Herbology 2 Chapter 15: Herbs that dispel phlegm, stop coughing, and relieve asthma Flashcards
Clinical applications of herbs that stop coughing and relieve asthma
Cough and asthma with profuse phlegm caused by exogenous pathogens or internal organ impairment, asthma due to phlegm fluid, scrofula, goiter, vertigo, syncope, epilepsy, convulsions, numbness of limbs, paraplegia, deviation of mouth and eyes, deep rooted carbuncle
Clinical applications of herbs that stop coughing and relieve asthma
Cough and asthma with profuse phlegm caused by exogenous pathogens or internal organ impairment, asthma due to phlegm fluid, scrofula, goiter, vertigo, syncope, epilepsy, convulsions, numbness of limbs, paraplegia, deviation of mouth and eyes, deep rooted carbuncle
Cautions
Heat, dry phlegm, no phlegm to clear
Therapeutic effects: dry damp and resolve phlegm, extinguish wind and stop spasms, resolve swelling and dissipate nodules externally
Tian Nan Xing
Clinical applications: damp phlegm, cold phlegm obstructing the lung with oppression of chest, cough due to phlegm heat, wind phlegm blocking the collaterals causing hemiplegia and stubborn numbness, vertigo, and epilepsy, abscesses, deep rooted carbuncles, swelling and pain
Tian Nan Xing
Therapeutic effects: clear and resolve phlegm heat, extinguish wind and calm fright
Dan Nan Xing
How is Dan Nan Xing processed?
With ox’s bile
How is Dan Nan Xing processed?
With ox’s bile
Clinical applications: wind stroke due to excessive phlegm, deviated mouth and eyes, convulsions and epilepsy, headache due to phlegm syncope, vertigo, headaches due to phlegm, wind migraine, scrofula, lipoma - phlegm pit
Yu Bai Fu
Clinical applications: wind stroke due to excessive phlegm, deviated mouth and eyes, convulsions and epilepsy, headache due to phlegm syncope, vertigo, headaches due to phlegm, wind migraine, scrofula, plum pit qi
Yu Bai Fu
Clinical applications: cough and asthma due to phlegm cold, distention and fullness in chest and hypochondrium with profuse ad clear sputum, wheezing, deep rooted carbuncle of yin type and multiple abscess, numbness of the body, swollen and painful joints
Bai Jie Zi
Clinical applications: cough and asthma due to phlegm cold, distention and fullness in chest and hypochondrium with profuse ad clear sputum, wheezing, deep rooted carbuncle of yin type and multiple abscess, numbness of the body, swollen and painful joints
Bai Jie Zi
Clinical applications: cough and asthma with profuse phlegm, phlegm and fluid accumulation, stuffiness and fullness of the chest and diaphragm, belching and vomiting from turbid phlegm in the middle jiao and rebellious stomach qi, stuffiness and hardness in epigastrium
Xuan Fu Hua
What direction does Xuan Fu Hua go?
Downward
What direction does Xuan Fu Hua go?
Downward
Therapeutic effects: clear heat and resolve phlegm, moisten lung and stop cough, dissipate nodules and relieve swelling
Chuan Bei Mu
Clinical applications: consumptive cough, dry cough due to lung heat, lung yin xu, long term productive cough, scrofula, mastitis, lung abscess due to heat toxin
Chuan Bei Mu
Therapeutic effects: clear heat and resolve phlegm, dissipate nodules and cure abscess
Zhe Bei Mu
Clinical applications: cough due to wind heat, phlegm heat, stagnation of phlegm heat in the lungs, scrofula, goiter, tumor, sore and abscess, mastitis, lung abscess
Zhe Bei Mu
Therapeutic effects: clear heat and resolve phlegm, moisten dryness and resolve dry phlegm, open chest and dissipate accumulation, moisten intestine and relax bowel
Gua Lou
Clinical applications: cough and asthma due to heat phlegm, dry heat damaging the lung with oppression of chest, difficulty of expectoration, yellow thick sputum, chest bi accumulation, angina, lung abscess, intestine abscess, acute mastitis with red burning pain, constipation due to intestinal dryness
Gua Lou
Therapeutic effects: clear and resolve phlegm heat, relieve restlessness and stop vomiting
Zhu Ru
Clinical applications: cough due to phlegm heat and lung heat, restlessness and insomnia due to phlegm heat, vomiting due to stomach heat, morning sickness during pregnancy
Zhu Ru