
3 - San - San Zi Yang Qin Tang
4 - Si - Si Jun Zi Tang, Si Wu Tang - But if you add Si + Si = 8 (Ba) –> So Ba Zhen Tang bc it’s SJZT + SWT together
5 - Wu - Wu Ling San
6 - Liu - LWDHW
7 - Qi - San Qi (San = 3; Qi = 7 –> harvest between 3-7 years)
8 - Ba - Ba Zhen Tang
9 - Jiu - Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang
10 - Shi - Shi Quan Da Bu Tang - Ba Zhen Tang + Huang Qi + Rou Gui
Qing Hao + Bie Jia
CLEAR HEAT - DEFICIENT HEAT
* Steaming bone fever, night sweats, cough d/t Yin Xu
* Malaria
* Later Stage of Warm-Febrile Disease
Found in Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang
“Bie Jia” the Turtle dives deeper and takes Qing Hao with them to attack the deficient heat
Gui Ban vs. Bie Jia
GB –> Ventral aspect, Yin, stops bleeding
BJ –> Dorsal aspect, Yang, Move blood
Zhi Mu + Huang Bai
CLEAR HEAT - DEFICIENT HEAT
* Yin Xu Heat: afternoon fever, steaming bones, night sweats, seminal emission
* Excessive sexual desire and easy erection d/t deficient-Fire and hyperactive Mingmen Fire
* Dysuria d/t Yin Xu and Yang losing its ability to transform
Found in Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan
Da Huang + Mang Xiao
PURGATIVE
* Constipation w/ hard, dry stools, abd. pn d/t Heat Accumulation
* Constipation w/ high fever, tidal fever, mental confusion d/t excess (Shi) heat in Yang Ming Organ
* Chronic or Severe constipation d/t Heat
Found in Da Cheng Qi Tang and Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang
Know four types of abdominal disharmony
1. Shi - Hardness - Da Huang
2. Zao - Dryness - Mang Xiao
3. Man - Fullness - objective - visible bloating - Hou Po
4. Pi - Distension - subjective - the sensation of obstruction, distention, heaviness - Zhi Shi
^^Da Cheng Qi Tang has all four of those herbs
Da Huang + Fu Zi
PURGATIVE
* Constipation, Abd. pn, aversion to cold, cold limbs d/t Cold Accumulation
Found in Da Huang Fu Zi Tang
Dang Gui + Rou Cong Rong
LAXATIVE
* Constipation d/t BF Deficiency after Warm-Febrile Disease; giving birth
* Constipation d/t Blood Xu; esp. for elderly/deficient constition
Found in Ji Chuan Jian
DG - Tonify Blood + Moisten Intestine (a lot like SP4, which treats accumulation of blood, cold, food; DG does not tx food accum, but def blood and cold)
RCR - Tonify Yang + Moisten Intestine
Tao Ren + Xing Ren
LAXATIVE
* Chest, epigastric, lower abd. pn d/t Qi Stag and Blood Stasis
* Constipation of the Xu Type d/t dryness in the LI
* Constipation of Shi Type d/t Qi Stagnation
Found in Wu Ren Wan
TR - Support Blood - like Western Med - Colace, which softens the stool mixed with Senna
XR - Support Qi - like Western Herb Senna, which stimulates muscles to move the stool
Mu Tong + Dan Zhu Ye
DRAIN DAMP
* Irritability, sores of the mouth and tongue, dark, scanty urine d/t HT Heat transform into SI
Found in Dao Chi San - which also has Deng Xin Cao; MT + DXC + DZY all go to the HT/SI (King Fire) Channels; then bc SI is also a Taiyang, that heat will eventually go to the BL.
Ji Nei Jin + Hai Jin Sha
DRAIN DAMP
* Stone strangury and urinary lithiasis d/t D-H in BL
* Gallstones d/t D-H in GB
Found in San Jin Tang
Herbs with “Jin” in the name are often used for stones - which there are diff kinds - GB/KD/BL
Ji Nei Jin + Jin Qian Cao –> used for both GB/KD stone
Yu Jin –> GB stones
Hai Jin Sha –> KD/BL stones
Related acu points
Lin Syndrome - BL28 (back shu of BL); CV3 (front mu of BL); SP9 (dampness)
Stone Lin Syndrome: add BL39 (lower he-sea of SJ)
GB Stones: D-H in LV/GB so GB34 + GB24 (or Dan Nang Xue)
Clinically, you can do a 5 element tx by using the metal point of the BL/KD/orGB to tx a stone
Qu Mai + Bian Xu
DRAIN DAMP
* Turbid Lin d/t D-H
* Dysuria d/t Heat Lin
* Acute Nephritis, UTI d/t D-H
Found in Ba Zheng San (QM + BX are king herbs)
Yi Zhi Ren + Bi Xie
DRAIN DAMP
* Turbid Urine, Frequent Urination, Lin Syndrome d/t KD Xu
* Leukorrhea, Urethritis, Milky Urine (Gao-Lin) d/t KD milky urine fr KD Xu
Found in Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin
Huang Qi + Fang Ji
DRAIN DAMP
* Wind-Edema d/t Wei Qi Xu
* Bi Syndrome d/t W-D w/ Wei Qi Xu made by arthralgia, numbness of extremities
Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang
ASIDE: Huang Qi has many DY Pairings d/t its many fxns
Huang Qi + Fang Ji = Wind-Water (Wind-Edema)/ Yang Edema
Huang Qi + Ren Shen = Tonify SP Qi
Huang Qi + [Chai Hu + Sheng Ma] = Raise Yang Qi
Huang Qi + Shan Yao = Xiao Ke (Diabetes)
Huang Qi + Dang Gui = DGBXT
Huang Qi + Fang Feng = Yu Ping Feng San
Qiang Huo + Du Huo
DISPEL W-D & STOP PN
* Qiang Huo - Tai Yang H/A - more for upper body (like trapezius)
* Du Huo - Shao Yin H/A - more for lower body (like latissimus)
* Moving rheumatic pns all over the body
* Common Cold w/ fever, shivers, H/A, neck pn, joint pn d/t WCD
* Joint running wind d/t WCD penetrating the channels and network vessels
Found in Ren Shen Bai Du San - QH + DH are King Herbs
Bai Shao + Gan Cao
DISPEL W-D & STOP PN
* Sour (Bai Shao) and Sweet (Gan Cao) = generate fluids/ yin + stop pn
* Spasms, pn in the limbs d/t disharmony betw. Qi and Blood
* This DY pair w/ calm Shen herbs can be used for things like Bruxism
* Abdominal pn d/t LV & SP Disharmony
* H/A d/t Blood Xu
Found in Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang
Zi Wan + Kuan Dong Hua
STOP COUGH
* Cough and Phlegm d/t various etiologies primarily used for cold induced cough (warm, but not dry)
* Zi Wan is better for dissolving phlegm
* KDH is better for stopping cough
Found in She Gan Ma Huang Tang
Bai Qian + Bai Bu
STOP COUGH
* Chronic cough
* Common cold, influenza, bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis
Found in Zhi Sou San - Bai Bu = King Herb; Bai Qian = Deputy Herb
Wu Wei Zi + Xi Xin
STOP COUGH
* Cough and asthma d/t Wind or accumulation of Cold-Phlegm in LU
* Chronic cough and asthma d/t LU/KD Xu
Found in Xiao Qing Long Tang
Wu Wei Zi + Gan Jiang
STOP COUGH
* Cough and asthma accompanied by profuse, clear, white phlegm d/t Cold in LU
Found in Xiao Qing Long Tang
Chuan Bei Mu + Zhi Mu
STOP COUGH
* Dry cough with little phlegm and difficult expectoration d/t LU Yin Xu
* Cough d/t LU Heat which causes LU Dryness
Di Gu Pi + Sang Bai Pi
STOP COUGH
* Cough and asthma with yellow, sticky, thick phlegm, fever and thirst d/t LU Heat
* Cough accompanied by** evening fever with skin which is warm to the touch d/t LU Xu Heat**
Found in Xie Bai San
Related Acu Points:
-LU10 (Ying Spring Point of LU; all Ying Spring points clear heat from the organs)
Zi Wan + E Jiao
STOP COUGH
* LU Xu d/t chronic cough, blood sputum
Found in Zi Wan Tang
E Jiao - good for low RBCs; Hgb + Hct; the sticky nature of E Jiao encourages blood to coagulate which stops bleeding
Hemoptysis - BL17 + LU6
Jie Geng is CONTRA for hemoptysis