Group 5 Flashcards
大黄
Dà Huáng
Dà Huáng
Properties:
Main ability:
Mainly treats:
Clinical applications:
大黄 - Rhei Radix et Rhizoma - rhubarb root and rhizome
bitter, cold
unblocks and drains down
clumped stagnation
- Constipation, urinary inhibition
- Fullness/pain (abdomen/chest)
- Blood stasis
- Jaundice
芒硝
Máng Xiāo
Máng Xiāo
Properties:
Main ability:
Mainly treats:
Clinical applications:
芒硝 - Natrii Sulfas - mirabilite, glauber’s salt
acrid, bitter, salty, very cold
softens hardness
stagnation (hardness) that is difficult to resolve
- Clumped chest
- Abdominal fullness
- Constipation
枳實
Zhǐ Shí
Zhǐ Shí
Properties:
Main ability:
Mainly treats:
Clinical applications:
枳實 - Aurantii Fructus immaturus - unripe bitter orange
bitter, acrid, slightly cold
breaks knotted stagnation
knotted stagnation
- abdominal pain/fullness
- chest impediment
厚朴
Hòu Pò
Hòu Pò
Properties:
Main ability:
Mainly treats:
Clinical applications:
厚朴 - Magnoliae officinalis Cortex
bitter, acrid, warm
directs the qi down in yang ming
distention fullness
- distension fullness in the abdomen/chest
- abdominal pain
桃仁
Táo Rén
Táo Rén
Properties:
Main ability:
Mainly treats:
Clinical applications:
桃仁 - Persicae Semen - peach kernel
bitter, sweet, neutral
invigorates blood and removes stasis
blood stasis
- lower abdominal pain
- menstrual conditions
- body pain
牡丹皮
Mǔ Dān Pí
Mǔ Dān Pí
Properties:
Main ability:
Clinical applications:
牡丹皮 - Moutan Cortex - tree peony root bark
acrid, bitter, slightly cold
Clears heat and invigorates blood
- blood stasis
- abscesses and sores
水蛭
Shuǐ Zhì
Shuǐ Zhì
Properties:
Main ability:
Mainly treats:
Clinical applications:
水蛭 - Hirudo - leech
salty, bitter, neutral, slightly toxic
breaks up blood stasis
blood patterns
- lower abdominal pain/fullness
- menstrual conditions
蟅蟲
Zhè Chóng (Tǔ Biē Chóng)
虻蟲
Méng Chóng
