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Fu Zi

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HERBS THAT WARM THE INTERIOR
HT, KD, SP

  • Restore yang collapse
  • Stops pain - cold block.
  • Chronic Bi
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Gan Jiang

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HERBS THAT WARM THE INTERIOR
SP, ST, HT, LU

  • Warms middle
  • Restores HT yang
  • Transform thin phlegm
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Rou Gui

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HERBS THAT WARM THE INTERIOR
HT, KD, SP, LV

  • Strengthen zang organs - yang qi def
  • HT/KD disharmony
  • LV blood stasis
  • Unblock channels relieve deep cold/ pain
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Wu Zhu Yu

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HERBS THAT WARM THE INTERIOR
LV, SP, ST, KD

  • Directs LV / rebellious qi down
  • Strongly warm lower jiao - cold def of SP, KD -diarrhea, irregular menstruation
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Xiao Hui Xiang

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HERBS THAT WARM THE INTERIOR
SP, ST, LV, KD

  • Warm KD, spread LV qi - hernia, period pain
  • Regulates ST qi
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Chen Pi

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REGULATE THE QI
LU, SP

  • Directs qi down
  • Assist digestion prevent damp SP,ST
  • Dries damp, transform phlegm
  • Protects from greasy/ yin nature herbs
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Zhi Shi

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REGULATE THE QI
SP, ST, LI

  • Breaks up stagnant qi
  • Directs qi down, Unblocks bowel
  • Transforms phlegm
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Mu Xiang

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REGULATE THE QI
SP, ST, LI, GB, SJ

  • Promote qi , relieve pain
  • Relieve stagnant qi LI - damp heat, diarrhea, tenesmus
  • Strengthen SP, eliminate food stagnation
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Xiang Fu

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REGULATE THE QI
LV, SJ

  • Constrained LV qi - chest, disharmony SP/LV
  • Regulates mens, stops pain (esp due emotional)
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Wu yao

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REGULATE THE QI
LU, SP, KD, BL

  • Qi stagnation - chest, abdomen, hernia, menst (esp lower)
  • Disperse cold, cold qi in KD/BL leading to freq urination
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Shan Zha

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RELIEVE FOOD STAGNATION/ IMPROVE DIGESTION
SP, ST, LV

  • Food stag esp from meat/greasy food - abdomen distension, pain, diarrhea
  • Move qi and blood - stasis, high cholesterol, hypertension
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Shen qu

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RELIEVE FOOD STAGNATION/ IMPROVE DIGESTION
SP, ST

-Harmonize ST, strengthen SP - ST cold, diarrhea, cold damp SP

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Mai ya

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RELIEVE FOOD STAGNATION/ IMPROVE DIGESTION
SP, ST, LV

  • SP/ST def - strengthens ST, *promotes digestion
  • LV qi stagnation - breast pain (esp breast feeding)
  • Inhibits lactation - assist weaning
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Ji nei jin

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RELIEVE FOOD STAGNATION/ IMPROVE DIGESTION
SP, ST, SI, BL

  • Strongest reducing food stag - all types. Strengthen SP
  • Consolidated KD ess - seminal emission, urinary incontinence
  • Dissolves stones
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Gu ya

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RELIEVE FOOD STAGNATION/ IMPROVE DIGESTION
SP, ST

  • Gentle reduce food stagnation esp starch/grains
  • SP/ST def - strengthens ST, *gain appetite
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Lai fu zi

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RELIEVE FOOD STAGNATION/ IMPROVE DIGESTION
LU, SP, ST

  • Food stagnation with foul belching, acid reflux
  • Directs qi down, reduce phlegm - excess coughing wheezing
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Dang Gui

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HERBS THAT TONIFY BLOOD
LV, HT, SP / sweet pungent warm

  • Regulates Mens, tinnitus, blurred vision, palpitations
  • Invigorates blood, stops pain esp cold damp, abd pain
  • Moisten intestine
  • Reduces swelling, expel pus, generates flesh
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Shu Di Huang

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HERBS THAT TONIFY BLOOD
LV, KD / sweet slightly warm

  • Tonify blood - dizziness, insomnia, irregular mens
  • Nourish yin - night sweat, w&t, steaming bone
  • Generates essence - lumbar pain, weak legs, hearing loss
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Bai Shao

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HERBS THAT TONIFY BLOOD
LV, SP / bitter sour slightly cold

  • Nourish blood, regulate mens
  • Suppress LV yang & allieviate pain - chest or abdomen pain from LV/SP disharmony/ LV const, cramping pain
  • Preserve yin - spontaneous/ night sweating
  • adjusts nutritive and protective levels
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E jiao

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HERBS THAT TONIFY BLOOD
LU, LV, KD / sweet neutral

  • Tonify blood - dizziness, sallow complexion, palpitation
  • Stops bleeding, blood cough/stool
  • Nourish and moisten yin - irritability, insomnia, dry cough
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Zhi he shou wu

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HERBS THAT TONIFY BLOOD
LV, KD / bitter sweet astringent warm

  • nourish blood and yin, preserves essence - weak lower back and knees, scanty mens, leukorrhea
  • Dizziness or tinnitus due to LV yang rising
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Sheng he shou wu

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HERBS THAT TONIFY BLOOD
LV, HT, LI / bitter sweet astringent neutral

(more for remove blood heat)

  • Moisten intestines - constipation
  • Resolve fire toxicity, sores, lumps
  • Expel wind from skin - rash
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Long yan rou

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HERBS THAT TONIFY BLOOD
HT, SP / sweet warm

-nourishes blood
-calms spirit
HT and SP def causing insomnia, palpatations,
dizziness, mental fatigue

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Sang Shen

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HERBS THAT TONIFY BLOOD
LV, KD / sweet cold

-Gently tonify blood and enrich yin - dizziness tinnitus,
LV yin def leading to yang rising
-Moisten intestines - constipation

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Bei sha shen
HERBS THAT TONIFY YIN LU, ST / sweet slightly bitter cool -nourish ST yin, generate fluids - dry mouth -moisten and tonify LU yin - dry cough, blood cough, hoarsness
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Nan sha shen
HERBS THAT TONIFY YIN LU, ST / sweet slightly bitter cool - clears LU heat- cough wheezing sticky phlegm - nourishes ST yin - dry mouth, thirst - moisten exterior - dry itchy skin
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Mai men dong
HERBS THAT TONIFY YIN LU, ST, HT / sweet slightly bitter slightly cold - moisten LU stop cough, dry swollen throat - nourish ST yin - dry mouth, tongue - nourish HT - irritability, palpatation - Moisten intestine
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Tian men dong
HERBS THAT TONIFY YIN LU, KD/ sweet bitter cold -nourishes KD and LU yin, clears heat. w&t -moisten LU - sputum hard to spit -generates fluids - constipation w dry intestines. itchy skin
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Shi hu
HERBS THAT TONIFY YIN ST, KD / sweet slightly cold -nourish ST, generate fluids, parched, thirsty -clear heat, nourish KD yin, improves vision, weak lower back
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Yu zhu
HERBS THAT TONIFY YIN LU, ST / sweet, slightly cold - nourish LU and ST yin, generates fluids - thirst , w&t s.b - extinguishes wind, moisten sinews bi syndrome
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Bai He
HERBS THAT TONIFY YIN LU, HT / sweet cold - clears heat and stops cough LU yin def or LU heat -nourish HT, calm spirit - insomnia, restless, irritable -
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Gou qi zi
HERBS THAT TONIFY YIN LV, KD / sweet neutral - Tonify KD and LV yin - sore back , impotence, w&t - Benefits eyes
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Mo han lian
HERBS THAT TONIFY YIN LV, KD / sweet sour cold -Tonify LV and KD - dizziness, vertigo -Cools blood, stops bleeding due to blood heat - early mens
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Nu zhen zi
HERBS THAT TONIFY YIN LV, KD / sweet bitter cool - nourishes KD and LV yin - sore lower back, prem grey hair, tinnitus - improves vision
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Hei zhi ma
HERBS THAT TONIFY YIN KD, LV, LI / sweet bland neutral -nourish LU ST yin, generate fluids, yin def hyperactive yang. nourish skin
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Lu rong
HERBS THAT TONIFY YANG LV, KD / sweet salty warm - tonifys KD yang - impotence, fatigue - tonifys governing vessel - physical/mental development disorders. - nourish essense, qi and blood - strengthen sinews and bones. yin type boils - regulates chong and ren vessels - cold def uterus
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Ge jie
HERBS THAT TONIFY YANG LU, KD / salty neutral - Tonify KD and LU - kidney unable to grasp qi . panting - Supplies essence - impotence, diarrhea, freq urine
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Dong cong xia cao
HERBS THAT TONIFY YANG LU, KD / sweet neutral - Tonify KD yang benefits essence - impotence, weak lower back, knees. - Tonify LU yin - cough wheezing, blood sputum.
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Rou cong rong
HERBS THAT TONIFY YANG KD, LI / sweet salty warm - Tonify KD yang, enrich essence and blood - impotence, urine incontinence, lower back and knee weak/pain - Moisten large intestine
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Yin yang huo
HERBS THAT TONIFY YANG KD, LV / pungent sweet warm - Tonify KD yang and gate of vitality fire- impotence, infertility, forgetful, painful cold lower back knees - Disperse wind cold dampness - bi spasms, cramps, numbness
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Ba ji tian
HERBS THAT TONIFY YANG KD, LV / pungent sweet slightly warm - Tonify KD yang - lumber weakness, impotence, infertility - Expel wind cold damp, strengthen sinews bones, leg heavy, muscle atrophy painful bi
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Bu gu zhi
HERBS THAT TONIFY YANG KD, SP / pungent bitter warm - Tonify KD and SP - diarrhea cold def SP - Prevent essence leakage - hold urine, emission - Assists KD to grasp qi - wheezing
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Du zhong
HERBS THAT TONIFY YANG LV, KD / sweet warm - Tonify LV and KD - urinary frequency. strengthen sinews - Calm fetus - with underlying KD def - Calm LV yang rising - dizziness, hypertension
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Xu duan
HERBS THAT TONIFY YANG LV, KD / bitter pungent slightly warm - Tonify LV and KD - weak stiff joins, strengthen sinews - Calm fetus, Stop uterine bleeding - Promotes blood movement - ease pain - Assists in healing bones - fractures, tendon injury
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He tao ren
HERBS THAT TONIFY YANG KD, LU, LI / sweet warm - Tonify KD - strengthen lower back - warm LU, aids KD grasp qi - chronic cough, wheezing - Moisten intestines - constipation due to injured fluid or elderly
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Tu si zi
HERBS THAT TONIFY YANG KD, LV, SP / sweet warm - Tonify KD yin and yang, secures essence - impotence, night emission, discharge - Tonify LV, improves vision - dizziness, tinnitus, blurred vision - Benefits SP and KD - diarrhea/loose stools - Calm fetus ( general KD yang def) frequent miscarriage
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Ren shen
HERBS THAT TONIFY QI LU, SP, HT / sweet slightly bitter neutral - Powerfully tonify qi of 5 zang - qi collapse, shallow breath, sever blood loss, minute pulse - Tonify SP and LU - Generate fluids, stops thirst - w&t, qi and fluid injured by fever and sweating - Tranquilize the mind, benefit HT qi - palpitation with anxiety, insomnia
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Dang shen
HERBS THAT TONIFY QI LU, SP / sweet neutral - Tonify middle burner - LU, SP - tiredness, lack strength, shallow breath, chronic cough/ chronic qi def - generates body fluid and blood - blood def w hemorrhage
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Tai zi shen
HERBS THAT TONIFY QI SP, LU / sweet slightly bitter neutral -mild tonify qi and yin - SP ST def with lack appetite, LU def with spontaneous sweating, injury to fluid after disease. w&t esp upper burner - thirst
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Huang qi
HERBS THAT TONIFY QI SP, LU / sweet slightly warm - Tonifies SP and LU qi, raise yang, generate blood - lack of appetite, fatigue, diarrhea - Tonify wei qi stops sweating - regulates water - reduce edema, promote urine - expel pus, generate flesh - chronic sores
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Xi yang shen
HERBS THAT TONIFY QI LU, HT, SP KD / sweet bitter cool - Tonify qi, generate fluid, nourish yin - yin def w heat signs - weakness, irritable, thirst - Nourish LU yin, clear heat from LU - dry cough - Calm restlessness
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Shan yao
HERBS THAT TONIFY QI SP, LU, KD / sweet neutral - tonify SP and ST qi and yin - diarrhea, fatigue, lack appetite - Tonify LU qi, nourish LU yin - spontaneous sweating, chronic cough, wheezing, w&t - Tonify KD, consolidates essence - urine frequency, discharge, spermatorrhea
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Bai zhu
HERBS THAT TONIFY QI SP, ST / bitter sweet warm - Tonify SP qi (and SP yang) dispel damp through urine - diarrhea, poor appetite, edema, bi syndrome - Tonify qi (exterior) stop sweating - Calm fetus due to spleen def
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Da zao
HERBS THAT TONIFY QI SP, ST, HT / sweet warm - Tonify Sp and ST qi - poor appetite, loose stools - Nourish the blood, calm spirit - irritable - Moderate harsh effect of other herbs that may injure ST qi
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Gan cao
HERBS THAT TONIFY QI HT, LU, SP, ST / sweet neutral - tonify qi, nourish SP qi - lassitude, palpatations - moisten LU, stop cough - wheezing, expel phlegm - clear heat, resolve fire toxin - sores, sore throat due to fire toxin - moderates spasms, alleviates pain - spasms of legs - harmonise effects of other herbs
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Ci wu jia
HERBS THAT TONIFY QI SP, HT, KD / pungent slightly bitter warm - Tonify qi, strengthen SP and KD yang - weakness, insomnia, fatigue, poor appetite - Strengthen HT, calm shen - poor concentration, mild depression, fearful, dream disturbed sleep. - invigorates blood - poor circulation, pain due to stasis
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Huang jing
HERBS THAT TONIFY QI LU, SP, KD / sweet neutral - Tonify qi, tonify Sp qi, produce fluid - lassitude, poor appetite, ST yin def w dry mouth, dry stools - Enrich yin, moisten LU - Dry cough due to qi and yin def - Tonify KD, enrich essence - lumbar pain, w&t
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Bai bian dou
HERBS THAT TONIFY QI SP, ST / sweet slightly warm - Treats summer heat, transform dampness, directs turbid downward - diarrhea - Strengthen SP - poor appetite, vaginal discharge - Treats poising - diarrhea, vomiting
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Xiao ji
STOP BLEEDING - BLOOD COOLING LV, HT / bitter sweet cool - stop bleeding due to blood heat. esp lower - Resolve toxicity, reduce abcess, sores, pimples/rash - Promotes urination - blood in urine damp heat, jaundice, hepatitis, hypertension (excess LV yang)
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``` Di yu (diyu tan - charcoal stronger stop bleeding) ```
STOP BLEEDING - BLOOD COOLING LV, ST, LI / bitter astringent cool - stop bleeding due to blood heat esp lower vomit with blood, bloody stools, uterine bleeding - Resolves toxicity, generates flesh to help heal tissue - sores, ulcers, burns
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Huai hua
STOP BLEEDING - BLOOD COOLING LV, LI / bitter cool - stop bleeding due to heat esp intestine, haemorrhoids, nosebleed, blood urine. - Clear LV heat/fire- redness/swollen eyes, headache
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Ce bai ya
STOP BLEEDING - BLOOD COOLING LU, LV, LI / bitter slightly cold - Stop bleeding due to heat - bloody stool, urine, uterine bleeding - transform phlegm, reduce LU heat - stop cough, blood cough - Heals burns (topically), promote hair growth - hair loss due to blood heat.
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Bai mao gen
STOP BLEEDING - BLOOD COOLING HT, LU, ST, BL / sweet cold - Stop bleeding due to heat - nose bleeding - Drain heat, promote urination - damp heat - painful urine - Clear heat in LU and ST - nausea , thirst (ST) coughing
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San qi
STOP BLEEDING - STASIS RESOLVING LV, ST / sweet slightly bitter warm -stop bleeding(without causing stasis) internal, or due to qi fail to hold blood - vomiting blood, nosebleed -Transform stasis - heavy menstruation due to uterus stasis. clear the blood - dark skin -Reduce swelling, stop pain - external swelling, traumatic injury
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Pu huang
STOP BLEEDING - STASIS RESOLVING LV, PC / sweet neutral - stop bleeding (without causing stasis) nose, intestines, uterus - Transform stasis - external from traumatic injury - Promote urine - blood urine - Stop pain esp in trunk & pelvis
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Qian cao
STOP BLEEDING - STASIS RESOLVING LV / bitter cold - Cools blood stops bleeding - any bleeding from heat OR stasis, external trauma - Resolve blood stasis and regulate menstruation - too long, lower abdominal pain
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Bai ji
STOP BLEEDING - ASTRINGENT LU, ST, LV / bitter astringent slightly cold - Restrain leakage stop bleeding - ST, LU cough blood, ulcers - Reduces swelling/ inflamation, generates flesh - wounds from ext trauma - chronic sores, boils, sunburn, chapped skin, scars (can make powder use mask)
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Xian he cao
STOP BLEEDING - ASTRINGENT LV / bitter astringent, neutral - Restrain leakage stop bleeding - esp vomiting blood, uterine bleeding, internal wind w blood - Alleviate diarrhea and dysenteric disorders - Kill parasites - tapeworms.
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Ai ye
STOP BLEEDING - MERIDIAN WARMING LV, SP, KD / pungent bitter warm -Warm meridians stop bleeding. Dispel cold damp, stop pain due to cold/ yang def - pain, abnormal mens -Warms uterus, calm fetus - irregular uterine bleeding, infertility vag discharge, threatened abortion. -Eliminate damp -skin problems, itching
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Chuang xiong
INVIGORATE BLOOD - ACTIVATING & PAIN RELIEVING LV, GB, PC / pungent warm - Invigorate blood, move Qi - esp head, pelvis, chest, flanks, hypochondria - Expel wind, Stop pain - ext wind, wind heat/cold/blood def cause headache, dizziness, cold bi, skin problems - darkish skin.
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Yan hu suo
INVIGORATE BLOOD - ACTIVATING & PAIN RELIEVING LV, SP, HT / pungent bitter warm -Invigorate blood and Qi, resolve stasis, Strongly stops pain - any pain due to obstruction qi and blood esp - chest, epigastric, menstrual pains
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Yu jin
INVIGORATE BLOOD - ACTIVATING & PAIN RELIEVING HT, LV, GB / pungent bitter cold - Invigorate blood and Qi, resolve stasis, stops pain due to HEAT stasis - dysmenorrhea, hypochondriac, chest - Clears HT heat, cool blood - delirium, epilepsy, emotional problems - Relieves constraint of LV qi - Benefits GB to clear jaundice - damp heat attack LV/GB
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Jiang huang
INVIGORATE BLOOD - ACTIVATING & PAIN RELIEVING SP, LV / pungent bitter warm - Invigorate blood and Qi, resolve stasis, Warm meridians, stop pain - chest, epigastric, abdominal pain/bloating, gynecological disorders - Treat wind cold damp - painful obstruction, aching joints
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Dan shen
INVIGORATE BLOOD - ACTIVATING & MENSES REGULATE HT. LV, PC / bitter cool - Invigorate Blood, cool blood - dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, chest pain, joint pain - Calm irritability - restlessness, insomnia, palpatation due to heat in nutritive level or HT/KD yin def
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Ji xue teng
INVIGORATE BLOOD - ACTIVATING & MENSES REGULATE HT, LV, SP / bitter sweet warm - Invigorate Blood, tonify blood - irregular mens - dysmenorrhea, postpartum pain - Soothe sinews, invigorate collaterals - numbness/ paralysis of extremities, pain lumbar/knees - wind damp painful obstruction.
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Yi mu cao
INVIGORATE BLOOD - ACTIVATING & MENSES REGULATE HT, LV, BL / pungent bitter slightly cold - Invigorate blood, regulate mens - dysmenorhea, postpartum abdominal pain, heavy menses - continual blood with clots - Promotes urination - edema - Resolves toxicity - sores, abscesses, swelling, skin problems
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Ze lan
INVIGORATE BLOOD - ACTIVATING & MENSES REGULATE LV, SP / pungent bitter slightly warm - Gently invigorates blood - regulate mens, postpatrum abdominal pain - Promotes urination - edema, painful urine
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Tao ren
INVIGORATE BLOOD - ACTIVATING & MENSES REGULATE HT, LV, LI / bitter sweet neutral - Invigorate blood, expel stasis - amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, LU and intestinal abscesses - Constipation due to dryness
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Hong hua
INVIGORATE BLOOD - ACTIVATING & MENSES REGULATE HT, LV / pungent warm -Invigorate blood, unblock mensuration, enrich blood - amenorrhea, abdominal pain, postpartum dizziness, abdominal masses, incompletely expressed rashes. -Dispel stasis, stop pain - painful chest (yang qi def)
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Niu xi
INVIGORATE BLOOD - ACTIVATING & MENSES REGULATE LV, KD / bitter sweet sour neutral - Break up blood stasis unblock mensturation - amenorrhea, fixed or mobile abdominal masses postpartum ab pain (chuan niu xi) - Directs fire downward - Lv yang rising or def fire - nosebleed, dizziness, headache - Tonify LV and KD strengthen sinews, bones - lumbar, knee, joint pain (huai nui xi)
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Gui sui bu
INVIGORATE BLOOD - ACTIVATING & TRAUMA CURING LV, KD / bitter warm - Tonify KD, directs floating yang down - weak lower back, knees, tinnitus, diminished hearing, toothache - Strengthen and repair bones, invigorate blood - injuries - fractures, sprains, ligaments, bones, loose teeth
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Jing san leng
INVIGORATE BLOOD - BLOOD BREAKING, REMOVE MASSES LV, SP / bitter neutral - Promotes qi and blood movement (strong break blood) qi stagnation, blood stasis with clumping, pain or masses, Serious mass - cancer, epigastric masses due to stasis, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea. - Reduces food stagnation, stops pain - fullness in chest and abdomen
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E zhu
INVIGORATE BLOOD - BLOOD BREAKING, REMOVE MASSES LV, SP / pungent bitter warm - Promotes qi and blood movement (strong break qi) qi stagnation, blood stasis with clumping, pain or masses, epigastric masses due to stasis, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea. - Reduces food stagnation, stops pain - fullness in chest and abdomen
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Long gu
HEART SETTLING TRANQULIZER HT, LV, KD / sweet astringent neutral - Settle/ calm spirit - emotional distress, restless, insomnia, palpitations w anxiety, mania - Calm LV, suppress floating LV yang - bad temper, blurred vision, dizziness - Prevent leakage of fluids (due to def) sweating, discharge, uterine bleeding. non healing sores (topical)
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Muli
HEART SETTLING TRANQULIZER LV, KD / salty astringent cool - Settle/ calm spirit - restless, insomnia, palpitation w anxiety - suppress floating LV yang, benefits yin. tinnitus, dizzy. Moisten dryness. - Prevent leakage of fluid (due to def) sweating, discharge, uterine bleeding. - Soften hardness - lumps nodules - scrofula, goiter - Absorbs acidity alleviate excess stomach pain w sour taste
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Ci shi
HEART SETTLING TRANQULIZER HT, LV, KD / salty cold - Anchor/ calm spirit - emotional distress, restless, insomnia, palpatations, dizzy, convulsions esp w yin def and rising yang - Nourish KD, Calm LV - improves hearing, vision, tinnitus - Aid KD grasp qi - chronic asthma
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Suan zao ren
HEART NOURISHING HT, LV, GB / sweet sour neutral - nourishes HT yin, calm mind, benefits LV - irritability, insomnia, palpatations due to blood/qi/yin def - Prevents abnormal sweating - spontaneous/ night sweating.
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Bai zi ren
HEART NOURISHING HT, KD, LI / sweet neutral - nourishes HT, calms shen - insomnia, poor memory, palpatation, night fear, depression - due to HT yin/blood yin def - Moisten intestines - constipation due to weak yin or blood
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Yuan zhi
HEART NOURISHING HT, KD, LU / pungent bitter warm - Calm shen, restore communication between KD & HT - insomnia, palpatation, restless - Expel phlegm, clear orrifices - stop cough w sticky sputum, mental disorentation - reduce abcesses/swelling - boils, swollen painful breasts
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He huan pi
HEART NOURISHING HT, LV / sweet neutral -Calm spirit, regulates qi and constraint - bad temper, depression, insomnia -Harmonize blood, stop pain, benefit sinews bones - pain and swelling due to trauma -resuce abcesses - swollen painful abcess esp LU (assistant herb for second 2 points)
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Ye jiao teng
HEART NOURISHING HT, LV / sweet neutral - Nourish HT blood, calm spirit - insomnia/ dream disturbed, irritable due to yin and blood def/LV heat dry yin - Nourish blood unblock channels - sore achy limbs, pain - dispel wind - alleviates itching, rash dry skin good for hair growth. (yin or blood cannot nourish)

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