Herb Category - Acrid Warm release the exterior Flashcards
Gui Zhi ** cinnamon twig
Acrid warm release the exterior
warm, acrid, sweet
heart, lung, bladder
Actions:
-activates the yang qi, warms and opens the channels
- releases the muscle layer and controls the wei qi at the surface
- release the exterior for external pathogenic invasion
- warms the middle jiao and directs turbid yin downward.
indications:
-wind cold either excess or xu
-bi syndrome
-warms the yang and transforms thin mucus
combined with Bai shao to balance the nutrative and protective qi.
Herb drug interaction - potential interaction with diuretics
Ma Huang ** ephedra
acrid warm release the exterior
warm, acrid, slightly bitter
lung, bladder
Actions
- induces sweating and releases the exterior
- disperses and facilitates lung qi
- promotes urination to relieve edema (especially w/ exterior syndrome)
- warms and disperses cold pathogens to drive out pathogens in the interior
-goes to the Taiyang
Herb drug interactions
- diuretics, beta blockers, cardiac glycosides, has some effect on CNS and cardiovascular system
Zi su ye ** perilla leaf
Acrid warm release the exterior
warm, acrid, aromatic
lung, spleen
Actions:
- releases exterior syndrome by dispersing cold
-calms restless fetus - ei morning sickness, vomiting
- harmonizes the middle jiao
- promotes qi movement (above the diaphragm)
- alleviate seafood poisoning and kills parasites
- revives the spleen
Jing Jie -schizonepetae herba
Acrid warm release the exterior
acrid, slightly warm, aromatic
lung, liver
Actions:
- eliminates wind and brings it to the surface (expresses rashes/ measles) - alleviates itching
- light and ascending vents wind heat or wind cold
- stops bleeding
Fang Feng ** - siler
Acrid Warm release the exterior
slightly warm, acrid, sweet
bladder, liver, spleen
Actions:
- less drying than most wind herbs
- used for ALL wind conditions
- releases the exterior and expels wind
- expels wind damp and relieves pain
- expels wind and relieves spasm
- wood overacting earth - digestion problems and diarrhea due to liver overcontroling spleen
Gao ben - ligusticum
Acrid warm release the exterior
Warm, acrid, aromatic
Governing vessel (DU), bladder
Actions:
- ascending, reaches the vertex
- stops pain by dispersing cold.
- eliminates wind damp
-treats vertex headache
-treats both ends of the DU channel.
- acute low back pain
-crotch swelling
Qiang huo - notopterygium root
Acrid warm release the exterior
acrid, warm, bitter, aromatic
bladder, kidney
Actions:
-D/t strong aroma goes to qi level
-D/t light weight reaches upper body and vertex
- travels through the limbs
-expels superficial dampness
-treats headache and body aches
-guiding herb to the taiyang layer, guiding herb to the du
- releases exterior and disperses cold
Bai zhi ** Angelica
Acrid warm release the exterior
warm, acrid, aromatic
Lung, spleen, stomach
Actions:
-expels wind, eliminates dampness, unblocks nasal passages, alleviates pain
- can be used for any problem due to wind invading the yangming channels of the head LI/ST
- reduces swelling, expels pus - early stages
- expels damp, alleviates discharge - damp cold vaginal discharge
- when combined with gan cao treats pain from ulcers
- HERB DRUG INTERACTION
– potential inhibitory effect on cytochrome P-450 metabolism
Xi Xin ** - asarum - chinese wild ginger
Acrid warm release the exterior
warm, slightly toxic, acrid
lung, kidney, heart
Actions:
- pierces through turbidity
- disperses taiyang and shaoyin cold
- opens orifices
-relieves pain - head, bones, joints,
-eliminates wind, cold and damp
- warms the interior strongly while weakly releasing the exterior
-good for headaches and toothaches
Cong bai - green onion/ scallion
Acrid warm release the exterior
warm, acrid
lung, stomach
Actions:
- releases the exterior and promotes sweating
- disperse cold and activate yang
sheng jiang ** fresh ginger
acrid warm release the exterior
acrid, slightly warm
lung, spleen, stomach
Actions:
-dispersing
- benefits the ST and alleviates nausea by warming the middle jiao
- relieves exterior syndrome by promoting sweating
- stops cough and transforms phlegm by warming the lung
-reduces toxicity
- COMBO - w/ da zao protects GI tract form other herbs
Xiang ru - aromatic madder/ moslae herba
Acrid warm release the exterior
slightly warm, acrid
lung, stomach
Actions:
- relieves exterior syndrome by promoting sweating
- harmonies the middle jiao and resolves dampness
- relieves edema by promoting urination (edema w/ scanty urination)
-fever and aversion to cold w/ no sweating
- attack of wind cold / summer heat with damp in the summer
Cang er zi - xanthium
acrid warm release the exterior
acrid, warm, slightly toxic, bitter
lung, liver
Actions
- eliminates wind damp
-opens the nose and stops pain
-sinusitis with headache
HERB DRUG INTERACTIONS
-antidiabetics
Xin yi hua - magnolia flower
acrid warm release the exterior
acrid, warm
lung, stomach
Actions:
#1 herb to treat sinusitis
-disperses upper burner wind heat
- disperses wind cold
-clears nasal passages
- opens the nose
