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Warm Interior & Expel Cold Herbs

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FU ZI (ACONITE
Radix Lateralis Praepartus Aconti Carmichaeli)
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1 HERB FOR DEVASTATED YANG (shock or collapse) (when Yang Qi is extremely week and Cold Yin is abundant)

warms the Yang (KD) & assists Yang (vital Ming Men Fire)

used to boost HT Yang (boost circulation, coma, CH failure)

disperses cold & alleviates pain

TOXIC HERB - MUST BE PREPARED!

2 parts of Fu Zi:
Wu Tou = Chuan Wu & Cao Wu (not the lateralis part of the plant) (disperses cold and wind - damp, painful Bi)

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Warm Interior: Expel Cold Herbs

ROU GUI

(cinnamon bark)

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1 HERB FOR SEVERE YANG XU IN LJ

acrid, sweet, hot

warms the KD fire & fortifies the Yang for wide variety of problems due to insufficiency of KD yang & waning of Ming Men (this is not for collapse of Yang)

leads fire back to its source (that small consistent healthy fire to keep Qi & yang going) instead of the Yang def floating upward (heat above, cold below s/sx)

dispels deep cold, warms the channels & unlocks them, alleviates pain (yin type of boils, dysmenorrhea)

encourages generation of Qi & blood
(an auxiliary herb for chronic Qi or BL Xu) (could use with Ren Shen for blood stagnation or blood clots)

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Interior Warmers & Expel Cold Herbs:

GAN JIANG (rhizoma zingibens offinalis)

(dried ginger)

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Warms MJ & expels cold (pain and no TNT = epigastric pain, vomit, diarrhea, eating too much cold food, cold from Yang def)

rescues devastes Yang & expels cold from the interior

warms the LU’s & transforms PHL (congested, watery, too much fluid or cold type of asthma

warms the channels & stops bleeding (Yang cant hold blood in (char or toast or Pot Jiang)

FU ZI & GAN JIANG pair used together to rescue devastated Yang. FU ZI is the general that generates the fire. GAN JIANG is the minister helping to KEEP the fire.

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Warm Interior & Expel Cold:

WU ZHU YU

(Evodia Fruit)

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warms MJ, disperses cold, relieves constraint in the LV channel & alleviates pain.
(for LV & ST disorder from cold & PHL) (ex. dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, HERNIA, vomit, Jueyin headache)

redirects rebellious Qi downward & stops vomitting

warms SP, stops diarrhea, expels damp cold

leads fire downward. (ex. sores in the mouth, acid regurgitation)
(powder mix w vinegar and put on soles of the feet KD)

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warm interior & expel cold:

XIAO HUI XIANG (fennel seed)

(Fructus Foeniculi Vulgaris)

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spreads LV Qi, warms KD’s, expels cold and alleviates pain.

regulates Qi, harmonizes the ST (for cold disorders / Shan (hernia) pain in testes from cold

stimulates appetite: harmonizes. (for intestinal gas in MJ)

**can be used as a warm compress w/ dry fry with salt then wrap in cheesecloth & put on abdomen (Ren 4, 6 or 12) or lower back for KD def

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Warm Interior & Expel Cold:

BI BA (Fructus Piperis Longi)

(long pepper fruit)

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** topically for toothache!

warms MJ, disperses cold from ST & INTS & alleviates pain

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Warm Interior & Expel Cold:

HU JIAO

(Fructus Piperis Nigri) (pepper)

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warms MJ, disperses cold, alleviates pain

food herb not used in decoction - used in chai, masala, curry.

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Warm Interior & Expel Cold:

CHUAN JIAO

(pericardium Zanthoxyli Bungeani)
(Szechuan pepper)

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sl. toxic (sl. numbing quality)

(typically used in Szechuan where its damp as preventative)

drains damp

warms MJ, disperses cold for SP ST Xu

KILLS PARASITES, alleviates pain: auxiliary herb for abdominal pain from roundworms (numbs the parasites)

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Warm Interior & Expel Cold:

DING XIANG

(Flos Caryophylli)
(Clover Flower Bud)

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1 for VOMITTING & HICCUPS due to ST COLD

warms the MJ, directs rebellious ST Qi downward

warms the KiDs aids the Yang (men: spermatorrhea, low back pain, low sex drive etc)

*TOOTHACHE

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Warm the Interior & Expel Cold:

GAO LIANG JIANG

(Rhizoma Alpiniae Officnari)
(Galanga root / ginger fam)

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warms MJ, ALLIEVIATES PAIN

c/I: dont use alone, not for weak constitution

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Warm Interior & Expel Cold:

DOU CHI JIANG

(Litsea Cubeba)
(fermented black soybean)

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-expels wind & dampness, *promotes movement of Qi
alleviates pain (MOST COMMON for low back pain)

promotes movement of Qi & blood, arm channels, alleviates pain

chills, headaches, muscle aches

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Herbs that Extinguish Wind & Stop Tremors:

LING YANG JIAO

(Antelope Horn)
(Cornus Antelopis Saiga - tatarici)

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1 HERB FOR WIND DUE TO HEAT (extreme)

extinguishes wind, controls spasms & convulsions

calms LV, anchors Yang

clears LV, improves vision

drains heat & alleviates fire toxicity

clears damp heat - wind damp heat painful Bi

c/I: not for deficiency but for excess

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Extinguish wind & stop tremors:

GOU TENG

(Ramulus Uncariae Cum Uncis)
Gambit Vine (stems & thorns)
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extinguishes wind, ALLIEVIATES SPASMS, STOPS TREMORS (seizures)

DRAINS LV HEAT & PACIFIES LV YANG

modern use for HYPERTENSION

releases exterior, for exterior wind heat patterns with extreme heat

best used fresh - shouldn’t be cooked more than 10 min

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Extinguish Wind & Stop Tremors:

TIAN MA

(Rhizoma Gastrodiae)

Gastrodia

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sweet, neutral

CALMS THE LV, extinguishes wind, controls SPASMS, TREMORS*, NUMBNESS**, TIC’s PARKINSONS, EPILEPSY, WINDSTROKE.

**important herb in either heat or cold / chronic or acute childhood convulsions

alleviates pain, headache, migraines that occur w/ wind PHL patterns, wind stroke w dizziness, hemipalagia, numbness

disperses wind / damp & stops pain - wind damp Bi

GOU TENG & TIAN MA often used together

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Extinguish Wind & Stop Tremors:

(BAI) JIANG CAN

dead silk worm (stiff treats stiff conditions)

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extinguishes wind, stops spasms *
treats childhood convulsions & facial paralysis, or
seizures from internal wind or wind PHL HEAT

stops pain: headache, red eyes, **sore swollen throat from eternally contracted or LV wind (started out as an external attack and then moved inward - nodules, goiter)

transforms PHL, **dissipates nodules

expels wind, **stops itching skin or wind rash (ex allergic reaction or intermittent rash moving around

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Extinguish Wind & Stops Tremors:

WU GONG

Centipede

(scolopendra subsponipes)

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TOXIC

extinguishes wind, stops spasms & convulsions

ATTACKS TOXINS & DISSIPATES NODULES - topically for toxic nodules “use poison to treat poison” (ex. snakebites, skin infections)

UNBLOCKS COLLATERALS & STOPS PAIN * stubborn migraine* headaches, wind damp BI (facial paralysis)

c/I: pregnancy, toxic caution & never overdose

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Extinguish Wind & Stop Tremors:

QUAN XIE

Scorpion

(brother herb to Wu Gong)

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1 for facial paralysis & Bai Jiang Xie

extinguishes wind, tremor & convulsions

attacks & relieves (detoxifies) fire toxins & dissipate nodules (ex. poison sores, sever itching, psoriasis, scrofula, child mumps

unblocks collaterals & stops pain: for stubborn headache & painful Bi

TOXIC

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Extinguish Wind & Stop Tremors:

NIU HUANG

cattle gallstones

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HT, LV

CLEARS THE HT, OPENS THE ORFICES, AWAKENS THE SPIRIT, VAPORIZES PHL.

*drains heat & relieves fire toxicity = (FOR SEVERE SWOLLEN, PAINFUL, ULCERATED THROAT, VAGINAL PAIN OR HEMORRHOIDS

clears LV, relieves toxicity, extinguishes wind, stops tremors

c/I: pregnancy, SP ST Xu / only for excess heat

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Extinguishes Wind & Stops Tremors:

DI LONG

Earthworm

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1 HERB FOR EPILEPSY

salty & cold

drains heat, stops spasms & convulsions - high fevers w convulsions, seizures, epileptic -heat)

calms wheezing, esp due to LU heat (guides down LU Qi for asthma)

clears heat, unblocks channels & collaterals - hot painful Bi or windstroke

clears heat, promotes urination (hot painful urinary issues)

hypertension from LYR

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Extinguishes Wind & Stops Tremors:

BAI JI LI

(Tribulus)

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calms the LV, anchors yang: headache, vertigo, dizziness due to LYR

dispels wind heat, brightens eyes*, allergies for RED, ITCHING, SWOLLEN PAINFUL EYES, increased tearing.

dispels wind & stops itching

facilitates smooth flow of LV Qi (ex. insufficient lactation due to LV Qi stag - chest or flank stiffness)

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LV Calming, Yang Suppressing in the Extinguish Wind category:

SHI JUE MING (concha haliotidis)

(Abalone Shell)

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1 FOR RED PAINFUL EYES DUE TO LYR

drains fire, causes Yang to descend (settles LYR) anchors Yang

improves vision & clears superficial obstruction. clears LV fire & brightens eyes (ex. nebula, cataracts, glaucoma, blurry vision, photophobia)

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LV Calming / Supressing Yang in Ext Wind category:

MU LI

(Oyster Shell)

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settles & calms the Spirit & calms the LV, settles LYR

softens hardness, DISSIPATES NODULES*** (ex. neck lumps, scrofula, goiter, thyroid)

**prevents leakage of fluids (astringes w calcined preparation) for night sweats, spontaneous sweating, vaginal discharge, spermatorrhea and very commonly for UTERINE BLEEDING* due to deficiency)

benefits Yin, anchors floating Yang

absorbs acidity, allieviates pain (ST ulcers, ST pain, sour taste)

c/I: high fever due to excess w an absence of sweating

prep: calcined w/ heat & vinegar to prevent leakage

use dry: for steaming bone disorder, menopausal women, yin def.

*can also treat spascity

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LV Calming / Supressing Yang:

LONG GU

Dragon Bone

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Long Gu & Mu Li brother sister pair

settles & calms Spirit (ex. agitation, seizures, dizziness, insomnia)

calms LV & anchors & preserves floating yang
(ex. restlessness, headache, irritability)

prevents leakage of fluids (when calcined or Duan which means prepared)
(ex. loss of fluids due to def. spermatorrhea, leukorrhea, spontaneous sweat, etc)

topically (calcined) for chronic, non healing sores & ulcerations

c/I: counteracts Shi Gao and not to be mixed w/ fish

Cook: 30 minutes before
RAW: settles Spirit
CALCINED: astringent & topical use

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Differences between Mu Li & Long Gu?

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Mu Li= salty, astringent

  • dissolves hardness - nodules
  • commonly used for uterine bleeding due to def
  • augments Yin
Long Gu=sweet, astringent 
*calms the Shen
*settles LV Yang
more pyschoemotional 
*prevents leakage
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LV calming / yang suppressing:

CÌ SHÍ

Magnetite

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  • nourishes KD’s, augments the LV - BENEFITS HEARING** (KD’s orfices - ears) brightens the eyes for KD & LV def.
  • ASSISTS KD’s in GRASPING LU QI : CALMS ASTHMA

anchors & calms the Spirit (esp with Yin Xu, tremors, palpitations, insomnia) (or childhood convulsions caused by fright)

prepared: cook 30 before
fired, dipped in vinegar, pulverized

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LV calming, Yang suppressing:

DAÌ ZHE SHÍ

Hematite

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toxicity: heavy metals in it. VERY HEAVY

calms LV, anchors floating Yang (LYR)

*strongly directs rebellious Qi downwards: *BELCHING, *HICCUP, acute wheezing (LV overacting on SP)

cools blood, stops bleeding (particularly for upper body bleeding that needs to move down) (ex. nosebleeds, vomiting blood)

c/I: counteracts Fu Zi, pregnancy,

boil 30 min before
calcined, pulverized

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LV Calming & Yang Supressing:

ZHĒN ZHÚ

Pearl

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sedates the HT, settles tremors, palpitations: also easily frightened or angered (LYR)

clears LV, eliminates superficial visual obstructions for blurry vision

promotes healing and generates flesh (Topically) for chronic non healing sores with macerated areas of throat & gums*

beauty herb: for skin, esp for dry skin

can be used un eyedrops or as a powder (not decocted)

ZHEN ZHU MU= mother of pearl (which calms LV, settles LYR, brightens eyes

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Nourish the HT & Calm the Spirit:

Zhū Shā

Cinnibar

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sweet/cool/TOXIC* historical use
the color red - goes to the HT

  • sedates the HT, calms the Spirit
  • clears heat, relieves toxicity & prevents putrifications topically for carbuncles, sore throat, mouth sores or snakebites.
  • exels PHL (external or internal = PHL misting the HT)
  • c/I: very toxic, can cause mercury poisoning, not for one term use or large amounts. After powder refined by water-
  • historically used to treat childhood convulsions & epilepsy-
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Nourish the HT & Calm the Spirit:

HU PÒ

(amber) “tiger soul”

A 
HU = tiger
PO = Corpeal Soul
  • arrests tremors & palpitations & calms the Spirit (ex. *excessive dreaming, insomnia, seizures)
  • moves the blood stasis (ex. amenorrhea & dysmenorrhea w pain, or coronary heart dz)
  • promotes urination: Blood Lyn
  • reduce swelling & promotes healing: for sores, ulcerations & carbuncles, also for pain of scrotum & vulvar area
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Nourish the Heart & Calm the Spirit:

SUĀN ZAO RÉN

(sour jujube seed)

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1 HERB FOR HT BLOOD ISSUES TO NOURISH HT YIN & CALM SHEN.

sweet/sour/neutral
LV, GB, SP, HT

  • nourishes HT yin (and HT blood - one in the same)
  • augments LV blood (ex. blood def causing insomnia)
  • calms Shen (used raw)
  • prevents abnormal sweating (ex. spontaneous or night sweats) (ex. menopausal women - HT & KD not communicating or yin def causing night sweating)

PREPARATION:
RAW: calm effect, restlessness
DRY FRIED: strengthens ST, SP & for excess sweating
(CRUSH before decocting)

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Nourish the Heart & Calm the Shen:

BAI ZI REN

(biota seed or white tree seed)

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  • MOISTEN THE INTS, UNBLOCK THE BOWELS* (due to dryness from blood or yin def)
  • nourishes the HT & calms the Shen
  • night sweats & yin Xu
  • use to be used for night terrors for children w constipation - food medicine-safe
  • used for hair growth due to blood def, stress, exhaustion of Jing. Combine w/ Dan Gui & honey - take in pill form
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Nourish the Heart & Calm the Shen:

YUAN ZHI

(Polygala)

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PHL treats true PHL by expelling from LU’s or treats PHL misting the HT** CLEARS ORFICES

calms the Shen, quiets the HT

reduces abbsesses, dissipates swelling

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Nourish the Heart & Calm the Shen:

YÈ JIĀO TÉNG

(fleece flower vine / the vine of He Shou Wu)

A

*nourishes HT & blood - calms the Shen : esp w Yin or blood deficiency w/ insomnia, irritability, * dream disturbed sleep
(can be used with Suan zao ren)

  • nourishes blood, * UNBLOCKS CHANNELS: weakness, soreness, pain, & * NUMBNESS due to blood def. (ex. could be Bi)
  • stops itching - external wash or taken internally (works by nourishing blood)
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Nourish the Heart & Calm the Shen:

FÚ SHÉN

(Mushroom - Poria Spirit - one part of the mushroom that grows closest to the tree, there’s also Fu Ling (dampness) & Fu Ling Pi (cortex for pee-Lyn)

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*CALMS THE SHEN: insomnia, anxiety from SP/HT Xu

*strengthens SP
*promotes urination’
those 2 functions not as common

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Nourish the Heart & Calm the Shen:

HÉ HUĀN PÍ

(Albizzia or Mimosa Tree bark)

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ancient text says He Huan Pi harmonized all 5 organs

  • calm Shen & relieve constraint (SMOOTHES LV QI) * KNOWN TO TREAT for depression from PMS, LV QI STAGNATION ETC.)
  • moves blood, stops pain, reduces swelling
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Nourish the Heart & Calm Shen:

ZI SHÍ YĪNG

(Flourite) “purple stone radiance”

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  • # 1 FOR WARMING THE WOMB, EXCESSIVE MENSES, UTERINE BLEEDING DUE TO COLD DEF. It’s correlated with the Chong Mei & the Ren Mei.
  • warms LU’s & directs Qi downwards
  • sedates HT, settles tremors & palpitations (not commonly used for this)

c/I: counteracts Fu Zi, dont use if there’s fire from def. boil 30 min before

37
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Nourish the Heart & Calm the Shen herbs are typically what flavor and what are they?

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Often seeds sometimes minerals, shells

some toxic

sweet, neutral, sometimes sour to astringe

38
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General flavor & temp for Herbs that Extinguish Wind & Stop Tremors & what 2 categories are there within this category?

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cool, cold, a few warm or dry

The 2 categories are,
LV CALMING, EXTINGUISH WIND (insects)
LV CALMING, YANG SUPRESSING (shells, roots, heavy herbs)

39
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Warm Interior & Expel Cold Herbs are typically what flavor & temp?

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acrid (moving in nature), warm, hot, sometimes toxic

40
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What warm herbs treat Shan disorder (hernia)

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Xiao Hui Xiang

Wu Zhu Yu

for (LV & ST channel cold disorders causing hernia, Jueyin headache, vomitting, dysmenorrhea & amenorrhea

41
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What extinguish wind herbs treat stubborn headaches?

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Quan Xie, Wu Gong

42
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what herbs can treat hypertension?

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Di Long
Gou Teng
Tian Ma
&
bai ji li

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