Herbs 2 Week 10 (herbs that transform phlegm and stop coughing functions) Flashcards
Herbs that transform cold phlegm
Warm, used to treat cold phlegm or phlegm dampness, tend to be strong and can be toxic, care is thus required to make sure they are prepared properly
Herbs that dispel cold phlegm
warm the lung, dispel cold, dry dampness, and dissolve phlegm, clear or white phlegm
Symptoms of herbs that dispel cold phlegm
chest tightness, aversion to cold, weak limbs, dyspnea, sore limbs, yin sores, palpable masses
Treatment for herbs that dispel cold phlegm
herbs with interior warming, spleen strengthening or dampness drying functions
Zhi Ban Xia functions
1 herb for thin phlegm (as a result of SP qi xu)
Directs qi downward
External for nodules
Plum pit qi
Zhi Tian Nan Xing functions
Drying within channels Stubborn phlegm Careful with yin xu Disperses internal wind phlegm spasms Stronger than Zhi Ban Xia
Bai Jie Zi functions
Penetrates yin (phlegm) to restore yang's (LU qi) movement Warms lung and disperses phlegm Nodules Moves qi Sadness and Grief
Jie Geng functions
Benefits throat and loss of voice Releases the exterior Coughing/wheezing Expels pus in the lungs Envoy that directs to the chest, lungs, throat Raises Lung Qi
Xuan Fu Hua functions
Descends ST qi
Morning sickness
Softens hard nodules
Bai Zian functions
Coughing, wheezing
Descends Lu qi
Not for phlegm
what is the major caution for herbs that transform phlegm cold
yin xu
what herb is neutral
Jie Geng
What herb benefits the throat
Jie Geng
What herb penetrates yin to restore yang’s movement
Bai Jie Zi
what herb is really drying
Zhi Tian Nan Xing
what herb directs qi downward
Zhi Ban Xia
Xuan Fu Hua
common causes of phlegm
- spleen qi xu or inactivity of spleen yang
leads to stasis of fluids and dampness accumulation - pathogenic heat or cold that has transformed int heat, congeals the fluids
- kidney deficiency which losses the ability to control the fluids which then overflow
- liver qi stagnation which fails to T&T the spleen, direct cause, qi fails to circulate smoothly
is phlegm a primary or secondary cause
secondary
cautions with herbs that transform phlegm and stop coughing
- with hemoptysis, avoid herbs that are expectorants and intensely stimulate the lungs
- with cough that accompanies the early stage of measles, use herbs that lightly spread lung qi, avid herbs that are warm and astringent and stop coughing
Herbs that cool and transform phlegm-heat
cold in nature, also treat scrofula, goiter, and convulsions, antitussive, anti inflammatory, sedative properties
Qian Hu functions
Descends lung qi
Wind heat constraining Lu
Releases the exterior
Dry thick yellow/green sputum
Chuan Bei Mu functions
MOISTENS All coughs with constrained Qi Disperses nodules Not as harsh as Zhe Bei Mu Does not release the exterior Breast abcesses Better for chronic problems
Zhe Bei Mu functions
Acute phlegm heat with productive cough STRONGER heat and toxin in neck Does not release the exterior Harsher than Chuan Bei Mu
Gua Lou functions
Moistens the intestines
Opens the chest
Transform phlegm heat and turbid phlegm
Gua Lou Pi functions
Descends wheeze or hard to expectorate phlegm in the chest
Gua Lou Ren functions
Moistens lungs and intestines
Slippery
Zhu Ru functions
Scours phlegm Sour vomiting or nose bleeding from phlegm heat in ST and GB Calms spirit Hypochondriac distention Cold alternative to Ginger
Kun Bu functions
Softens neck nodules
Mildly promotes urination
Liver channel nodules
Hai Zao functions
Softens neck nodules or bulging disorders
Promotes urination and reduces edema
Incompatible with Gan Cao
