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fx - food stag, open orifice, aromatic transform damp, stop cough, regulate qi Flashcards

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promote digestion & eliminate food retention; promote Qi circulation and invigorate blood to remove blood stasis.
best for meat and greasy food.
treats hypertension, coronary artery disease, cholesterol.

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shan zha

hawthorn fruit (crataegus pinnatifida)

relieve food stagnation

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promote digestion & adjust the stomach, promote the flow of Qi, alleviates diarrhea.
especially good for grains and starch.
exterior syndrome with food stagnation.
helps digest minerals & absorption.

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shen qu

medicated leaven

relieve food stagnation

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promote digestion & adjust the middle jiao; reduces food stagnation of starches and fruits.
softens areas of hardness.
inhibits lactation (biphasic - low dose promotes lactation). moves Liver Qi.

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mai ya

barley malt sprout (hordeum vulgare)

relieve food stagnation

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promote digestion & strengthen stomach; gently reduces food stagnation while mildly tonifying Spleen and promoting appetite.
especially helps digest starch and carbs.
vitamin B + 18 amino acids

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dao ya

rice sprouts (oryzae fructus germinatus / oryza sativa)

relieve food stagnation

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promote digestion & strengthen stomach; gently reduces food stagnation while mildly tonifying Spleen and promoting appetite.
especially helps digest starch and carbs.
vitamin B

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su ya

millet sprouts (setariae fructus germinatus / setaria italica)

relieve food stagnation

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promote digestion and eliminate food retention; descend Lung Qi and promote the flow of Qi in the lung, spleen, and large intestine; transform phlegm.
crush prior to use.

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lai fu zi

radish seed (raphanus sativus

relieve food stagnation

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strengthen spleen & promote digestion; remove all types of food stagnation; astringe the essence; resolve masses and dissolve down stones of all types.

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ji nei jin

chicken gizzard lining (gallus gallus domesticus)

relieve food stagnation

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strengthen spleen and stomach, promote digestion. invigorate blood to remove blood stasis.
undigested food in the stool.
lowers blood cholesterol.

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hong qu

red yeast rice (monascus purpureus)

relieve food stagnation

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induce resuscitation with intense aroma to open all orifices & awaken the spirit; promote blood circulation to relieve swelling and pain and to open the orifices; speed up the labor process.
treats loss of consciousness/convulsion, Bi syndrome, moves the dead fetus

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she xiang

musk deer naval gland secretion

open orifice and promote resuscitation

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open orifice & promote resuscitation, eliminate turbid and relieve pain; especially useful for patterns of cold closure (as this is a warm opening substance)

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su he xiang

styrax; liquidambar orientalis; resin of rose maloes

open orifice and promote resuscitation

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induce resuscitation; clear heat/fire constraint and relieve pain; acrid and dispersing, mobilizing and piercing; opens the orifices and clears the shen.
widely used in external washes and herbal applications to help herbs penetrate skin and move inward.

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bing pian

borneolum; dryobalanops aromatica / blumea balsamifera

open orifice and promote resuscitation

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induce resuscitation and calm shen; transform dampness, strengthen spleen & stomach to harmonize the middle, dislodge phlegm and open orifices.
fuzzy head & loss of consciousness dt blockage of the Heart by damp-phlegm and turbidity.

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shi chang pu

acorus (acorus tatarinowii); sweetflag grassleaf rhizome

open orifice and promote resuscitation

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clear heat & clean toxin; subdue Liver wind for relieving convulsion, open the Heart orifice by resolving phlegm (blockage by heat or phlegm heat). dredges phlegm and cools blood.

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niu huang

cattle/buffalo gallstone

open orifice and promote resuscitation

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dry damp and strengthen the spleen & stomach; eliminate wind-damp and induce sweating. treats atrophy by clearing heat. improves vision.
treats Bi syndrome w swollen knees and feet dt wind-damp; exterior syndrome dt wind-cold w damp.

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cang zhu

red atractylodes rhizome (atractylodes lancea, chinensis)

aromatic herbs to transform dampness

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promotes Qi circulation in the chest & directs it downward; dries damp; descends Lung Qi to relieve asthma and wheezing; clears food stagnation and fullness and reduces phlegmatic accumulation.
treats stagnation of Qi in the middle jiao.

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hou po

magnolia bark (magnolia officinalis)

aromatic herbs to transform dampness

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release the exterior, transform dampness and clear summer heat; harmonize the middle jiao and stop nausea and vomiting.
treats distention in the epigastrium and abdomen, poor appetite, nausea and vomiting dt accumulation of damp in the middle jiao

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huo xiang

pogostemon (patchouli) / agastache

aromatic herbs to transform dampness

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releases the exterior, resolves and transforms turbid damp clogging the middle jiao, clears summer-heat and eases the stomach.
treats sticky and sweet taste in the mouth.

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pei lan

eupatorium fortunei

aromatic herbs to transform dampness

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promotes Qi circulation; warm the middle jiao to stop vomiting and diarrhea; calms fetus. draws energy down and into the middle.
treats distending pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, poor appetite, nausea and vomiting dt accumulation of damp in the spleen & stomach and qi stagnation in the middle jiao.

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sha ren

cardamom, grains of paradise fruit

aromatic herbs to transform dampness

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disseminates downward the Lung Qi. transforms damp; promotes Qi circulation; warms the middle jiao & awakens the spleen; pierces through turbidity.
treats distention and fullness in the epigastrium and abdomen, poor appetite, nause and vomiting dt accumulation of damp in the spleen and stomach and qi stagnation in the middle jiao.

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bai dou kou

cardamom cluster

aromatic herbs to transform dampness

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dry damp; warm the middle jiao; promote qi circulation

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cao dou kou

galangal seeds

aromatic herbs to transform dampness

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dries damp; warms the middle jiao; treats malaria

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cao guo

tsaoko fruit

aromatic herbs to transform dampness

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stop cough and ease difficult breathing; direct Lung Qi downward, moisten the large intestine and promote bowel movement; disperse wind cold
treats cough and wheezing dt lung qi not descending

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xing ren

apricot seed (prunus armeniaca, spp)

stop cough and relieve wheezing

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resolve phlegm and descend lung qi to stop cough; acrid and dispersing, bitter and draining, warms and moistens without drying. enters Qi and blood and promotes urination.

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zi wan

purple aster root (aster tartaricus)

stop cough and relieve wheezing

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moistens the Lung and descends Lung Qi; resolves phlegm and stops cough. acrid & warm but not drying & dispersing but not draining; therefore good for any type of cough.

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kuan dong hua

coltsfoot flower (tussilago farfara)

stop cough and relieve wheezing

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descend lung Qi, stop cough, resolve phlegm and ease difficult breathing or wheezing; moistens the large intestine and promotes bowel movement.
treats cough and wheezing dt lung qi not descending.

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zi su zi

perilla seed (perilla frutescens)

stop cough and relieve wheezing

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resolve phlegm, descend Qi to stop cough; descend stomach qi to help stop vomiting
treats cough & wheezing with sticky sputum dt heat in the lung

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pi pa ye

loquat leaf (eriobotrya japonica)

stop cough and relieve wheezing

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excels at directing the qi downward to stop all types of cough. especially useful for chronic & deficiency coughs. good to moisten the lung; also able to kill parasites internally and topically.
treats acute or chronic cough, whooping cough, especially lung TB, chronic and deficiency cough

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bai bu

wild asparagus (stemona sessilifolia)

stop cough and relieve wheezing

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reduce heat, drain and descend lung Qi for cough and wheezing, especially worse when the person is lying flat; promote urination and relieve edmea especially for the face.
treats edema, hydrothorax, ascites w scanty urination dt failure of the lung to predominate the water passages

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ting li zi

lepidium apetalum (peppergrass) / descurainiae sophia

stop cough and relieve wheezing

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highly toxic

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li lu

veratrum

stop cough and relieve wheezing

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reduces and drains heat from the lung to stop cough and ease wheezing; promotes urination and relieves edema.
cough with lots of phlegm and wheezing dt heat in the lung
edema with scanty urination related to excess syndrome
treats hypertension

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sang bai pi

mulberry bark (morus alba)

stop cough and relieve wheezing

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regulates and promotes the flow of Qi; adjusts the middle jiao; dries damp and resolves phlegm
treats distention in the epigastrium and abdomen, etc.
cough, copious sputum & difficult breathing dt accumulation of phlegm and damp

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chen pi

aged tangerine peel

regulate qi

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moves Qi, stops pain and dissipates clumps. guides to the testicles (esp prepared w salt). bulging disorders, breast lumps, hernias, mastitis.

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ju he

tangerine pip

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breast abscess, breast lumps and abdominal masses. dredges the Liver, reduces swelling and disperses clumps.

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ju ye

tangerine leaf

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more drying and aromatic than chen pi but less effective in harmonizing the middle and regulating spleen stomach.

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ju hong

red tangerine peel

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frees Liver Qi and moves Qi; disperses accumulation and eliminates food retention.
fiercely moves the Qi.
masses or lumps dt stagnant Qi & blood stasis

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qing pi

green unripe tangerine peel

regulate qi

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regulates Qi and eliminates food retention and other types of accumulations; resolves phlegm for relieving distention in the chest, diaphragm and epigastrium.
distention in the abdomen, constipation/diarrhea w tenesmus dt retention of food or heat in the lg intestine. Wood overacting Earth.

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zhi ke

ripe bitter orange

regulate qi

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strongly regulates Qi and eliminates food retention and other types of accumulations; resolves phlegm for relieving distention in the chest and epigastrium
distention in the abdomen, constipation/diarrhea w tenesmus dt retention of food or heat in the lg intestine. Wood overacting Earth.
prolapse of stomach, uterus, or rectum

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zhi shi

immature bitter orange

regulate qi

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frees the Liver Qi; regulates Qi and adjusts the middle jiao; dries dampness and resolves phlegm
treats costal & hypochondriac pain, chest distention dt Liver Qi stagnation
distention, pain in the epigastrium & abdomen dt Qi stagnation in the spleen and stomach
cough w copious sputum, chest congestion dt phlegm in the lung

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fo shou

buddha’s hand / finger citron

regulate qi

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move Qi to relieve stagnation, relieve edema, disperses formless Qi obstruction

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da fu pi

areca peel

regulate qi

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frees Liver Qi, regulates menstruation and relieves pain. promotes the flow of Qi in the Liver and Stomach channels.
treats pain dt Liver Qi stagnation

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xiang fu

cyperus / nut grass rhizome

regulate qi

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regulates Qi and adjusts the middle jiao for relieving pain. strengthens spleen. eliminates accumulations & food stagnation.
treats distention or pain in the abdomen & epigastrium, poor appetite dt spleen and stomach qi stagnation

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mu xiang

sausserea / costus root

regulate qi

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regulates Qi for relieving pain; warms the kidney and disperses cold
treats frequent or incontinent urination dt kidney yang deficiency

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wu yao

lindera root

regulate qi

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regulates Qi, relieves pain; descends stomach Qi, stops vomiting; warms kidney to grasp Qi
treats vomiting & hiccup dt cold in the stomach
asthma or cough w difficulty breathing dt kidney qi and yang deficiency

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chen xiang

aloeswood

regulate qi

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regulates Qi and adjusts the middle jiao; disperses cold and relieves pain. unblocks Qi stagnation in the chest.

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tan xiang

white sandalwood

regulate qi

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activates yang and disperses accumulation of cold, phlegm and damp; regulates and dissipates Qi stagnation. reaches into areas of congealed constraint to unbind, warm and drain. benefits orifices.
treats chest bi, chest pain, difficulty breathing dt cold phlegm. unblocks yang Qi
dysentery with tenesmus dt qi stagnation

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xie bai

chinese garlic chive

regulate qi

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gently regulates Liver Qi and invigorates blood; harmonizes liver, spleen & stomach; stops pain and regulates menses.

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mei gui hua

chinese rosebud

regulate qi

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regulates Qi for relieving pain; clears heat, kills parasites, treats fungal disease
treats pain dt Liver Qi stagnation transformed into heat or fire

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chuan lian zi

sichuan chinaberry / pagoda tree

regulate qi

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