Herb Category Acrid cool release exterior

Question 1

Bo he ** field mint

Answer 1

acrid cool release the exterior

cool, acrid, aromatic

lung, liver

Actions:
-disperses wind heat in the upper burner (head, throat, eyes)
-vents skin rashes -and measles in early stages
- headache, red eyes, sore throat
-liver qi stagnation (facilitates the flow of liver qi)

Question 2

Niu bang zi - burdock seed

Answer 2

acrid cool release the exterior

cold, slippery, acrid and bitter

lung, stomach

Actions
- ease throat and relieve swelling ( swollen and painful throat)
- disperse wind heat in the exterior
-clears internal heat toxin (carbuncles and mumps due to heat toxin) resolves and drains fire toxins
-moistens the intestines
- vents rashes (caused from wind heat)

Herb drug interactions
- antidiabetics

Question 3

chan tui - cicada moulting

Answer 3

acrid cool release the exterior

slightly cold, sweet, salty

lung, liver

Actions:
- vents skin eruptions and stops itching
-extinguishes external wind and stops spasms
- disperses wind, clears heat and cools lungs
- clears eyes and removes superficial visual obstruction

Herb drug interactions
-sedatives

Question 4

sang ye ** white mulberry leaf

Answer 4

acrid cool release the exterior

cold, sweet, bitter

lung liver

Actions:
- dry cough
- disperses and scatters wind heat
- calms the liver, clears the eyes
- clears the lungs and moistens dryness
- cools blood and stops bleeding

Question 5

ju hua ** chrysanthemum flower

Answer 5

acrid cool release the exterior

cool, acrid, sweet, bitter

lung, liver

Actions:
-red, swollen, painful eyes
-hyperactivity of liver yang
- disperses wind and clears heat
- calms and cools the liver, clears the eyes
- calms liver and extinguishes wind
- resolves toxicity - toxic sores and swelling

Question 6

Man jing zi - vitex fruit

Answer 6

acrid cool release the exterior

cool, acrid, bitter

bladder, liver, stomach

Actions:
-ascending, dispersing, cooling,
- disperses wind heat - especially clears the eyes, face and head
- treats wind damp painful obstruction -bi syndrome

Question 7

dan dou chi - prepared soybean

Answer 7

acrid cool release the exterior

cool or warm, acrid, sweet, slightly bitter

lung, stomach

Actions:
- disperses heat above the diaphragm to relieve restlessness
- fever, aversion to cold, headache d/t wind head or wind cold
- restlessness or insomnia due to heat stagnation in chest d/t febrile disease
-eliminates irritability

Question 8

mu zei - horsetail

Answer 8

acrid cool release the exterior

neutral, bitter, sweet

lung, liver, gallbladder

Actions:
- disperses wind heat
- clears the eyes and reduce visual obstruction
- clear heat and stop bleeding
-hemorrhoids, with blood in stool

Question 9

Ge gen ** kudzu root

Answer 9

acrid cool release the exterior

cool, sweet, acrid

spleen stomach

Actions:
-releases the muscle layer
- lifts the spleen qi
-stiffness of neck and upper back
- vents and discharges rashes and skin eruptions.
-diarrhea
- raises and generates fluids
- raises the clear yang qi of yangming
- generates stomach qi
- venting fever and rash
- expels exterior pathological factors
- clears heat and promotes body fluid

Question 10

Chai hu ** bupleurum

Answer 10

acrid cool release the exterior

cool, bitter, acrid

liver, gallbladder, san jiao, pericardium

Actions:
- harmonizes shaoyang
- raises clear qi
- alternating fever and chills
- liver qi stagnation
- prolapse

Herb drug interactions
- potential interferon interaction

Question 11

Sheng ma - black cohosh rhizome

Answer 11

Acrid cool release the exterior

cool, acrid, sweet

lung, spleen, large intestine, stomach

Actions
- raises yang qi
- disperses wind heat to release exterior syndrome and skin eruptions
- clears heat and clean toxins
- headache due to attack of wind heat
- toothache, swollen painful gums, yangming heat
- sinking of spleen qi - prolapse, shortness of breath, uterine bleeding, uncontrolled bleeding of the vessels.
- treats girdle vessel spasms