Group 9 Flashcards
當歸
Dāng Guī
Angelicae sinensis Radix
Radix English:
Dāng Guī
Properties
sweet, acrid, warm
Dāng Guī
Classified as
herbs that tonify the blood
Dāng Guī
Actions & indications:
Tonifies the blood and regulates the menses
Invigorates and harmonizes the blood and disperses cold
Moistens the intestines and unblocks the bowels
Reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh, and alleviates pain
Treats coughs
Dāng Guī
Main ability
tonifies and harmonizes the blood
Dāng Guī
Mainly treats:
blood patterns
Dāng Guī
Clinical applications
abdominal pain
menstrual condition
cold extremities
sores/abscesses
川芎 (芎藭)
Chu ān Xiōng (Xiōng Qióng)
Chuanxiong Rhizoma
chuanxiong root, Szechuan lovage root, cnidium
Chu ān Xiōng (Xiōng Qióng)
Properties:
acrid, warm
Chu ān Xiōng (Xiōng Qióng)
Classified as
herbs that invigorate the blood
Chu ān Xiōng (Xiōng Qióng)
Actions & indications:
Invigorates the blood and promotes the movement of qi
Expels wind and alleviates pain
Chu ān Xiōng (Xiōng Qióng)
Main ability
invigorates the blood
Chu ān Xiōng (Xiōng Qióng)
Mainly treats:
blood pattern
阿膠
Ē Jiāo
Asini Corii Colla
ass-hide glue, donkey-hide gelatin, gelatin
Ē Jiāo
Properties:
sweet, neutral
Ē Jiāo
Classified as:
herbs that tonify the blood
Ē Jiāo
Actions & indications
Tonifies the blood o Nourishes the blood and stops bleeding o Nourishes and moistens the yin
Ē Jiāo
Main ability
nourishes the blood
Ē Jiāo
Mainly treats
blood pattern
Ē Jiāo
Clinical applications:
- menstral condition - bleeding - vexation
生地黃
Sheng Dì Huáng
Rehmanniae Radix
rehmannia, Chinese foxglove root
Sheng Dì Huáng
Properties:
sweet, bitter, cold
Sheng Dì Huáng
Classified as
herbs that cool the blood
Sheng Dì Huáng
Actions & indications:
Clears heat and cools the blood
Nourishes the yin and generates fluids
熟地黃
Shu Dì Huáng
Rehmanniae Radix preparata
cooked rehmannia root, prepared Chinese foxglove root
Shu Dì Huáng
Properties:
sweet, slightly warm
Shu Dì Huáng
Classified as:
herbs that tonify the blood
Shu Dì Huáng
Actions & indications
Tonifies the blood
Nourishes the yin
Strongly enriches the yin and relieves wasting and thirsting disorder
Nourishes the blood and tonifies the essence
Shu Dì Huáng
Main ability
tonifies kidney water (true yin/essence/bone marrow)
Shu Dì Huáng
Mainly treats
blood and water
麥門冬
Mài Mén Dōng
Ophiopogonis Radix
ophiopogon tuber
Mài Mén Dōng
Properties:
sweet, slightly bitter, slightly cold
Mài Mén Dōng
Classified as:
herbs that tonify the yin
Mài Mén Dōng
Actions & indications:
Moistens the lungs and nourishes the yin
Augments the stomach yin and generates fluids
Moistens the intestines
Clears the heart and eliminates irritability
Mài Mén Dōng
Main ability:
nourishes the yin and moistens dryness
Mài Mén Dōng
es the yin and moistens dryness *
sensation of throat inhibition (Mai Men Dong Tang)
dry cough, qi reversal, and thirst (Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang)
烏梅
Wū Méi
Mume Fructus
mume fruit
Wū Méi
Properties
sour, astringent, warm
Wū Méi
Classified as
herbs that stabilize and bind
Wū Méi
Actions & indications:
Inhibits the leakage of Lung qi and stops coughs
Generates fluids and alleviates thirst
Expels roundworms and alleviates pain
Binds up the Intestines and stops diarrhea
Stops bleeding
Used topically as a plaster to treat corns and warts
Wū Méi
Main ability:
gathers wind wood
Wū Méi
Clinical application
heat above, cold below
roundworm/parasites
diarrhea
abnormal flesh (topical)
