herbs Flashcards
WC herb that is used for excess, to disperse/promote sweat and urine – can be dehydrating
ma huang
WC herb that is called “summer ma huang”
promotes sweat, urination, and clears SH
Xiang Ru
WC herb:
disharmony bw ying and wei, warms, used for deficiency type (mildly promotes sweat)
gui zhi
WC herb:
calms fetus, seafood herb
zi su ye
WC herb:
only one that can vent rashes, stops bleeding
jing jie
WC herb:
#1 for wind anywhere - ext or int
heat or cold
stops itching
fang feng
WC herb:
taiyang HA (occipital)
upper body herb
qiang huo
the four WC herbs that open nasal orifices
bai zhi
cang er zi
xi xin
xin yi hua
WC herb: nasal orifices + frontal HA
bai zhi
WC herb: nasal orifices + itching
cang er zi
WC herb: nasal orifices + toothache + shaoyin HA
used 1-3g
xi xin
WC herb: nasal orifices + sinusitis
xin yi hua
WC herb: harmonizer, detoxifier, seafood poisoning
sheng jiang
WC herb: vertex headache (UB channel)
gao ben
WH herb:
moistens ints
does not clear eyes
vents measels
niu bang zi
WH herb:
throat, eyes, rashes, internal liver wind, lost voice
chan tui
WH herb: throat, eyes, rashes, liver qi stagnation, soothes liver
bo he
WH herb: *stops bleeding, LUNG, cools Liver
sang ye
WH herb:
#1 eyes
clears toxicity
ju hua
three WH herbs that raise yang qi
ge gen
chai hu
sheng ma
WH herb:
raise yang + release muscle layer
ge gen
WH herb: raise yang + #1 for shaoyang condition/HA, SJ/GB channel
chai hu
WH herb: raise yang + ST channel guiding herb, WH, release toxicity
sheng ma
WH herb: treats WH and WC, irritability
dan dou chi
WH herb: only seed that ascends
man jing zi
WH herb: eyes, stop bleeding
mu zei
Clear Heat, Drain Fire herb: #1 for qi level heat, ST channel heat
shi gao
Clear Heat, Drain Fire herb: treats deficiency and excess, goes to all 3 jiaos (lu, sp, kd)
zhi mu
Clear Heat, Drain Fire herb: generate fluids, stops vomit
lu gen
Clear Heat, Drain Fire herb: c/i in pregnancy (when injected–trichosanthis), upper/middle jiao herb
tian hua fen
Clear Heat, Drain Fire herb: ht/si, treats irritability, promotes urination
dan zhu ye
*Clear Heat, Drain Fire herb: all 3 jiaos, goes to SJ, cools blood, stops bleeding, relieves toxicity, drains damp
zhi zi
Clear Heat, Drain Fire herb: nodules, red eyes, hypertension (LYR)
xia ku cao
*Clear Heat, Drain Fire herb: treats hypertension AND high cholesterol, moistens ints, benefits eyes
jue ming zi
Clear DH herb: St, Li, GB, LU, (upper jiao), shaoyang, calms fetus
huang qin
Clear DH herb: st, li, LV, HT, (blood) (MJ) cleats ht heat, very cold, avoid pork with this herb
huang lian
Clear DH herb: KD/UB, (lower), LJ damp, dysentery, relieves toxicity, kd fire
huang bai
Clear DH herb: LV/GB DH
long dan cao
Clear DH herb:
DH, parasites, stops itch, urination, used topically
ku shen
Clear DH herb: dysentery, DH in LI
Qin Pi
Clear Toxicity herb: 4 levels of heat
jin yin hua
Clear Toxicity herb: wei/Pc level heat, promotes urination
Lian Qiao
Clear Toxicity herb: mastitis herb
pu gong ying
Clear Toxicity herb: throat, cools blood, disperse WH
ban lan gen
Clear Toxicity herb: throat cancer
shan dou gen
Clear Toxicity herb: benefits throat, resolves phlegm
she gan
Clear Toxicity herb: LI, bloody dysentery, cools blood, clears tox heat / DH, treats malaria, stops vaginal itch
bai tou weng
Clear Toxicity herb: moves blood, expels pus, clears blood stasis
bai jiang cao
Clear Toxicity herb: syphilis
tu fu ling
Clears heat, Cools Blood herb:
nourishes yin, fluids, clears Ht fire
sheng di huang
*Clears heat, Cools Blood herb:
nourish yin, benefits throat, subdues fire, moves blood, clears xu or shi heat, yin xu heat without sweat, clears LV fire
mu dan pi
Clears heat, Cools Blood herb:
nourish yin, resolves toxins, dissipates nodules (throat)
xuan shen
Clears heat, Cools Blood herb:
internal wind, stops convulsions, stops bleeding
shui niu jiao
Clears heat, Cools XU heat:
#1 malaria, SH, Shaoyang
qing hao
Clears heat, Cools XU heat:
postpartum/trauma heat due to blood loss
bai wei
Clears heat, Cools XU heat:
hypertension, yin xu
di gu pi
Clear toxicity: clears SH, raises the clear Sp yang, stops bleeding
he ye
Dissolve Hot Phlegm:
st channel, gb/st heat, stop vomit, cool blood, calm spirit, calm fetus
zhu ru
Dissolve Hot Phlegm:
release exterior
qian hu
Dissolve Hot Phlegm:
acute, excess, Lu heat, productive cough
zhe bei mu
Dissolve Hot Phlegm:
CHronic cough from fire due to LU yin xu, DTE sputum
CHuan bei mu
Dissolve Hot Phlegm:
lumps in breast/nodules in ST channel, Lu.Li.St,
Gua Lou (combo of seed + skin)
Dissolve Hot Phlegm:
moisten ints, moisten lu, promotes healing sores/reduce swelling
gua lou ren
Dissolve Hot Phlegm:
chest bi, expands chest
gua lou pi (chest bi)
Dissolve Hot Phlegm:
neck nodules, softens hardness, promotes urination/reduce edema
hai zao
(seaweed)
Dissolve Cold Phlegm:
facilitates expectoration, expels phlegm, lung!
bai qian
1 phlegm (transforms and dries, is quick acting)
Dissolve Cold Phlegm:
taiyin HA (tight hat)
-harmonize st, reduce distention
ban xia
Dissolve Cold Phlegm:
damp & phlegm, wind-phlegm, stops spasms
toxic
tian nan xing
Dissolve Cold Phlegm:
cool in temp, phlegm-heat, convulsions/spasm/seizure/stroke, treated form
dan nan xing
Dissolve Cold Phlegm:
regulates/moves qi (allev. pain), opens channels, warms lung
bai jie zi
1 for throat (disseminate lu qi, expel phl, sore throat/lost voice, discharge pus)
Dissolve Cold Phlegm:
guides to upper body
neutral–for phl cold or phl heat
jie geng
Dissolve Cold Phlegm:
only flower that descends
xuan fu hua
1 dizziness, wind phl or WD
Extinguish Wind:
tian ma
Extinguish Wind:
release exterior WH, LV heat, (hypertension)
gou teng
Extinguish Wind:
stops itching, dispel WH brightens eyes,
bai ji li
Extinguish Wind:
cools blood, stops bleeding, strongly descends
dai zhe shi (haematitum)
Extinguish Wind:
extinguish wind stop spasms, calm wheezing, open channels, promote urination (hot lin)
di long
Extinguish Wind:
EYES, cools LV (lv heat patterns)
shi jue ming
Anchor & Calm Shen:
*astringe to prevent leakage, generate tissue,
settle ht, anchor yang
long gu
Anchor & Calm Shen:
*softens hardness, absorbs acidity,
settle ht, anchor yang
mu li
Anchor & Calm Shen:
nourish lv/kd (hearing & vision)
helps kd grasp lung qi
ci shi
(si 6 of herbs)
Anchor & Calm Shen:
heals, generates flesh, goes to ht/calms shen, sedates ht
eliminates superficial visual obstruction (goes to ht & lv–channels go to eyes)
zhen zhu
nourish and calm shen:
nourish ht yin, augment LIVER blood to treat insomnia,
stop night sweating/spon sweat
liver!
(ht/lv)
suan zao ren
nourish and calm shen:
HEART! goes to LI
moistens ints
calm spirit
(ht/li)
bai zi ren
nourish and calm shen:
LUNG!
expels phlegm, clears orifices, stops cough, reduce swellings
(ht/lu)
yuan zhi
nourish and calm shen:
opens channels, dispels WIND!
relieves itching (ext. wind)
(ht/wind)
ye jiao teng
(teng = always think wind, like gou teng)
Interior Warming Herb:
Toxic, yang collapse/devastated yang, cold pain — cold Bi, warms channels
Fu Zi
Like the Lu Rong of this category
Interior Warming Herb:
“Brings fire back to the source!”
Warms kd, sp, ht, promotes qi and blood production
Rou GUI
Interior Warming Herb:
Yang collapse, revives, warms MJ, warms Lu/ transforms mucous
Gan Jiang
Interior Warming Herb:
St/Lv channel, hernia, VERTEX HA, warms MJ, vomit/diarrhea
Treats mouth/tongue sores, strongly warms
Wu zhu yu
Interior Warming Herb:
Hernia, bulging disorder, inguinoscrotal hernia pain
Lv channel
Moderately warms
Xiao hui Xiang
Interior Warming Herb:
Kd/mj
Ding Xiang
Just know category
Interior Warming Herb:
Warms interior
Relieves pain
Hu jiao
Black pepper
1 toothache
Interior Warming Herb:
Dental cavities
Bi Ba
Stop Cough/Wheeze:
Dose 3-9g
#1 for cough due to WH OR WC
REN—Lu/Li
Xing Ren
Stop Cough/Wheeze:
Li/Lu
Cough with cold mucous
Moistens ints
Zi wan
Stop Cough/Wheeze:
Lu, ST
St qi rebellion
Pi Pa Ye
Stop Cough/Wheeze:
Parasites/lice
Bai Bu
Stop Cough/Wheeze:
Urination
Edema
Reduce hypertension
Sang Bai Pi
1 for leakage of various types (essence, cough, fluids, sweat)
Stabilize & Bind Herb:
Calms shen(ht)
Wu Wei zi
Stabilize & Bind Herb:
Bleeding, diarrhea, thirst, parasites (jueyin level —warm and parasite issues)
Astringe and warm
Wu Mei
Stabilize & Bind Herb:
benefits throat (st channel)
lu/voice
lu/li/st
he zi
Stabilize & Bind Herb:
stops diarrhea
warms mj
rou dou kou
Stabilize & Bind Herb:
kills parasites
diarrhea
bleeding
chun pi
Stabilize & Bind Herb:
bleeding
healing wounds
diarrhea
chi shi zhi
Stabilize & Bind Herb:
calm shen
lian zi
Stabilize & Bind Herb:
bleeding, essence
lian xu
Stabilize & Bind Herb:
leukorrhea, spermatorhea
qian shi
Stabilize & Bind Herb:
stabilize kidney
retain essence
bind ints
prolapse
jin ying zi
Stabilize & Bind Herb:
eyes
fu pen zi
Stabilize & Bind Herb:
contains urine, vag discharge
sl toxic
Cough
bai guo
Stabilize & Bind Herb:
stop xs sweat from xu
nourish heart
fu xiao mai
Stabilize & Bind Herb:
neutralize st acidity
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hai piao xiao
1 dry damp, WD, induce sweat
Aromatic for damp:
has vit. A = good for vision
cang zhu
Aromatic for damp:
plum pit
throat bi
descends rebel qi
hou po
Aromatic for damp:
external! dispel SH
release exterior
stops n/v
huo xiang
Aromatic for damp:
calms fetus
transf damp
stop vomit, diarrhea
sha ren
Aromatic for damp:
stop vomit due to st cold
stifling sensation in chest/lu
bai dou kou
(bai = white = Lu)
Aromatic for damp:
warms mj, cold damp injures mj, stop vomit
cao dou kou
Aromatic for damp:
malaria
disperse cold
cao guo
Purgative:
strongest purgative
clears heat drains fire
stops bleeding
disperse stasis
CAUTION not contra: pregnancy
da huang
Purgative:
dont cook
salty–for dryness/moistens/softens
reduce swelling
mang xiao
Purgative:
parasites
cools lv
lu hui
Cathartics:
drains out water
c/i preg
incom w gan cao
gan sui
da ji
lu gen vs ge gen
sheng di vs mu dan pi
lu gen:
-clear heat drain fire
-sweet & cold, lu/st
-clear heat, gen fluids, clear lu/st heat, stop vomit
ge gen:
-disperse wind heat
-sweet, acrid, cool, sp/st
-relax muscles, gen fluids, lower fever, vent rash, diarrhea, raise clear yang
sheng di huang:
-clear heat, cool blood
-sweet, bitter, cool, ht, kd, lv
-clear heat cool blood from ying/xue level, enrich yin, gen fluids
mu dan pi:
-clear heat, cool blood
-acrid, bitter, cool, ht, lv, kd
-clear heat cool blood from ying xue, invigorate blood dispel stasis, clear lv fire, xu heat
1 headache
move blood:
invigorate blood
promote movement of qi
exoel wind
allev pain
chuan xiong
1 pain reliever
move blood:
promotes movement of qi
contra: preg
yan hu suo
move blood:
invig blood, cool blood
disperse stasis
sores
calm shen
calm irritability
very important in gynecology
dan shen
move blood:
clear heat cool blood
ying/xue
invig blood
disp stasis
lv fire
sour
chi shao
move blood:
neutral
break blood stasis
moisten ints
stop cough
tao ren
move blood:
invig blood, unblock channels
disperse stasis
allev pain
skin/rashes
hong hua
move blood:
promote movement of qi
lower swelling
generate flesh
more for qi
trauma
ru xiang
pair w mo yao
move blood:
neutral
promote movement of qi
lower swelling
generate flesh
more for blood
trauma
mo yao
used with ru xiang
move blood:
break blood stasis*
abd masses
food accumulation
better at moving qi
sang leng
used with e zhu
move blood:
break blood stasis
abd masses
food accumulation
more moves qi
e zhu
used w sang leng
move blood:
invig blood
move qi
relieve constraint
open orifices
benefit GB
cool blood
yu jin
move blood:
invig blood, move qi
unblock channels in upper body (shoulders)
jiang huang
move blood:
invig blood
unblock menses
*promote urination
lower edema
*lower hypertension
clear toxicity
yi mu cao
paired w ze lan
move blood:
invig blood
unblock menses
*promote urination
lower edema
clear tox
ze lan
pair w yi mu cao
move blood:
invig blood
unblock menses
expel wind
drain damp
WD low back
guide to knees
bitter, sour, neutral
chuan niu xi
move blood:
invig blood, unblock channels
tonify lv/kd
promote urination
lower fire
huai niu xi
move blood:
invig blood
unblock channels
prom lactation
prom urin
unblock lin
wang bu liu xing
(ear seeds)
stop bleeding:
cool
lj bleeding
#1 hemorrhoid/burns
clear tox
gen flesh
di yu
stop bleeding:
cool
LJ bleeding
clear lv fire
drain fire
#1 bloody dysentery
hua huai mi
stop bleeding:
cool
#1 ANY type of bleeding
transf phlegm
ce bai ye
stop bleeding:
cool
xue level
lu/st heat
#1 nosebleed
prom urin
bai mao gen
stop bleeding:
astringe
decrease food stag
allev diarrhea/dystenery
kill parasites
xian he cao
1 trauma bleeding
stop bleeding:
moves
trans stasis
lowers swelling
allev pain
trauma
angina
san qi
stop bleeding:
cool
trans stasis
invig blood
unblock channels
qian cao gen
stop bleeding:
cool & move
various bleeding
promote urin
pu huang
stop bleeding:
warms to stop bleeding
warm channels
dispel cold
allev pain
calm fetus
wd
ai ye
regulate qi:
move qi
strengthen sp
harmon st
dry damp
transf phlegm
chest bi
chen pi
regulate qi:
better at drying
phlegm damp cough
less harmon sp/st
ju hong
regulate qi:
stronger move qi
spread lv
dissipate clumps
raise bp
qing pi
regulate qi:
break up stag
reduce accum
tranf phlegm
chest bi
organ prolapse
constipation
sp focused
zhi shi
regulate qi:
st focused , UJ focused
Uj distention
like zhi shi but weaker
zhi ke
regulate qi:
spread lv qi
reg menses
allev pain
#1 breast distention
xiang fu
regulate qi:
move qi
dispel cold
allev pain
hernia
freq urin
wu yao
regulate qi:
move chest qi
warm mj
descend rebel qi
grasp qi
calm wheeze
chen xiang
regulate qi:
move qi
dispel cold
allev pain
chest bi
CAD
angina
tan xiang
regulate qi:
move qi
epig and abd pain
prom urin
lower edema
da fu pi
regulate qi:
toxic
spread lv
clear heat
promote movement qi
kill parasites
tinea
chuan lian zi
